A/HRC/21/11 1 119.66. Make sure prisoners and detainees have access at all times to their rights and descriptions of proper treatment, including those laid down in the Standard Minimum Rules and the Body of Principles for the Protection of Detainees and make sure that they have access to effective procedures to realize these rights (Netherlands); 119.67. Make further efforts to improve conditions in detention facilities according to international standards, especially including developing gender-sensitive policies and programmes for women (Republic of Korea); 119.68. Take action to improve prison conditions, in particular to improve the conditions of women’s detention facilities in accordance with international standards, and ensure protection of human rights of all detainees, including guarantees of due process and protection against cruel and inhumane treatment (Slovenia); 119.69. Reform the penitentiary system to reduce the level of overcrowding and to improve the living conditions of persons deprived of their liberty (Spain); 119.70. Address the high rate of homicides in Brazil’s overcrowded prisons (Turkey);1 119.71. Reduce prison overcrowding and pretrial detention periods by enforcing the 2011 Law on Precautionary Measures (United States); 119.72. Take action to improve prison conditions (Czech Republic); 119.73. Exert further efforts to improve prison conditions (Egypt); 119.74. Undertake effective (Hungary); 119.75. Closely monitor the effectiveness of, and review if necessary, the National Programme to Support the Prison System and the Law on Precautionary Measures (Japan); 119.76. Pay extra attention to the special needs of women prisoners by considering implementing the Bangkok rules (Thailand); 119.77. Make more efforts to improve the situation in detention facilities especially in women’s prisons (Greece); 119.78. Prioritize the reform of the prison system and ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of all detainees (Italy); 119.79. Adopt a policy of taking an explicit and published decision on instituting a federal investigation and prosecution in all cases involving violence against human rights defenders (Netherlands); 119.80. Pass legislation, without undue delay, to confirm the official status of the National Programme for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, and give priority to its wide implementation (Norway); measures to improve prison conditions The recommendation as read during the interactive dialogue: Address the high rate of homicides in Brazil’s overcrowded prisons where allegations of widespread torture and inhumane conditions are alarming. 19