A/HRC/11/30*
GE.09-16360
11.
Outlaw corporal punishment at home; and provide victims of domestic
violence with access to legal remedies and protection from potential
perpetrators (Germany); Set in place effective campaigns to inform and
sensitize the population on this matter (Germany);
12.
Strengthen efforts to combat violence against women, including by
ensuring that rape within marriage, defined as being when one of the
spouses does not consent, is a criminal offence (Canada);
13.
Consider an alternative to indefinite preventive detention such as
criminal prosecutions (United Kingdom); Ensure that provisions for
arrest and detention are compatible with international human rights
standards; that all persons detained have timely access to legal remedies
to challenge their detention, have access to legal counsel and are brought
to trial or released without unnecessary delays (Germany); Consider
amending the Internal Security Act and bring domestic security
legislation in line with international human rights standards, including
through increasing legal safeguards of detainees and abolishing the
practice of long detention without trial (Italy);
14.
Adopt the measures necessary to guarantee freedom of religion (Chile);
Continue to guarantee religious freedom by taking away any
impediment to the full enjoyment of this basic human rights for all its
citizens (the Holy See);
15.
Adopt a law on the media in order to guarantee the freedom of
expression and information (France); Review and amend laws such as
the Sedition Act, the Printing Press and Publications Act, and the
Official Secrets Act, to enable its citizens to exercise fully the right to
freedom of opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and
freedom of information (Canada);
16.
That the Police Act be reformed in such a way that the requirement of a
police permit for public assemblies of three or more persons does not
violate the right to peaceful assembly (Netherlands); Repeal or amend
the Internal Security Act and the Emergency Public Order and
Preventive Ordinance in accordance with its international human rights
obligations, and in the meantime refrain from applying them to political
activists, journalists or others engaged in peaceful activities (Canada);
17.
Ensure comprehensive and universal access to health services for citizens
and non-citizens alike, including migrant workers, refugees, asylum
seekers, indigenous peoples (Ukraine);
18.
Develop with UNHCR an administrative framework to distinguish
refugees and asylum seekers from irregular migrants and apply
international standards for the treatment of foreign nationals
(Netherlands);
19.
Adopt the necessary measures to prevent abuses against migrant
workers and respect for their rights (Chile); Allow migrant domestic
workers full access to legal remedies in case of abuse and duly investigate
all cases of abuse and bring perpetrators to justice; take effective steps to
protect migrant workers from attacks from militia groups; ensure that
the pre-departure training centres are operated to meet the basic needs
of the workers and do not encourage any form of abuse (Germany);
Continue to take measures to ensure that the rights of migrants are
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