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131. The State of Palestine welcomed the efforts made by Italy in combating hate speech,
hate crimes and xenophobic acts.
132. Sweden welcomed the steps taken by Italy to align national legislation with the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
133. Switzerland welcomed the adoption of measures to set up a national preventive
mechanism for the prevention of torture.
134. Thailand commended the adoption of the National Action Plan on Business and
Human Rights, which incorporated the Sustainable Development Goals.
135. Timor-Leste noted with satisfaction the efforts made to strengthen the promotion
and protection of human rights in the country.
136. Togo noted with pleasure the ratification of the International Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
137. Tunisia commended Italy for its ratification of the International Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
138. Turkey expressed concerns about the increase in racist discrimination, particularly
violence and hate speech against migrants.
139. Turkmenistan commended Italy for implementing the National Action Plan against
Trafficking in and Serious Exploitation of Human Beings.
140. Uganda encouraged Italy to pursue its efforts to strengthen the protection of
unaccompanied migrant minors.
141. Ukraine commended Italy for the adoption of the National Strategic Plan on Male
Violence against Women 2017–2020.
142. The United Kingdom welcomed the signing by Italy of the Call to Action to End
Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
143. The United States welcomed the recently adopted law aimed at prosecuting domestic
violence cases more effectively.
144. Uruguay welcomed the strict implementation of the principle of non-refoulement for
minors requesting refuge in Italy.
145. Uzbekistan acknowledged the work of the Interministerial Committee for Human
Rights in Italy.
146. The head of the delegation thanked all delegations for their active participation in
the universal periodic review of Italy. He also acknowledged the participation of several
delegates representing small island developing States and least developed countries, and
noted that Italy was one of the main donors to the technical assistance trust fund that
supported their participation in the Human Rights Council.
147. Finally, he expressed his sincere gratitude to the universal periodic review
secretariat, conference services staff and the interpreters for the smooth running of the
review of Italy.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations
148. The following recommendations will be examined by Italy, which will provide
responses in due time, but no later than the forty-third session of the Human Rights
Council:
148.1
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Uganda) (Uruguay)
(Senegal) (Sierra Leone); Become a State party to the International Convention
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families (Sri Lanka); Consider ratifying the International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
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