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the elimination of extremism and the strengthening national security, and to
review the provisions of the Law on Freedom of Religion and Religious
Associations in order to effectively guarantee freedom of belief and a nondiscriminatory legal system for the registration of religious entities (Mexico);
11.
To amend legislation containing libel and defamation clauses in order to
ensure consistency with Kazakhstan’s international human rights obligations
and other relevant commitments in respect of freedom of expression and of the
media (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
12.
To revise the amendment to the Law on Information and
Communication Networks to prevent the application of criminal legislation
concerning defamation from being extended to any Internet content, and to
strengthen freedom of expression and of the press with regard to political issues
(Spain);
13.
To continue to improve the laws dealing with freedom of expression, in
particular freedom of the Internet, the media, elections and political parties,
and bringing them into full compliance with international standards (Slovenia);
14.
To make efforts to speedily draft and implement the new law on the
right to assembly with fewer demands regarding prior registration and fewer
requirements for information concerning, for example, the participants in an
assembly, and to clarify policy intentions for State authorities or others
entrusted with implementing decisions under the new law (Sweden);
15.
To further reform the institutional framework, including in the area of
the electoral process and the mass media, in order to fully ensure the
democratic process in the country (Japan);
16.
To abolish the death penalty in all circumstances, although the existence
of a moratorium on executions, the commutation of such penalties into prison
sentences, and the efforts made to restrict, in the Constitution, the application
of the death penalty to a reduced number of crimes, are welcomed (France);
17.
To completely abolish the death penalty and, to that end, to ratify as
soon as possible the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, as provided for in the 2009-2012 National Human
Rights Plan (Belgium);
18.
To introduce a moratorium on the death penalty in all cases, including
penalties for the crime of terrorism and war crimes, although the abolition of
the death penalty for civilians is noted with satisfaction (Spain);
19.
To consider the rules for the registration of religious groups, and to take
steps to promote interfaith harmony, including with regard to those faiths
considered to be non-traditional in the country, in order to adhere to the
Constitution and to international norms (Norway);
20.
To review provisions set out in its Criminal Code criminalizing libel in
order to ensure that they comply with the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights and the standards of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, and to put an end to attempts to block Internet sites or
filter their content (Czech Republic);
21.
To revise its legislation on criminal libel, to limit defamation awards and
to refrain from restricting access to the Internet (Netherlands);
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