A/HRC/16/14 101.13. Introduce a de jure moratorium on the execution of the death penalty, for as long as that penalty is not abolished (Belgium); 101.14. Adopt a de jure moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Italy); 101.15. Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty, and support the United Nations General Assembly resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty (Portugal); 101.16. Consider the possibility of formalizing a moratorium on all pending executions with a view to commuting them and to eventually abolishing the death penalty (Argentina); 101.17. Increase the age of criminal responsibility (Trinidad and Tobago); 101.18. Repeal all provisions that criminalize same-sex activities between consenting adults (Netherlands); 101.19. Repeal sections 76, 77 and 79 of the Offences against the Person Act, which criminalize same-sex male intercourse (United States); 101.20. Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex, and abolish all legal provisions discriminating against homosexual, bisexual or transsexual persons (Belgium); 101.21. Decriminalize sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex, and address hate crimes on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, as a matter of urgency (Slovenia); 101.22. Decriminalize consensual same-sex relations between males, investigate all incidents and acts of violence suspected of being motivated on the grounds of sexual identity, and take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, as stipulated by the principle of non-discrimination established under international human rights law and articulated in the Yogyakarta principles (Sweden); 101.23. Include in the Charter of Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, a specific prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and repeal all legal provisions criminalizing consensual relations between adults of the same sex; and combat this type of discrimination through awareness-raising campaigns and education programmes in school (Spain); 101.24. Repeal all legal provisions constituting discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons (France); 101.25. Remove legislation which discriminates against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity (Australia); 102. The following recommendation does not enjoy the support of Jamaica, as Jamaica considers it is based on false or erroneous premises: 102.1. Ensure the protection of defenders of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons; and take measures to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons can fully and freely exercise their rights without fear of attack or reprisal (United States). 103. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the positions of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 22

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