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97.10. Ensure that “preventive detention” under the Internal Security Act
and the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act is only used in exceptional
circumstances and does not violate the right to a fair trial (Slovenia);
97.11. Review existing provisions with regard to detention without trial and
adopt new provisions to inform those detained of their right to counsel and
guarantee their access to Counsel immediately upon arrest (Canada);
97.12. Repeal legal provisions criminalising sexual activity between
consenting adults of the same sex (Slovenia); draw the consequences of the
positive evolution of society with respect to homosexuality by abolishing the
provisions of the Penal Code related to private relations between consenting
adults (France);
97.13. Introduce legislation to make marital rape illegal in all circumstances
(Canada);
97.14. Accept a visit by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or
arbitrary executions (Slovenia);
97.15. Consider issuing a standing invitation to special procedure mandate
holders (Slovenia).
98.
The recommendations above do not enjoy the support of Singapore for the
reasons explained in the national report and during the interactive dialogue.
99.
The following recommendations did not enjoy the support of Singapore as
Singapore considers that they are based on incorrect assumptions or premises:
99.1. Review the de facto ban on peaceful public demonstrations, the use of
anti-defamation laws; and the registration process for civil society and
associations, to ensure that such laws, as adopted and enforced, are consistent
with international human rights guarantees of the rights to freedom of
expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association (Canada);
99.2. Abolish the defamation law and ensure protection and promotion of
the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and association
through legislative reform and policy changes (Czech Republic);
99.3. Abolish the penal law on defamation and ensure, through legislative
reform and political change, that freedom of expression, as well as freedom of
association and peaceful assembly are guaranteed to all inhabitants, citizens or
not, of the country (Switzerland);
99.4. Implement the 18 recommendations made by the International Bar
Association’s Human Rights Institute in its 2008 report “Prosperity Versus
Individual Rights” (United Kingdom);
99.5. Prohibit corporal punishment and put in place an educational system
respectful of the physical and psychological integrity of minors (Switzerland);
99.6. Fully incorporate the principles and provisions of CRC into the
domestic legal system, especially those regarding corporal punishment
(Poland);
100. All conclusions and recommendations contained in the present report reflect
the position of the submitting States and the State under review. They should not be
construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.
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