A/HRC/28/17 II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 107. The following recommendations will be examined by Bosnia and Herzegovina which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the twenty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council in March 2015. 107.1 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Portugal); 107.2 Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Slovakia); 107.3 Make necessary amendments to the constitution to ensure full integration of all national minorities (Norway); 107.4 Maintain and strengthen the harmonization process of the criminal legislation of the country with international standards (Senegal); 107.5 Take further measures in order to ensure the effective implementation of the international human rights instruments and to enhance the coordination between the different institutional levels involved (Italy); 107.6 Strengthen the capacities of the Ombudsman; intensify government support to this institution and take its recommendations into account (France); 107.7 Strengthen the capacity and improve the effectiveness of the national Ombudsman, ensuring full adherence to the Paris Principles (Germany); 107.8 Allocate adequate funding to strengthen the State level Human Rights Ombudsman and allow early implementation of Venice Commission recommendations (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 107.9 Provide the Ombudsman with the necessary financial resources, with a view to preserving its “A” status of accreditation (Morocco); 107.10 Provide budgetary and legal support to the Ombudsman for Human Rights in order to ensure its effectiveness and institutional independence (Poland); 107.11 Enhance the independence of the Ombudsman, in accordance with the Paris Principles, ensuring adequate funding for its proper functioning (Portugal); 107.12 Provide the Ombudsman institution with adequate financial and human resources so that it can fulfil its mandate effectively (Slovakia); 107.13 Expedite the establishment of its national preventive mechanism, in accordance with its obligations under OPCAT (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia); 107.14 Create a national mechanism to prevent torture in conformity with OPCAT (France); 107.15 Act on its previous commitment and establish a national preventative mechanism, as defined under OPCAT, and ensure the allocation of adequate resources for its functioning (Hungary); ** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 15

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