A/HRC/39/11 142.266 Give attention to the issue of immigration detention for an indefinite period and seek to amend legislation to set a time limit for detention (Costa Rica); 142.267 Take steps to limit the use and prorogation of immigration detention (Mexico); 142.268 Ensure that all individuals who attempt to enter the country are provided with equal access to asylum proceedings (Mozambique); 142.269 Reinforce strategies aimed at reducing the backlog faced by the Immigration and Refugee Board, which causes delays in asylum procedures (Zambia); 142.270 Prevent additional delays in asylum procedures (Afghanistan); 142.271 Continue to improve the condition of refugees and asylum seekers in accordance with Canada’s international human rights obligations (Indonesia); 142.272 Eliminate or improve the two exceptions in subsection 115.2 of the Law on Immigration and Protection of Refugees in order to safeguard the principle of non-refoulement, as provided for by international law (Ecuador); 142.273 Put an end to the detention of child refugees and asylum seekers, with alternatives to detention that respect the best interest of the child (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 142.274 Put an end to the detention of refugee and asylum-seeking children, through alternatives that fully take into consideration the best interest of the child (Ecuador); 142.275 Establish a statelessness determination procedure and a protected stateless person status that facilitates the naturalization procedure for persons in that situation (Chile). 143. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. III. Voluntary pledges and commitments 144. Canada assumed the following voluntary commitments: 144.1 Canada voluntarily commits to strengthening intergovernmental collaboration and public dialogue on human rights, through the development of a protocol for following up on the recommendations Canada receives from international human rights bodies and a stakeholder engagement strategy; 144.2 Canada also commits to enhancing our federal-provincial-territorial collaboration on human rights implementation through the creation of a senior intergovernmental mechanism; 144.3 Canada also commits to holding future federal-provincial-territorial human rights ministerial meetings. 145. In addition, the Government of Canada is pleased to make the following voluntary commitments: 145.1 To conduct human rights analyses to support the implementation of our international human rights obligations; 145.2 To improve the promotion and public awareness of international human rights in Canada; 145.3 To initiate a transparent process for ongoing consideration by federal, provincial and territorial governments of adherence to human rights treaties that Canada is not yet a party to; 24

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