A/HRC/18/4 desired family life, and enquired about remedial measures. It noted encouraging targeted efforts for trafficking victims and asked about initiatives to prevent commercial sexual exploitation of children. While noting decreasing pretrial solitary confinement, statistics indicate long periods of pretrial custody. The United Kingdom commended initiatives to improve accessibility for the disabled, including amending building regulations. It made recommendations. 86. Brazil noted Denmark’s standing invitation to special procedures and its A-status national human rights institution. It commended efforts in raising awareness on human trafficking and urged Denmark to resist calls to repeal section 266(b) of the Criminal Code on racism on grounds of freedom of expression. Brazil noted the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility and recalled that the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child should prevail over domestic law. Brazil made recommendations. 87. Sweden noted concerns raised over the family reunification conditions for spouses and enquired about their human rights impact. Regarding the administrative detention of demonstrators at the 2009 COP15 meeting, which was found unlawful by the court, Sweden appreciated that Denmark’s legal system upheld its functions protecting the rights of individuals, and enquired about follow-up steps. Sweden made a recommendation. 88. Morocco sought information on migrant rights and the law on integration, and encouraged Denmark to share best practices. It welcomed the establishment of the Council on ethnic minorities and of the equal treatment board to consider any complaints of discrimination, the provisions on freedom of religion ensuring that citizens can form associations and meet for religious purposes, and the prohibition of religion-based discrimination. Morocco acknowledged Danish cooperation on development and human rights and commended efforts to improve living conditions in Greenland. It made recommendations. 89. Honduras commended Denmark’s commitment to respect human rights, but expressed concern about the situation of foreign women losing their residency permit on leaving violent spouses. It noted reports of racial disparity in primary and secondary education and the fact that child asylum-seekers receive lower education than nationals. Honduras asked about prospects for incorporating the main human rights instruments into domestic legislation provisions. Honduras made recommendations. 90. Ecuador asked about the legal basis and norms of due process observed by Denmark for authorizing the use of its territory, airspace and airports to transport, transfer and/or allow transit of presumed terrorists to countries where their life, physical integrity and human dignity may be at risk. Ecuador made recommendations. 91. Slovakia noted Denmark’s outstanding human rights record. It commended the Action Plan for ethnic equal treatment and respect for the individual and measures to improve the conditions at asylum centres through extra funds allocation and strengthening the processing of asylum cases. It welcomed the regular updating of anti-trafficking action plans, criminalization of trafficking in the Criminal Code and ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. Slovakia made recommendations. 92. Turkey noted that Denmark has not ratified or incorporated into domestic law the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. It sought Denmark’s views on reported difficulties with human rights monitoring in the State party due to non-existent human rights data. Referring to the case of Ekrem Şahin, Turkey enquired how Denmark would secure an effective investigation and sought Denmark’s views on mother-tongue 12

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