A/HRC/32/17 166.197 Maintain its effective protection for the family as the natural and fundamental unit of the society (Egypt); 166.198 Continue improving all the conditions for worship, and strengthen awareness and dissemination of the values of tolerance and peace (United Arab Emirates); 166.199 Preserve its social harmony through retaining its existing legal provisions that allow various religious populations to live and practice their religion without stigma (Bangladesh); 166.200 End the practice of using defamation lawsuits and other legal and administrative actions to censor, fine, and imprison individuals for speaking or writing on political issues, and remove all discriminatory media guidelines (United States of America); 166.201 Ensure freedom of assembly and association, freedom of opinion and expression, including on the Internet, and protect freedom of the press (France); 166.202 Ensure that freedom of opinion and expression are encouraged and protected, including for individuals and organizations communicating via online public platforms (New Zealand); 166.203 Consider alternative, effective interventions for persons who violate national laws or norms regarding religious or cultural sensibilities through publication or posting of offensive material (Jamaica); 166.204 Take appropriate measures to ease restrictions on freedom of expression and freedom of the media (Japan); 166.205 Reform the regime of defamation offences, which has a chilling effect on freedom of expression (France); 166.206 That relevant laws, including the Public Order Act and the Public Entertainment and Meeting Act not be invoked to curtail the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including that of civil society (Ireland); 166.207 Establish an independent electoral commission with a mandate to determine constituency boundaries and monitor election fundraising and campaigning (United States of America); 166.208 Continue expanding the participation of women in the national public life (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 166.209 Strengthen efforts to promote women’s participation in public life, particularly at the higher corporate levels (Bahamas); 166.210 Encourage women’s political participation representation of women in decision-making (Maldives); and increase 166.211 Continue its efforts so as to realize the right to work, including through technical and vocational education and training (Egypt); 166.212 Initiate a national dialogue on a universal minimum wage (Haiti); 166.213 Include domestic work among the fields covered by the Employment Act, which would significantly improve the situation of many migrant workers (Austria); 27

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