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72.55.
Strengthen existing measures to protect the rights of children and girl
child from all forms of abuse and exploitations and also adopt necessary
guidelines and procedures to fully enforce the Juvenile Justice Act (Maldives);
72.56.
Increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 12 to
18 years (Sierra Leone);
72.57.
Raise further the minimum age for criminal responsibility
(Portugal);
72.58.
Increase the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 16 years and
arrange that convicted minors aged between 16 and 18 years complete their
sentences segregated from the adult prison population (Chile);
72.59.
Ensure the full implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act
(Indonesia);
72.60.
Take the necessary steps to proclaim the Juvenile Justice Act which
was passed in 2012 (Trinidad and Tobago);
72.61.
Adopt legislation and public policies which effectively prevent
discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Chile);
72.62.
Repeal all provisions of law criminalizing sexual activity between
consenting adults (Australia);
72.63.
Repeal legislation criminalizing consensual same-sex practices
between adults (Canada);
72.64.
Take all necessary measures to guarantee that LGBT individuals do
not face persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including
by decriminalizing same-sex practices in the country (Brazil);
72.65.
Remove laws criminalizing same-sex relationships (Sweden);
72.66.
Decriminalize homosexuality (France);
72.67.
Repeal all legal provisions criminalizing consensual sexual activity
between men and combat discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
(Italy);
72.68.
Decriminalize free consenting sexual relations between adults of the
same sex and implement public policies to address discrimination based on
sexual orientation or gender identity (Spain);
72.69.
Repeal all legal provisions that discriminate against persons on the
grounds of their sexual orientation, including those in the Sexual Offences Act
and in the Criminal Code (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland);
72.70.
Include sexual orientation and gender identity as one of the forbidden
grounds for discrimination as well as amending the norms relating to the
criminalization of homosexual conduct between consenting persons (Uruguay);
72.71.
Amend its laws to ensure the protection of the rights of LGBTI
persons by including sexual orientation and gender identity as prohibited
grounds for discrimination and by decriminalizing same-sex relations
(Ireland);
72.72.
In consultation with civil society, develop and pass legislation that
decriminalizes consensual same-sex sexual conduct (United States of America);
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