A/HRC/39/3 116.75 Release immediately and unconditionally all persons imprisoned as a result of peaceful exercise of freedom of expression, collection and distribution of information, and journalistic activity (Norway); 116.76 Take concrete steps to ensure the protection of journalists, media personnel and human rights defenders against attacks, and prosecute those responsible for such acts, as previously recommended (Estonia); 116.77 Ensure that human rights defenders and journalists are able to conduct their work and activities freely online and offline, and release all prisoners of conscience (Slovenia); 116.78 Recognize publicly, protect and support, notably with administrative measures, the work of human rights defenders, including women and young human rights defenders (Belgium); 116.79 Stop threats to, physical attacks against and arbitrary detention and conviction of human rights defenders and individuals for exercising their freedoms of expression and assembly (Norway); 116.80 End the arbitrary detention and harassment of, as well as travel bans and other acts of intimidation against journalists, media workers and human rights defenders (Germany); 116.81 Release all human rights defenders and journalists, and guarantee an independent media free from undue influence or interference (Czechia); 116.82 Revise laws and policies to ensure an enabling environment for human rights defenders, an independent media and a robust civil society (Canada); 116.83 Amend legislation, including the Constitution and the Law on Migration, by including explicit legal guarantees that establish the right to exit freely from and return to Turkmenistan, in accordance with international law (Sweden); 116.84 Take immediate legal action to reverse the policy on restricting the rights of everyone to leave the country and return to their own country (Norway); 116.85 Establish a time-bound national plan of action to address forced labour in cotton farming and abolish mandatory production and sanctions for non-compliance with cotton quotas (Chile); 116.86 Grant fair and adequate compensation to owners and residents of Ashgabat who were evicted from their properties (Togo); 116.87 Review the provisions regarding compulsory HIV testing contained in the 2016 Act on controlling the spread of the disease caused by HIV, while providing early diagnosis and treatment to mothers living with HIV and their infants, in the light of the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee and the relevant special procedure mandate holders of the Human Rights Council (Brazil); 116.88 Ensure that the implementation of measures to prevent HIV does not lead to discriminatory practices and is in line with international human rights obligations (Mexico); 116.89 Introduce legal measures that prohibit forced and child labour (Poland); 116.90 Remove criminal penalties restricting freedom of opinion and expression (Mexico). 117. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 22

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