A/HRC/11/29 Page 23 4. Abolish all protection and impunity for perpetrators of honour killings (Germany); 5. Agree that the visit requested in 2007 by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women be carried out, and use the opportunity to organize transparent consultations with all stakeholders (Finland); 6. Follow-up on the recommendations made by CEDAW to address all forms of violence against women and girls, adopt and enact legislation in this area (Slovenia, Mexico); redouble its efforts to fight against crimes of honor, through public awareness and punishment of perpetrators and ensure that measures of protection for potential victims be determined with their full participation (Mexico); 7. Strengthen legislation protecting women from violence, and amend its Penal Code to ensure that honour crimes are treated on par with other serious violent crimes and are investigated and prosecuted (Canada); 8. Continue its efforts to strengthen the position of women and in particular ensure that perpetrators of honour crimes do not benefit from a reduction of penalty, and take into consideration the recommendations of CEDAW and furthermore also strives to provide victims of honour crimes with the necessary protective shelters (Netherlands); 9. Continue its efforts in the comprehensive reform process that the Government embarked upon to combat torture and ill-treatment, including the amendment to the Penal Code and the prosecution and punishment of a number of officials for committing torture and ill-treatment (Turkey); 10. Continue to facilitate prison visits, including unannounced ones, by NGOs. (United Kingdom); 11. Actively seek to address concerns on the use of administrative detention, to review it, and ensure that current detainees have access to legal representation and to the courts (Ireland); 12. Pursue the protection of those who convert to another religion according to international human rights standards (The Netherlands); 13. Examine and revise the recently adopted “Law on Societies” (Mexico, Canada) to ensure that the provisions of this law are in line with international human rights standards and in particular with the right to the freedom of association enshrined in the ICCPR (Mexico); and to remove the government approval requirement in the work of NGOs and take steps to ensure that these changes are put into practice in the interest of encouraging broad participation in Jordanian civil society (Canada); consider amending this NGO’s legislation in order to reduce restrictions on their activities and allow them adequate freedom of action (Italy); 14. Establish an independent electoral commission, allowing for open participation of political parties and objective certification of election results (Canada);

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