A/HRC/16/14 99.32. Strengthen respect for human rights within the security forces while vigorously investigating and prosecuting alleged human rights abuses, in order to restore the people’s faith in both the judiciary and law enforcement (United States of America); 99.33. Establish a procedure to review decisions by the Director of Public Prosecution regarding the prosecution of police officers for unlawful killings (Netherlands); 99.34. Provide all enforcement officials with proper sensitivity training in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity and HIV/AIDS (Slovenia); 99.35. Reflect on ways and means to address the obstacles and challenges that still affect Jamaican society, in particular the high rate of violent crime and worsening security problems and the country’s extreme vulnerability to natural disasters and global economic instability, within a framework of close cooperation with the international community (Morocco). 100. The following recommendations will be examined by Jamaica, which will provide responses in due course, but no later than the 16th session of the Human Rights Council, in March 2011. The response of Jamaica to these recommendations will be included in the outcome report to be adopted by the Council at its 16th session: 100.1. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as soon as possible, to allow individual complaints of alleged violations of such rights to be heard by CESCR (Portugal); 100.2. Sign and ratify the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Portugal); become a party to CAT (United States); ratify CAT (Sweden); ratify CAT and adjust its national criminal legislation accordingly (Republic of Moldova); ratify CAT and duly translate the Convention into its domestic legislation to address the crime of torture (Slovakia); consider acceding to CAT and the Optional Protocol thereto, while bearing in mind its domestic legislation (Costa Rica); sign and ratify CAT and OP-CAT (Spain); become a party to CAT and OPCAT (Argentina); ratify CAT and OP-CAT (Ecuador); ratify both CAT and OP-CAT, and revise its domestic laws to include the provisions of CAT (Maldives); 100.3. Accomplish progressively human rights voluntary goals, as set up by Human Rights Council resolution 9/12, including the ratification of CAT (Brazil); 100.4. Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Panama); sign and ratify OP-CEDAW (Spain); become a party to OP-CEDAW (Argentina); ratify OP-CEDAW (Morocco) (Turkey) (Trinidad and Tobago) and establish an overall strategy to eliminate all harmful practices constituting discrimination against women (Morocco); abide by CEDAW and ratify OP-CEDAW (Ecuador); 100.5. Sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Spain); become a party to CED (Argentina); 19

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