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7.
Incorporate the content of the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) in the Human
Rights Act of 1999 (Islamic Republic of Iran) and ensure that its provisions
prevail over inconsistent domestic legislation as highlighted by the relevant
treaty bodies (Islamic Republic of Iran); incorporate both CEDAW and
ICERD in the Human Rights Act (Azerbaijan);
8.
Give due attention, in the welcome and trend-setting constitutional
revision exercise, to the need to ensure maximum coherence, in conformity with
international law, between the human rights obligations of Norway and its
other international obligations, such as trade obligations undertaken at the
level of the World Trade Organization (Mauritius);
9.
Further incorporate, as appropriate, its international obligations under
human rights instruments into domestic law (Jordan);
10.
Incorporate anti-discrimination provisions in its Constitution, especially
relating to race, ethnicity or religion, to ensure the necessary protection for
persons who would be mostly affected by those discriminatory practices
(Qatar);
11.
Strengthen legislation and improve understanding within society of the
issues relating to disability discrimination (United Kingdom);
12.
Amend the Action Plan to Promote Equality and Prevent Ethnic
Discrimination (2009-2012) and the Action Plan to Improve Standards for
Roma People (June 2009) to contain policies that specifically address labour
market inequalities based on ethnic origin (United States);
13.
Work with the Ombudsman for Children and relevant civil society
organizations to create programmes to educate law enforcement officials on
how to proactively address the problem of adolescents from ethnic minority
backgrounds feeling stigmatized by and lacking trust in the police (United
States);
14.
In the future, ensure the timely provision of replies to thematic
questionnaires received from special procedures (Russian Federation);
15.
Further address challenges related to the position of women in the
labour market and gender representation at all levels of society, in addressing
discrimination against persons with an immigrant background (Bosnia and
Herzegovina);
16.
Ensure that women are proportionately represented in all aspects of
Norwegian political and public life, including migrant and minority women, as
recommended by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women (Israel);
17.
Ensure that racial discrimination does not take place by including the
criterion of race in the law against discrimination to ensure that victims of such
discrimination, especially migrants, are covered (Cuba);
18.
Undertake a comprehensive set of measures to tackle racial
discrimination and to combat resolutely all forms and manifestations of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (Islamic Republic of
Iran);
19.
Strengthen the 2009-2012 action plan put in place by the Government to
promote equality and prevent ethnic discrimination against immigrants, their
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