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14.
Favourably consider the requests for country visits of the Special
Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education (Belarus);
15.
Take additional measures to ensure non-discrimination, in particular
against women (Cote d’Ivoire);
16.
Continue work in areas of discrimination against women and children
(Kyrgyzstan);
17.
Adopt national measures in order to promote access to more women to
positions of responsibility (Niger);
18.
Enhance efforts, both in law and practice, to protect the rights of
women, promote gender equality and eliminate discrimination and violence
against women (Thailand);
19.
Continue efforts to put an end to all negative cultural practices and
stereotypes that discriminate against women (Azerbaijan);
20.
Continue strengthening efforts to ensure a more active role of women in
all spheres of society (Pakistan);
21.
Give particular attention to human rights protection of people with
disabilities in order to secure their rights (Ukraine);
22.
Continue to fight resolutely against the practice of arbitrary or summary
executions and against impunity (Cote d’Ivoire);
23.
Take all necessary measures to avoid unlawful arrests and detentions
(Germany);
24.
Ensure that reports of human rights violations by the police, the army
and the National Intelligence Agency relating to unlawful arrest, detention, and
torture of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition members are
investigated and those responsible are brought to justice (Canada);1
25.
Allow access to its detention centers by independent organizations and to
arrested foreigners by their diplomatic representatives in accordance with its
international human rights obligations (Canada);2
26.
Ensure all detainees be properly charged and brought to trial without
delay, or released, and that an independent body in Gambia investigate
allegations of ill-treatment, torture and extra-judicial executions (Australia);
27.
Address appropriately the issue of overcrowding as one of the major
problems faced by the prisons which seriously affects the lives of the inmates in
maintaining a good health standard (Iran);
28.
Intensify efforts to improve the existing conditions in detention centres
and prisons (Slovakia);
1
2
The original recommendation read as follows: “Instruct the police, the army and the National
Intelligence Agency to cease unlawfully arresting, detaining, and torturing journalists, human rights
defenders and opposition members and ensure that reports of such human rights violations are
investigated and those responsible are brought to justice” (Canada).
The original recommendation read as follows: “Comply with its international human rights
obligations by allowing access to its detention centers by independent organizations and to arrested
foreigners by their diplomatic representatives” (Canada).
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