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50.
Continue to promote quality education for all by allocating adequate
resources, without any discrimination (Bangladesh);
51.
Implement the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of
Refugees and cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in drafting national refugee legislation
(Azerbaijan); make every effort to comply with the recommendations of
UNHCR and the ILO Committee of Experts on migration, refugees and
asylum, especially to prevent the criminalization of those who enter or leave the
country without authorization (Mexico) and consider the possibility of adopting
domestic legislation to implement its international commitments and establish
procedures for refugees (Argentina).
71.
The following recommendations will be examined by Dominica, which will
provide responses in due time. The response of Dominica to these recommendations
will be included in the outcome report to be adopted by the Human Rights Council at
its thirteenth session:
1.
Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of to the death penalty (Chile,
France);
2.
Conclude discussions which would facilitate the expeditious ratification
of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Mexico) and to
continue the process of signing and ratifying this instrument (Chile);
3.
Promote and amend legislation to guarantee the protection of citizens
who have been discriminated against based on their sexual orientation, gender
identity or the fact that they are infected with HIV/AIDS (Mexico);
4.
Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings (Slovenia), to
remove all provisions from laws that allow corporal punishment and explicitly
prohibit corporal punishment by law in the family, schools and other
institutions (Italy) as a method to discipline children (Chile);
5.
Include anti-discrimination legislation with regard to sexual orientation,
gender identity and HIV/AIDS and to reform the law on sexual offences of 1998
(Spain);
6.
Consider utilizing the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of
International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity as a guide to assist in policy development (Canada);
7.
Implement public education and promote awareness programmes and
sensitivity training on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity to law enforcement, judicial and other authorities
(Canada);
8.
Undertake measures to promote tolerance and non-discrimination on
grounds of sexual orientation or identity in line with the Yogyakarta Principles
(Sweden).
72.
The following recommendations did not enjoy the support of Dominica:
1.
Repeal those legal provisions on sexual offences which criminalize sexual
relations between consenting adults of the same sex (France) and decriminalize
sexual activities between consenting adults of the same sex (Spain);
2.
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Abolish the death penalty (Azerbaijan, Spain, Sweden).
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