A/HRC/24/14 140.89. Repeal regional laws and regulations which promote discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and abstain from passing similar legislation at the federal level (Denmark); 140.90. Repeal existing regional laws banning homosexual propaganda (Slovenia); 140.91. Introduce legislation prohibiting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and take measures to ensure that it is fully and effectively implemented (Sweden); 140.92. Reconsider the approval of the new provisions that can affect the rights of LGBT people, delinking homosexuality from pederasty, and in any case, avoid that the provisions be applied in a discriminatory form (Spain); 140.93. Take effective steps to prevent arbitrary use of existing regulations to discriminate against LGBT people, including their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly (Denmark); 140.94. Prevent discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, including their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly (Norway); 140.95. Step up measures of protection against violence and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, particularly by enacting laws that prohibit such discrimination, and take measures to ensure the effective exercise of the rights to peaceful association and assembly of the LGBT community (Uruguay); 140.96. Take specific measures to ensure effective investigation of acts of violence against LGBT persons and hold the perpetrators to account (Iceland); 140.97. Adopt the necessary measures to eradicate the tendency and/or diffusion, through the media, and by public officials, of stereotypes that may promote discrimination against persons, based on their sexual orientation (Argentina); 140.98. Abolish the death penalty (Namibia); 140.99. Consider the abolition of the death penalty (Rwanda); 140.100. Adopt the necessary measures to proceed, as soon as possible, to abolishing the de jure death penalty and consider the possibility to adhere to ICCPR-OP2 (Uruguay); 140.101. Elucidate cases of enforced disappearances in the region of North Caucasus, and sign and ratify CPED (France); 140.102. Ending use of arbitrary detention, torture and excessive force by law enforcement officials (United States of America); 140.103. Take effective measures to prevent all acts of torture and ill treatment (Poland); 140.104. Adopt and implement a law prohibiting the use of confessions obtained under torture (France); 140.105. Take immediate steps to effectively eradicate and remedy widespread and systematic administrative practices of torture and ill-treatment, especially in detention facilities, suppression of the rights to assembly and freedom of expression, including media freedom and safety of journalists, and of control of 19