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detention. Sweden would report to the Committee against Torture on the legal safeguards
for minors in detention, by November 2015.
81.
Sweden had established a government committee to look at the possibility of having
a special criminal provision on torture, and would present a report in September 2015.
82.
Sweden had signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons
from Enforced Disappearance, in 2007. The question of its ratification was on its agenda,
but work on ratification had not yet started.
83.
The delegation confirmed that there was no general obligation under international
law to recognize diplomatic asylum.
84.
Bahrain noted the measures taken to combat trafficking in persons and uphold the
rights of victims, and welcomed the initiatives taken to raise awareness among students
about the danger of xenophobia. It asked about the plan to improve access to education by
migrant families.
85.
Bangladesh commended Sweden on exceeding the United Nations target for official
development assistance. It noted the concern expressed by the Committee on the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination about racist and extremist organizations and about an
increase of racially motivated hate speech against religious minorities, Afro-Swedes and
Roma.
86.
The Netherlands appreciated the efforts of Sweden to combat terrorism, noting the
concern that the use of surveillance technology could violate the right to privacy. It
acknowledged efforts to deal with discrimination against the Sami and Roma minorities,
stating that this required continued vigilance.
87.
Benin commended the efforts and progress in the field of economic, social and
cultural rights, and the promotion of the right to development, including the support for the
realization of the Millennium Development Goals.
88.
Bosnia and Herzegovina commended Sweden on being an exemplary democratic
country. It asked about obstacles to ratifying the International Convention on the Protection
of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and the
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It
shared the concerns of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
that immigrant, refugee and minority women continued to suffer multiple forms of
discrimination.
89.
Botswana commended the amendment to the Penal Code to strengthen protection
against harassment and protection against forced and child marriage, and an action plan to
protect children against trafficking. However it noted the concerns expressed by treaty
bodies about ethnic discrimination and hate crimes.
90.
Brazil commended the legislative amendment that recognized the Sami as an
indigenous people. It shared the concern expressed by the Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination about hate crimes, noting that the reorganization of the police should
be seized as an opportunity to prevent ethnic profiling and build trust with local
communities.
91.
Bulgaria commended the adoption of two national human rights action plans. It
appreciated measures taken to combat discrimination and xenophobia, such as the
appointment of a special investigator and the establishment of the office of the Equality
Ombudsman, and efforts to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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