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and Women and the Government's Agenda for Gender Equality, to totally eliminate
discrimination against women at work, in decision-making positions, in management of marital
property and society as a whole; (b) continuing and deepening respect for indigenous peoples,
recognizing their cultural wealth and facilitating their participation in national and community
issues, particularly issues of direct concern to them such as property and land use, to eliminate
all discrimination against indigenous persons or indigenous communities.
83.
The Czech Republic recommended (a) providing specific and practical human rights
education and training to all prison officers, members of the Carabineros, Policia de
Investigaciones, and Gendarmeria, and ensuring their full accountability for any violations of
human rights as well as effective access to remedies for victims; and (b) reviewing article 373 of
the Criminal Code so that it cannot be abused for persecution of persons belonging to sexual
minorities. It welcomed the introduction of legislation aiming at eradicating violence against
women and recommended (c) that it be widely circulated among that general public, all cases of
violence against women be registered and all complaints promptly investigated. It recommended
(d) that the Government end jurisdiction of Military Courts over civilians and review all rules of
criminal procedure so that they fully comply with international standards of fair trial, and
provide full support for the bill aimed at ensuring this compliance; (e) review anti-terrorist laws
and their application so that they can not be abused for persecution of persons from the Mapuche
community for their political or religious activity; (f) adopt national refugee legislation to ensure
full realization of refugee rights, in particular protection of the principle of non-refoulement, and
pay special attention to measures aimed at protecting vulnerable groups such as women at risk,
victims of torture and unaccompanied children.
84.
Ecuador emphasized Chile’s efforts and political commitment to allocating resources to
health, education and poverty reduction programmes, such as Chile Solidario and Plan AUGE. It
asked about the actions taken regarding the recommendation of CRC to guarantee to child
refugees, asylum seekers and migrants the immediate processing of their registration and
identification documents so that they would not be deprived of access to health services and
education.
85.
Slovenia welcomed, inter alia, the improved social assistance and enhanced enrolment of
poorer children. Slovenia recommended that Chile continue to increase budget allocations to the
educational sector, focus on overall improvement in the quality of education, particularly in rural
areas, and ensure the expansion of the bilingual intercultural programme for indigenous peoples.
86.
Viet Nam commended Chile for its cooperation with the special procedures. Realizing
that protection of the rights of vulnerable groups, in particular indigenous peoples, is one of the
main challenges facing Chile, Viet Nam recommended that it continue to strengthen its measures
and mechanisms to overcome this challenge.
87.
Canada expressed concern that, in select instances, the Government of Chile responded to
indigenous people demanding rights with police intimidation and the application of antiterrorism legislation. It recommended that Chile (a) reinforce efforts to recognize indigenous
rights and to effectively include them in Chile’s legal and administrative structure, and to address
land claims with indigenous peoples and communities through a process of effective dialogue
and negotiation. Canada recommended; (b) amend the appropriate legislation in accordance with
its international human rights obligations to address the issue of amnesties for perpetrators of
human rights violations; (c) ratify the CEDAW-OP; (d) enact reforms to the jurisdiction of
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