A/HRC/44/10/Add.1 153.37. Supported. The Coordinating Council consists of representatives of public authorities and seven NGOs with clear procedures and criteria of participation. 153.38. Supported. A supplement was made to the Law On Human Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights in 2016, Article 10 of which prescribed the prohibition of sex selective abortions and Article 47.12 of the Code of Administrative Offences provided administrative liability for failure to carry out necessary measures before and after induced termination of pregnancy (abortion) by the doctor. 153.39, 153.40. Supported. 153.41. Supported, implemented within the framework of various action plans. 153.42. Supported. The issue of genocide prevention has been an important item of Armenia’s foreign policy agenda. Armenia initiated numerous resolutions on genocide prevention and all of them were unanimously adopted by HRC. Resolutions also highlighted the importance of the UPR in the context of prevention of genocide. 153.43. Supported, under implementation. According to the Human Rights Strategy for 2020-2022 criminal liability for hate speech in accordance with international standards will be established. 153.44. Supported, under implementation. The draft Law on Ensuring Equality stipulates the concept and types of discrimination, the legal mechanisms for the elimination of discrimination and protection against discrimination. The discrimination grounds are defined in accordance with Article 29 of the Constitution of Armenia. 153.45. Supported, under implementation. In order to ensure the principle of equality in practice, as well as to apply the provisions of the anti-discrimination law, the Government plans to take various actions, in particular, public awareness campaigns and other supporting activities. 153.46. Supported. 153.47. Supported. The five-year Government program stipulates policy based on improving the living standards, full and effective implementation of social rights, equal opportunities and job creation. 153.48. Supported, under implementation. 153.49. Supported. 153.50. Supported. The Government approved the Strategy on the gender policy implementation for 2019-2023. The draft Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was developed aimed at strengthening implementation of the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities, their equal participation in public life. 153.51, 153.52. Supported, see 153.43. 153.53, 153.54. Supported, under implementation. 153.55. Supported, under implementation, see 153.44. 153.56. Supported, under implementation. In 2019 the draft Law on National Minorities was developed. It was set to clarify the criteria of belonging to national minorities, define their 3