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achieve gender equality in Government and public services at all levels
(Guatemala);
10.
Take all necessary measures to reduce the existing situation of discrimination and
proceed in the near future to the equal allocation of lands, irrespective of the
nationality of the owners (Greece);
11.
Move towards the formal and final legal abolition of the death penalty (Slovenia);
12.
Ensure that human rights defenders are able to carry out their legitimate work in a
secure and free environment (Austria);
13.
Respect the principles of the protection of persons subjected to detention or
imprisonment and implement the recommendation of the Committee against
Torture that specific legislation to ban torture be adopted (France); ensure prompt
and impartial investigations of allegations of ill treatment, in accordance with its
obligations under the Convention against Torture (Canada); commit to
implementing the recommendations made after the review of its report submitted
to the Committee against Torture and end physical and mental torture of Arab
prisoners (Syrian Arab Republic); put an end to all forms of torture and other
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, give families the right to
visit detainees in places of detention wherever they are (Yemen); suppress all
decisions allowing the use of torture in accordance with the Convention against
Torture, and refrain from using arbitrary and summary executions (Palestine);
14.
Spare no effort to investigate allegations of violence and killings committed by
the police and also ensure that the State, at all levels, fully respects international
human rights standards (Sweden);
15.
Take immediate action to ensure all cases are reviewed by a court in accordance
with fair procedures and that the rights of detainees, particularly the right to a fair
trial and family visitations, are upheld (United Kingdom);
16.
All detainees be given the reasons for their detention respecting their fundamental
rights during detention (Chile); ensure that prisoners are informed of charges and
evidence against them, have prompt access to counsel of their choice, be charged
with a recognizable criminal offence and be given a fair trail (Canada);
17.
Ensure that administrative detention is carried out in accordance with
international human rights standards (Denmark); actively seek to address these
concerns and review the use of administrative detention, which denies people
their rights to liberty, due process and fair trial (Ireland);
18.
Put the law on polygamy in effect (Chile);
19.
Respect freedom of movement in all territories under State jurisdiction in
conformity with international standards (Mexico);
20.
Do not renew the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law after its expiration in July
2009 and re-examine its scope with a view to respecting the obligation of non-
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