A/HRC/29/7 121.151. Fully implement its international obligations to ensure the protection of human rights defenders and other civil society actors while exercising their human rights, including the freedom of expression, association and assembly, and remove all restrictions in law and practice which infringe on their work. The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic should establish without delay a new independent commission to undertake an impartial and thorough investigation into the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone (Finland); 121.152. Reconsider decrees and guidelines that are overly burdensome on domestic and international civil society organizations through lengthy and opaque registration requirements, taxation and other means (United States of America); 121.153. Facilitate an environment for local and international civil society organizations to fulfil their role (Australia); 121.154. Fully enable civil society and NGO groups to conduct their activities (New Zealand); 121.155. Create a framework where civil society, including active human rights NGOs, can be included in the follow-up to the UPR without any fear of retaliation (Belgium); 121.156. Take all necessary steps to protect human rights defenders from intimidation, ill-treatment or violence, including enforced disappearances, and to ensure prompt, impartial and thorough investigation of all allegations, including those of enforced disappearances (Ireland); 121.157. Further work in empowering women in decision-making (Ethiopia); 121.158. Continue its efforts in realizing the right to work through comprehensive policies for productive and decent employment (Egypt); 121.159. Bring labour law into full compliance with international labour standards, including the freedom of association (Ghana); 121.160. Continue efforts to improve standards of living, ensure broad access to quality education and health services (Uzbekistan); 121.161. Continue ongoing efforts of the Government towards increased realization of the human rights of its people, including through poverty alleviation measures and investment in health and education (Nepal); 121.162. Pursue its efforts to broadly reduce poverty (Djibouti); 121.163. Continue its efforts to eliminate poverty, especially in remote regions (Viet Nam); 121.164. Continue its efforts to adopt a development policy to meet the needs of the people to reduce poverty in order to protect and promote human rights (Yemen); 121.165. Continue its efforts in the eradication of poverty (Bangladesh); 121.166. Continue to implement the National Action Plan for Poverty Reduction in order to alleviate poverty and improve the standards of living (Kuwait); 23