A/HRC/43/17/Add.1 2. Gender equality 12. Recommendations: 120.55, 120.148, 120.149, 120.151, 120.150, 120.153, 120.154, 120.155, 120.158, 120.159, 120.164, 120.158, 120.159, 120.164, 120.167 are accepted. 13. Recommendations: 120.37, 120.53, 120.147, 120.152, 120.156, 120.157, 120.160, 120.161, 120.162, 120.163, 120.165, 120.166, 120.168, 120.169 are in the process of implementation. 14. State and entity gender action plans containing measures aimed at gender equality and measures relating to the representation of women in government have been adopted and implemented. These measures include awareness campaigns to encourage women to run for public offices. The implementation of the laws in the field of social protection includes family, mother and child protection measures and social measures for improving the position of families with more children. There are good examples of concrete measures carried out for economic empowerment of women and there are proposals for their further empowerment in the future. The line entity ministries have reported that Action Plans for development of women's entrepreneurship are continuously implemented in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. When it comes to the prevention of violence, authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. entity authorities, implement strategies to combat domestic violence and measures to combat sexual violence that include support to victims of violence. The process of bringing laws of the Bosnia and Herzegovina in line with the Istanbul Convention has started. 3. The right to life, liberty and security 15. Recommendation 120.73 is not accepted; the Constitutional Court of BiH issued a decision repealing the provision of death penalty in the law. 4. Freedom of expression and media 16. Recommendations: 120.3, 120.41, 120.59, 120.60, 120.61, 120.62, 120.63, 120.64, 120.85, 120.86, 120.89, 120.92, 120.93, 120.94, 120.95, 120.97, 120.98 are accepted. 17. Recommendations: 120.46, 120.51, 120.84, 120.87, 120.88, 120.90, 120.91, 120.99, 120.100, 120.102 are in the process of implementation. 18. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. at the entity and cantonal levels as well as in the Brcko District of BiH, there are laws governing public assembly, but it is necessary to align them with European human rights standards. 19. The Regulatory Communications Agency (CRA) notes that the use of official languages in the programmes of public broadcasting services is regulated by the Law on Public Broadcasting System and the rules and regulations of the Agency does not contain provisions that regulate the issue of the use of official languages and scrypts in media service providers' programmes. 20. A system for the protection of women journalists including judicial protection in cases of threats and violence has been established but still it is necessary to adjudicate these cases in a more efficient manner. The indicators available show that measures are being taken to deal with attacks against journalists and media professionals, but still there is a need to establish a database and monitor all cases of attacks against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The laws guarantee freedom of expression and access to information and these laws are well aligned with international standards. 5. Religious freedoms 21. Recommendations: 120.106, 120.57 are accepted. 22. Recommendation: 120.52 is in the process of implementation. 23. We deem this question very significant and in this connection there is a need to continue the work on ensuring multi-ethnic and multi-religious rights and freedoms with a special emphasis on human rights of refugees, displaced persons, internally displaced persons and returnees. 3