A/HRC/21/11 18 119.53. Continue its efforts to eradicate all forms of discrimination against the elderly (Argentina); 119.54. Encourage employment opportunities programmes for the elderly and strengthen measures to prevent and punish discrimination against them (Mexico); 119.55. Address discrimination and prejudice against leprosy in line with the Principles and Guidelines for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and Their Family Members and the relevant General Assembly resolution (Japan); 119.56. Take into consideration the provisions of HRC resolution A/HRC/RES/13/27 relating to sport and racism, when preparing and organizing the 2014 football World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, in order to promote understanding, tolerance and peace and strengthen the efforts in the struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (Morocco); 119.57. Ensure that urban restructuring in advance of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics be properly regulated to prevent displacements and forced evictions, and that residents in affected areas are given full and timely information about proposals affecting them; engage in a genuine negotiation with the communities to explore alternatives to eviction; and, where necessary, offer compensation or alternative adequate housing close to the existing communities (Canada); 119.58. Make every effort to ensure that the forthcoming World Cup and Olympics will bring lasting benefits to the poorest and most marginalized urban inhabitants (Ukraine); 119.59. Establish measures for greater accountability to prevent loss of life (Namibia); 119.60. Work towards abolishing the separate system of military police by implementing more effective measures to tie State funding to compliance with measures aimed at reducing the incidence of extrajudicial executions by the police (Denmark); 119.61. Take stronger action, at the federal government level, to counter “death squads” (Republic of Korea); 119.62. That other state governments consider implementing similar programmes to Rio de Janeiro’s UPP Police Pacifying Unit (Australia); 119.63. Implement further measures to combating and preventing torture, as well as strengthen existing mechanisms for the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Committee Against Torture and other international bodies (Uzbekistan); 119.64. Continue the authorities’ efforts to prevent and combat torture both at the federal and state levels (Indonesia); 119.65. Revise the human rights training programmes for the security forces, emphasizing the use of force according to the criteria of necessity and proportionality and putting an end to extra-judicial executions (Spain);

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