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8.
Remain committed to promoting human rights and engage in a continuous and
constructive dialogue with the leading human rights bodies and the international
community (Equatorial Guinea);
9.
Adopt all necessary measures to ensure the right to life and protect individuals
(Argentina); prohibit torture in its domestic legislation in line with CAT and abolish the
death penalty (Argentina); fully abolish the death penalty (Holy See); abolish capital
punishment (Azerbaijan); consider legally abolishing the death penalty as soon as
possible (Slovenia); consider the complete abolition of capital punishment in its internal
legislation (Italy);
10.
Guarantee that each detainee effectively has the right to contest the legality of his or her
arrest (Netherlands); end immediately the detention of those who are not held in
detention centres as foreseen by article 341 of the Penal Code (Netherlands);
11.
Ensure compliance with the provisions against torture laid down in the Penal Code and
the prosecution of all perpetrators and establish a monitoring mechanism in order to
verify this compliance (Germany);
12.
Open inquiries, as soon as possible, into all allegations of torture and death in detention
and prosecute and convict all those who have committed acts of torture in prisons or
other places of detention (Canada); ensure effective investigation of and accountability
for all cases of torture and death in detention (Czech Republic);
13.
Ensure the independence of the judiciary and improve access to justice
(Czech Republic);
14.
Review conditions in all prisons and detention facilities with a view to ensuring their
compliance with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, in
particular to establish separate juvenile detention facilities (Czech Republic);
15.
Take steps to ensure that prison conditions are independently monitored, perpetrators of
acts of torture are duly prosecuted and detainees have the right to a fair trial
(United Kingdom); take measures to ensure full compliance with the CAT and other
international standards regarding the treatment of detainees (Sweden); pay special
attention to the condition of persons in prisons and continue its capacity-building policy
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