A/HRC/14/4 47. To take steps to address issues raised by both the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and the Human Rights Committee regarding the independence of the judiciary and the administration of justice (United Kingdom); 48. To ensure that legislative reforms do not infringe the independence of the judiciary (Austria); 49. To strengthen the independence of the judiciary (Islamic Republic of Iran); 50. To continue to ensure that the freedom of the media is guaranteed and, in this regard, to take into account the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression and the Human Rights Committee (Netherlands); to adopt further measures and safeguards to ensure the independent functioning of the media without the influence of the State (Czech Republic); 51. To take and publicize measures to strengthen media independence, and to address concerns over media concentration (Canada); to ensure that the freedom of expression is implemented fully, especially in publicly owned media (Finland); 52. To ensure the use of objective, transparent and non-discriminatory selection criteria in the allocation of broadcast licences, and to avoid bringing defamation cases against media outlets (Canada); 53. To take further measures to protect press freedom, including the protection of journalists from threats by criminal groups (Norway); 54. To review its legislation to ensure pluralism in the television industry (Nicaragua); 55. To continue to implement constitutional principles relating to freedom of religion and the need to respect religions and their symbols (Kuwait); 56. To increase efforts to reach out to and ensure the rights of members of minorities, particularly the Romani community (United States); to protect the Roma and the Sinti as national minorities, and to ensure that they are not the object of discrimination, including through the media (Cuba); 57. To strengthen efforts to integrate Roma and Sinti communities through positive action in the areas of education, employment, housing and social services (Australia); to continue contribute to the integration of the Roma and the Sinti into local communities, and to give them access to housing, work, education and professional training (Russian Federation); to continue efforts to tackle discrimination against Roma people in all sectors of society (Finland); to seek to ensure the effective participation of Roma people in the process of assuring their equal and non-discriminatory treatment (Finland); to ensure equal rights for members of the Roma and Sinti minorities, to ensure that all Roma and Sinti children are enrolled in school, and to make efforts to encourage regular school attendance by these children (Sweden); to adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination law to ensure that the Roma enjoy equal access to employment, education and health care (United States); 58. To take all measures necessary to ensure the rights of the Roma people under article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, specifically by amending the 1999 Act, which lays down this creation of connection with a specific territory (Denmark); 18

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