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particular, worsened that situation. The Netherlands was making an effort to promote
school participation. The sensitivity of different sectors of economic crisis had provoked
increasing of unemployment in specific sectors, such as the construction sector.
95.
The Netherlands was also taking more action against human trafficking. In 2009,
penalties for trafficking in human beings had increased. Early in 2012, a legislative
proposal to increase the penalties in that regard had been send to Parliament. A national
prosecutor and 90 prosecutors specialized in human trafficking had been appointed. Almost
all police forces had supervision teams at their disposal and one of the main achievements
was the establishment of close supervision by local authorities in the prostitution sector.
96.
Ms. Spies reported that, since 2002, a policy to combat domestic violence had been
implemented. The evaluation made in 2011 showed achievements. Domestic violence had
been placed on the agenda of public administration. The Prosecutor’s Office had given
instructions for that crime to be investigated and the maximum penalty therefor had been
increased.
97.
In her closing remarks, Ms. Spies indicated that the Netherlands would further study
the different recommendations and questions and report on them before September 2012.
She reaffirmed the position that every country had room for improvement when it came to
human rights. The Netherlands and the other countries of the Kingdom were not excluded
therefrom. The upholding of human rights should never be considered as self-evident.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations**
98.
The following recommendations will be examined by the Netherlands which
will provide responses in due time, but no later than the twenty-second session of the
Human Rights Council in September 2012:
**
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98.1.
Ratify the ICRMW (Algeria, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of));
98.2.
Consider ratifying the ICRMW (Mexico);
98.3.
Study the possibility of ratifying the ICRMW and continue with its
efforts to achieve the ratification of the CRPD (Argentina);
98.4.
Consider ratifying the ICRMW as well as the ILO Convention 189
(Belarus);
98.5.
Proceed swiftly with the ratification of the CRPD and its Optional
Protocol (Estonia);
98.6.
Ratify the CRPD and its Optional Protocol (France, Australia);
98.7.
Consider ratifying the OP-CRPD (Morocco);
98.8.
Ratify the OP-CRPD (Iran (Islamic Republic of));
98.9.
Ratify the CRPD and its Optional Protocol, as well as the OP-CESCR
(Spain);
98.10.
Adopt the necessary measures with a view to ratifying the CRPD and
its Optional Protocol (Chile);
98.11.
Study the possibility of ratifying the CRPD (Costa Rica);
98.12.
Withdraw its reservations to the CRC (Iran (Islamic Republic of));
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