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the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
70.
As to migrant workers in Suriname, the delegation indicated that they were involved
in gold-mining in hinterlands in the interior inhabited by Maroons and indigenous peoples.
By dealing with migrant workers’ issues, Suriname needed to take into consideration the
land rights of indigenous peoples and Maroons. If assistance was needed, Suriname would
ask for it, as it did by asking James Anaya to come over to Suriname to look at the issues of
land rights of the indigenous and Maroons peoples.
71.
In conclusion, the delegation stated that there were many issues that needed further
consideration and that it was willing to do so. It welcomed the universal periodic review,
which represented a learning opportunity for the country. All the comments and suggestions
would be reviewed and examined. Suriname was committed to the promotion and
protection of human rights.
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
72.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below enjoy the support Suriname:
72.1. Conclude the ratification process of the relevant Optional Protocols to
the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Spain);
72.2. Consider ratifying those main international instruments to which it is
not party, particularly the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child and conclude the ratification process of the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Ecuador);
72.3. Complete its international commitments to protect and promote
human rights by acceding to the relevant international instruments, in
particular to the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child (France);
72.4. Incorporate human rights education into the school curricula
(Indonesia);
72.5. Initiate awareness-raising campaigns and programmes on human
rights in general and on the rights of women and children in particular
(Malaysia);
72.6. Strengthen further national policies against HIV/AIDS, aiming at
universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support (Brazil);
72.7. Work with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to prepare a common core document as a way to streamline and
reduce the burden of treaty-reporting (Maldives);
72.8. Continue to work with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of
indigenous persons (United States of America);
72.9. Promote initiatives aimed at ensuring that there is employment
stability for pregnant women (Mexico);
72.10. Strengthen further the capacity of the National Bureau of Gender
Policy (Netherlands);
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