A/HRC/38/13 106.7 Adopt a definition of torture that is not subject to any statute of limitations, and that covers all the elements contained in article 1 of the Convention against Torture (Portugal); 106.8 Remove the statute of limitations on torture from the Criminal Code and effectively prevent and investigate allegations of physical ill-treatment of persons deprived of their liberty (Czechia); 106.9 Change the current medical model and approach to mental health and disability by prohibiting practices that lead to the involuntary deprivation of liberty of persons with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, based on the suspicion of mental illness (Portugal); 106.10 Take further steps to ensure the full exercise of freedom of expression and media, including by ensuring equal opportunity for all media to access funding available from governmental sources (Canada); 106.11 Shield media from political interference by strengthening independent oversight for the agency for electronic media and the public broadcaster’s governing council (United States of America); 106.12 Take measures to prohibit child marriage and child labour, particularly within the minority communities (Republic of Korea); 106.13 Adopt a human rights and disability-based approach in its laws, policies and measures, in addition to providing training and creating awareness on the rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (Ecuador); 106.14 Continue its efforts to adopt a comprehensive accessibility strategy in order to promote further the full integration of persons with disabilities into society and back it with adequate resources (Slovakia); 106.15 Facilitate the processing and obtaining of necessary documentation, such as civil registration papers, for the thousands of stateless persons in the country (Philippines). 107. The recommendations below have been examined by Montenegro and have been noted by Montenegro: 107.1 Intensify the oversight of Montenegrin companies operating abroad with regard to any negative impact of their activities on the enjoyment of human rights, particularly in conflict areas, which includes situations of foreign occupation, where there are heightened risks of human rights abuses (State of Palestine); 107.2 Continue to promote social and economic sustainable development to lay a solid foundation for its people to enjoy all human rights (China); 107.3 Intensify the efforts to guarantee non-discrimination indigenous peoples (Plurinational State of Bolivia). against 108. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 20

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