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prosecuting perpetrators, and ensuring victims are protected and have access
to medical and legal services (Canada);
119.3
Strengthen ongoing efforts against domestic violence, including by
adopting comprehensive legislation that would establish specific offences in this
realm, and by establishing adequate monitoring and investigative mechanisms
(Turkey);
119.4
Make efforts to adopt comprehensive legislation on violence against
women with provisions on domestic violence and marital rape as specific
offences in the Criminal Law and punish perpetrators as well as provide
assistance and recovery for victims (Republic of Korea);
119.5
Pass legislation which qualifies domestic violence and spousal rape as
crimes (Costa Rica);
119.6
Incorporate the definition of torture into the criminal code in
conformity with the standards in the Convention against Torture (Paraguay);
119.7
Ensure the conformity of the definition of torture in criminal law
with the Convention against Torture, that the crime of torture is not subject to
the statute of limitations and that the detention facilities are subject to
monitoring by impartial and independent mechanisms (Egypt);
119.8
Define incitement to violence on grounds of sexual orientation and
gender identity as a criminal offence (South Africa) (Iceland);
119.9
Take measures to strengthen the role and capacity of the
Ombudsman to address issues such as non-discrimination (Namibia);
119.10
Provide the office of the Ombudsman with the human and financial
resources necessary for it to exercise its mandate in accordance with the
principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and
protection of human rights (Portugal);
119.11
Ensure that all allegations of torture and ill-treatment are
investigated by an independent mechanism, and that alleged perpetrators are
effectively prosecuted (Turkey);
119.12
Implement the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’s recommendation on
offering at least 4 m2 per prisoner in multi-occupancy cells (Norway);
119.13
Take the necessary steps to ensure that persons with disabilities have
adequate means to participate in politics, especially in the electoral process
(Thailand).
120. The following recommendations will be examined by Latvia which will provide
responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-second session of the Human Rights
Council in June 2016:
120.1
Recognize the competence of Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination to receive and consider communications from individuals
(South Africa);
120.2
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal) (South Africa);
120.3
Accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Turkey);
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