A/HRC/15/16 98.9. Review its national legislation in order to ensure its compliance with freedom of expression, assembly and association, as guaranteed in articles 19, 21 and 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (for example, article 193-1 of the Criminal Code -- acting on behalf of a nonregistered organization) (Czech Republic); repeal or amend legislation, such as the Law on Public Events and Criminal Code 193-1, which represses free expression or opinion, assembly and association, in particular that of human rights defenders and other members of civil society (Israel); 98.10. That legislation in Belarus regarding the registration of nongovernmental organizations be streamlined and made less burdensome (Ireland); 98.11. Bring its Law on Mass Events into line with the requirements of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ireland); 98.12. Consider amendments to legislation to facilitate the registration of independent media and to guarantee its freedom (Ireland); 98.13. Extend an open and permanent invitation to all special procedures, and respond positively to requests for visits not yet agreed upon (Spain); consider issuing a standing invitation (Brazil); 98.14. Take appropriate measures against discrimination against persons belonging to ethnic minorities, in particular measures against harassment by police, and allow equal access to education for all persons belonging to minorities (Austria); strengthen its effort to combat and prevent discrimination faced by the Roma and ensure their full participation in the creation of mechanisms and adoption of measures to this end (Finland); 98.15. Adopt measures to guarantee equality before the law for women (Canada); adopt specific legislation to grant gender equality (Brazil); 98.16. Declare a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Brazil); introduce a moratorium on the execution of the death penalty with a view to completely abolishing capital punishment (Lithuania); adopt a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to its abolition (Italy); extend a moratorium on the death penalty, make public the number of sentences and executions carried out, and consider the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Spain); put an end to the practice of capital punishment, and declare a moratorium on the death penalty as soon as possible with a view to its abolition (Switzerland); 98.17. Consider abolishing the death penalty, and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (Austria); follow the recommendation of the Constitutional Court of Belarus to abolish death penalty and, as a first step, introduce a moratorium on capital punishment without delay (Hungary); consider an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to its permanent abolition (Norway); implement a full moratorium with a view to early and total abolition of the death penalty (Ireland); establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty in accordance with relevant General Assembly resolutions (Netherlands); introduce a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to the future abolition of capital punishment, and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Czech Republic); abolish the death penalty as soon as possible, and, in the 19