A/HRC/43/17 117. Serbia expressed its appreciation for all the strategies and action plans aimed at protecting the rights of vulnerable groups and ensuring equal opportunities for their inclusion. 118. Following the constructive dialogue, the delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded that the State authorities had faced major challenges that had required full coordination and pooling of forces to make progress in advancing human rights protection through adherence to international standards to ensure a better life for its citizens. 119. Recommendations made by Member States during the third review cycle would help raise awareness of the need to respect the rule of law and human rights in building a democratic society, and would influence positive developments in creating accountability at all levels of government in the implementation of the international treaties to which Bosnia and Herzegovina was a party. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 120. The following recommendations will be examined by Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the forty-third session of the Human Rights Council: 120.1 Take the necessary steps to harmonize its legislation with the respective rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as with the judgments of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Slovakia); 120.2 Establish a national mechanism for the prevention of torture as required under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Chile); 120.3 Redouble efforts to combat hate speech, in accordance with articles 12 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Honduras); 120.4 Set up an effective national preventive mechanism as required by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (Switzerland); 120.5 Strengthen human rights policy coordination with entity-level authorities to ensure greater coherence with strategies at the international level (Republic of Korea); 120.6 Protect and promote human rights through an evidence-based approach, including by data disaggregation (Republic of Korea); 120.7 Consider adopting a national human rights action plan, and allocate adequate resources for its implementation (Republic of Moldova); 120.8 Set up a domestic mechanism to monitor the implementation of human rights recommendations (Azerbaijan); 120.9 Make further and tangible progress in improving civil and political rights, especially with regard to the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights decision in the Sejdić and Finci case and other related rulings (Czechia); 120.10 Strengthen the national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights, in compliance with the Paris Principles (Senegal); 120.11 Examine the possibility of consolidating the broad range of State action plans into a comprehensive human rights strategy (Ukraine); 120.12 Accelerate the adoption of the amendments to the Law on the Ombudsman for Human Rights (Georgia); 120.13 Strengthen efforts to ensure that the office of the ombudsperson enjoys sufficient resources to function effectively in compliance with the Paris Principles (Afghanistan); 10