A/HRC/WG.6/5/L.5 page 10 33. Azerbaijan commended the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission and the Office of Mediator, but joined with CRC in recommending that those institutions be provided with an adequate mandate and financial resources. Azerbaijan recommended that the Congo increase its efforts, especially educational and public awareness measures, to improve the realization of women’s rights. It urged the Congo to (a) reinforce efforts to combat discrimination against women; (b) incorporate instruction on human rights in school curricula; and (c) abolish capital punishment. 34. Argentina recommended that Congo (a) adopt all necessary measures to ensure the right to life and protection of the individual, in particular the effective incorporation in domestic legislation of the prohibition of the practice of torture in accordance with the Convention Against Torture and the abolition of the death penalty from its Penal Code; (b) adopt legislation to prohibit practices of sexual violence affecting Congolese women in line with CEDAW which Congo has also ratified. It also suggested the eradication of the practice of female genital mutilation. Argentina asked about the concrete measures to ensure women’s right to health and if the Congo addresses criminalization of trafficking in children and sexual exploitation of children and if not, it recommended (c) that such acts be made criminal in line with international standards. It recommended that the Congo (d) ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED), and (e) ratify OP-CEDAW, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Palermo Protocol and the Optional Protocols to CRC. 35. Mexico asked about the strategies being prepared to submit reports to the treaty bodies. Mexico recommended (a) the Congo’s accession to ILO Convention No. 169 concerning indigenous and tribal peoples and ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW) and CED. It also recommended (b) that measures be adopted to combat attitudes and persistent stereotypes of the role and responsibilities of women in the society. Lastly, Mexico associated itself with the appeal of Congo to the Human Rights Council for the provision of material, technical and financial assistance and called on the international community to respond to this appeal. 36. Burkina Faso noted that progress has been made in terms of normative measures on human rights or in terms of creation of mechanisms in this area. It recommended that the Congo makes further efforts to combat violence and sexual abuse against children for the effective realization of their rights. It asked for more information about the bill for the promotion and protection of human

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