A/HRC/41/41/Add.4 B. Recommendations 135. The Special Rapporteur would like to offer the following general recommendations to the Government of Armenia: (a) Expedite ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty; (b) Ensure in law and in practice that the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association play a decisive role in the transition and maintenance of an effective democratic system as a channel for dialogue, pluralism, inclusiveness, tolerance and broad-mindedness, where minority or dissenting views or beliefs are respected and safeguarded; (c) Ensure a conducive and safe environment for everyone exercising or seeking to exercise his or her rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; (d) Ensure that there is no discrimination in the application of the laws governing the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, in particular regarding the groups most at risk, such as national and religious minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups, children and women; (e) Implement the observations and recommendations made by the Office of the Human Rights Defender in relation to respect for human rights and particularly the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; (f) Take concrete measures to increase participation and representation of women at the decision-making level in public and political life, with a view to reducing gender stereotypes relating to the role and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society; (g) Ensure that civil society actors, particularly human rights defenders, are systematically consulted before the adoption of any legislative initiative. Civil society participation could, for instance, be institutionalized rather than made available on an ad hoc basis by creating an appropriate framework of consultation at different State levels; (h) Ensure that the National Council on Sustainable Development is functional and that the participation of civil society actors, particularly representatives of the groups most at risk, is consistently considered during its discussions and the monitoring of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 136. With regard to peaceful assembly, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government of Armenia: (a) Consider revising the provisions of the law on freedom of assemblies and other related regulations that unduly violate the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and, in particular, consider revisions conducive to a better application of the provisions related to the use of special means; (b) Develop and revise law enforcement protocols with a view to ensuring their compatibility with international human rights norms and standards, as proposed by the Special Rapporteur and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions in their joint report on the proper management of assemblies (A/HRC/31/66); (c) Provide clear practical guidance to law enforcement officers on how to implement and monitor such protocols, in accordance with the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials and the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials; 17