A/HRC/16/10
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
81.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below have been examined by Honduras and enjoy its support:
81.1. Review its national law in order to ensure full and unhampered
enjoyment of human rights by all members of society, including those belonging
to the most vulnerable groups, such as women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender persons and indigenous peoples (Czech Republic);
81.2. Implement the provision of the resolution on human rights defenders
adopted by the Human Rights Council at its thirteenth session, on the
establishment of a focal point for the protection of human rights defenders
within the national administration (Ireland);
81.3. Take all necessary measures, including by undertaking a reform of
legislation governing the telecommunications sector and guaranteeing access to
public information, to guarantee freedom of the press, freedom of expression
and the right to peaceful assembly (Canada);
81.4. Fully involve civil society in the follow-up to this review (United
Kingdom);
81.5. Continue consultations with civil society in the follow-up to this review
(Austria).
82.
The following recommendations enjoy the support of Honduras, which
considers that they have already been implemented or are in the process of
implementation:
82.1.
Ratify the main human rights treaties to which Honduras is not yet a
party (Argentina);
82.2.
Ratify the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, particularly Women and Children (Ecuador);
82.3.
Continue the process of bringing national legislation into line with
international standards (Azerbaijan);
82.4.
Make efforts to incorporate into national legislation the prohibition of
all forms of the corporal punishment of children (Costa Rica);
82.5.
Strengthen the Office of the National Commissioner for Human Rights
(Peru);
82.6.
Continue to ensure the independence of and support for the Office of
the National Commissioner for Human Rights and the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission, in order to fulfil their mandates (Indonesia);
82.7.
Ensure the independence and the proper funding of the Office of the
National Commissioner for Human Rights and the Institution for Children and
the Family, at a time when restrictions on freedom of expression,
discrimination, and gender-based and domestic violence are all on the rise
(Hungary);
82.8.
Strengthen the National Institute for Women with adequate human
and logistical resources to enable it to effectively discharge its role (Ghana);
82.9.
Establish national mechanisms guaranteeing full protection for
women, reinforcing the necessary competencies and budget and the National
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