A/HRC/43/5 103.14 Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting its national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 103.15 Strengthen the Inter-Agency Mechanism for the Implementation and Follow-up of International Human Rights Commitments (Paraguay); 103.16 Continue strengthening actions to implement and monitor the recommendations received and accepted in the universal periodic review through the Inter-Agency Mechanism for Attention to and the Implementation and Monitoring of the State’s International Commitments in Human Rights, as well as achieving the establishment of a mechanism to provide linkage with the 2030 Agenda (Dominican Republic); 103.17 Continue to strengthen its legal and institutional frameworks for the promotion and protection of human rights (Nigeria); 103.18 Further strengthen the national human rights institution, ensuring the allocation of sufficient resources to guarantee its independence and autonomy, in accordance with the Paris Principles (Colombia); 103.19 Undertake an inclusive process with a wide range of civil society representatives when implementing the universal periodic review recommendations (Norway); 103.20 Increase its efforts to bring its legal provisions on racial discrimination in line with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and strengthen its efforts to eliminate discrimination against girls, particularly regarding their access to education (State of Palestine); 103.21 Maintain the positive dynamics of aligning national legislation with international instruments (Azerbaijan); 103.22 Identify and implement policies that strengthen trust in law enforcement (Cyprus); 103.23 Intensify (Azerbaijan); efforts in protecting rights of vulnerable groups 103.24 Adopt the necessary measures to combat discrimination at all levels and safeguard the human rights of women and girls of ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, migrants, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups, aligned with a gender perspective (Ecuador); 103.25 Continue to step up its efforts to combat violent crimes, especially those deriving from discrimination based on gender identity and expression or sexual orientation (Fiji); 103.26 Take further steps to address crimes against the person and particularly hate crimes and, in the latter regard, to conduct broad-based, periodic assessments of the efficiency and effectiveness of anti-discrimination policies and programmes (Guyana); 103.27 Encourage the Legislative Assembly to approve the Law on Gender Identity (Iceland); 103.28 Implement inclusive and anti-discriminatory policies with the aim of preventing, condemning and prohibiting all types of violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (Iceland); 103.29 Ensure transparent, independent and impartial investigations of cases involving violence against women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (Norway); 11