A/HRC/42/7 138.4 Ensure that its policies, legislation, regulations and enforcement measures effectively serve to prevent and address the heightened risk of business involvement in abuses in conflict situations, which include situations of foreign occupation (State of Palestine); 138.5 Take the necessary measures to adequately address sexual violence in laws and policies, and ensure that all forms of non-consensual sexual acts are included in the definition of rape under the Criminal Code (Belgium); 138.6 Adopt specific legal provisions to criminalize child trafficking for sexual purposes and sexual exploitation in the context of travel and tourism (Islamic Republic of Iran). 139. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue/listed below have been examined by Portugal and have been noted by Portugal: 139.1 Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 139.2 Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Paraguay) (Senegal) (Azerbaijan) (Bangladesh); 139.3 Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Philippines) (Sri Lanka) (Uruguay) (Djibouti); 139.4 Positively consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Indonesia); 139.5 Establish an independent external oversight mechanism to investigate misconduct by law enforcement officials by the fourth universal periodic review cycle (Czechia); 139.6 Establish an independent external oversight mechanism to investigate alleged misconduct by law enforcement officials, including excessive use of force and ill-treatment (Ghana); 139.7 Provide protection and support to the family, as it is the natural and fundamental unit of society (Egypt); 139.8 Amend the law on the voluntary termination of pregnancy and eliminate excessively constraining provisions, including the minimum reflection period and the requirement of a fee (Iceland); 139.9 Take further measures to promote women’s participation in political affairs, for instance by increasing the threshold of the “parity law” to 50 per cent and apply it equally to lists, outcomes and the whole national territory (Malta); 139.10 Increase the legal age of marriage from 16 to 18, in line with Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 16 (Netherlands). 140. 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. 24

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