A/HRC/21/7 109.22. Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolish the death penalty (Brazil); 109.23. Make official the de facto moratorium on the death penalty, which has been applied since 2008, with a view to abolishing it (Spain); 109.24. That investigations into allegations of abuse of prisoners are dealt with by civilian courts, not military courts (Switzerland); 109.25. Halt immediately reported human rights violations by military and police officers and a general climate of impunity in Papua (Japan); 109.26. Repeal the Regulation of the Minister of Health N° 1636 on Female Genital Mutilation and officially prohibit the increasing practice of female circumcision and other traditional practices inflicting sufferings on women and girls (Norway); 109.27. Adopt all necessary measures to eradicate the persistent practice of female genital mutilation, including through awareness-raising campaigns, in cooperation with civil society organizations (Uruguay); 109.28. Abolish all corporal punishment of children in all settings (Liechtenstein); 109.29. Raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 16 and establish a system of juvenile justice (Belgium); 109.30. Ensure free access for foreign journalists to Papua and West Papua (France); 109.31. Amend or revoke laws and decrees that limit the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the 1965 Blasphemy Law, the 1969 and 2006 ministerial decrees on building houses of worship and religious harmony and the 2008 Joint Ministerial Decree on Ahmadiyah to bring these laws into line with international human rights standards (Denmark); 109.32. End prosecutions under Articles 106 and 110 of your criminal code for exercising the internationally protected right of freedom of expression, and reevaluate the convictions and sentences of individuals prosecuted for those actions (United States of America); 109.33. Take steps, particularly in Papua, to increase protection for human rights defenders against stigmatization, intimidation and attacks and to ensure respect for freedom of expression and peaceful protest, including through a review of regulations that can be used to restrict political expression, in particular article 106 and 110 of the criminal code, and the release of those detained solely for peaceful political activities (Canada); 109.34. Adopt legislation for the legal recognition and protection of human rights defenders, as well as to repeal the legislation which restricts the right to defend and promote human rights (Spain); 109.35. Continue its efforts to adopt a law to protect human rights defenders against any intimidation or reprisals as foreseen in the 2005–2009 National Legislation Programme and to ensure the prompt, impartial and effective investigation of such acts (Hungary); 109.36. Ensure the rights of indigenous peoples and local forest dependent peoples in law and practice, in particular regarding their rights to traditional lands, territories and resources (Norway). 24

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