A/HRC/19/11 101.7. Take urgent measures to protect the most vulnerable groups, with particular attention to boys and girls (Chile); 101.8. Comply with commitments enshrined in the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action, particularly as regards the prevention and punishment of discrimination against the population of Kurdish origin (Mexico); 101.9. Take all necessary steps to ensure that torture and other inhuman and degrading treatment of civilians do not occur (Sweden); 101.10. Put an end to massive and indiscriminate detentions and proceed as soon as possible to free prisoners of conscience and people who have been arbitrarily arrested; and end the use of torture and ill-treatments (Spain); 101.11. Immediately and unconditionally release all those arbitrarily detained (Norway); 101.12. Release all prisoners of conscience and arbitrarily detained persons (Poland); 101.13. Free without delay prisoners of conscience and those who are arbitrarily detained (Switzerland); 101.14. Release prisoners of conscience and those arbitrarily detained, and immediately stop intimidation, persecutions and arbitrary arrests (Uruguay); 101.15. Ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, human rights defenders and detainees and make incommunicado detentions illegal (Sweden); 101.16. Take urgent action to release all prisoners who have been detained for exercising freedom of expression (Chile); 101.17. Allow all detainees access to lawyers immediately after their detention and bring them before a judge no later than 48 hours; and provide information about the whereabouts of disappeared persons (Spain); 101.18. Ensure that all detainees are afforded all fundamental safeguards from the outset of their detention, including the right to have prompt access to a lawyer and an independent medical examination and to notify a relative (Poland); 101.19. Establish (Switzerland); an independent and impartial judiciary system 101.20. Undertake reforms of the judicial system to ensure that the procedures are in conformity with international standards for an equitable judgment (article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) (Belgium); 101.21. Take steps to ensure that the freedoms of expression and association are fully respected as called for by the 16th Special Session of the Human Rights Council (Japan); 101.22. Fully respect freedom of expression and association, and allow for unhindered activities by media (Brazil); 101.23. Put an end to direct and indirect restrictions on freedom of expression and adopt appropriate measures, including legislative measures, to prevent any intimidation of journalists (Poland); 18

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