A/HRC/33/17 136.18 Repeal legislation that criminalizes abortion and eliminate all punitive measures, in particular article 40.3.3 of the Irish Constitution (Iceland); 136.19 Take forward the democratic process of repealing the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution with a clear timeline, and take all necessary steps to decriminalise abortion in all circumstances, in accordance with the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Denmark); 136.20 Consider creating a dedicated overarching Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Equality (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 136.21 Strengthen the consultation mechanism, especially in terms of economic, social and cultural rights (Poland); 136.22 Adopt a National Human Rights Action Plan and continue consultations towards this end with stakeholders (Kenya); 136.23 Adopt a national plan of action on human rights (South Africa); 136.24 (Sudan); Adopt a comprehensive national human rights action plan 136.25 Encourage the development of a National Action Plan on human rights (Greece); 136.26 Undertake measures to eliminate stigmatization and discrimination against children born out of wedlock by providing legal certainty in respect of their family name (Namibia); 136.27 Reinstate the age of criminal responsibility of 14 years of age as prescribed in the Children’s Act (Botswana); 136.28 Raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 years for all types of offenses (Haiti); 136.29 Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and adopt a legislation on gender pay equity and abolish religious discrimination in the schools (Saudi Arabia); 136.30 Adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that includes all grounds set out in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (India); 136.31 Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that includes all the grounds for discrimination (Israel); 136.32 Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that includes all the grounds for discrimination (South Africa); 136.33 Close the gender pay gap (Algeria); 136.34 Take effective measures to increase women’s representation in decision-making positions and close the pay gap (Bangladesh); 136.35 Take effective measures to increase women’s representation in decision-making positions in all areas, close the gender pay gap and eliminate GE.16-12337 23

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