A/HRC/12/2 page 23 26. Put an end to cases of torture and ill-treatment in prisons and police stations (France); 27. Abolish polygamy and adopt a plan to fight the scourge of female genital mutilation, criminalizing this practice and mobilizing public opinion against it, and adopt measures to reduce violence against women, both rape and domestic violence (Spain); 28. Prohibit female genital mutilation and take further steps to prevent and address the occurrence of female genital mutilation (Sweden); 29. Take necessary measures to implement CEDAW, especially with emphasis on issues of violence and abuse based on gender (Canada); 30. Remove any reference to the crime of witchcraft from the penal code (France); Amend the Penal Code to decriminalize witchcraft (United Kingdom); Delete the crime of witchcraft from the penal code (Czech Republic); 31. Speed up measures to ensure reintegration into the community of minors giving up their weapons, making it possible to comply with the agreements undertaken by the Government and the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity with the United Nations; and conclude and implement these agreements in the case of other remaining irregular forces (Spain); 32. Take concrete measures to abolish self-defence militias, to maintain order through regular security forces and to facilitate the end of forced child recruitment by all armed groups (Austria); 33. Increase efforts to investigate and prosecute the individuals known to be responsible for the serious human rights violations that took place in the north of the Central African Republic between 2005 and mid-2007; ensure that victims are guaranteed remedy, including the right to compensation and reparation; and continue efforts to improve the protection of the civilian population (Sweden); 34. Adopt within its domestic legislation a law based on the Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizing war crimes, the crime of genocide and crimes against humanity in the Criminal and the Military Justice Codes (Canada); 35. Take the necessary steps to ensure that journalists are able to operate without intimidation or interference (Norway). 76. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and /or the State under review thereon. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.

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