A/HRC/13/10 ministerial working group had been meeting regularly and Portugal will be able to present the reports in the first semester of 2010. 99. Portugal noted that it had participated in and supported the negotiations on CED and signed it in 2007. The process of ratification had been initiated and expected to be concluded by 2010. 100. Portugal indicated perceives the universal periodic review as an ongoing process. The report of the Working Group would be translated into Portuguese and disseminated within its national institutions. The Government will seek partnership with Parliament and civil society organizations in this endeavour. Portugal further stated that it will submit annual updates on the implementation of the review recommendations. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 101. The following recommendations listed below enjoy the support of Portugal: 1. Become a party to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Argentina); 2. Consider ratifying (Mauritius)/ratify (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Spain) as soon as possible (France)/in the near future (United Kingdom) the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; 3. Begin a national consultation process with governmental and nongovernmental actors on the most appropriate national preventive mechanism (United Kingdom)/and establish its national preventive mechanism accordingly (Czech Republic)/and set up an independent national mechanism for the monitoring of detention facilities, which complies with the criteria laid down in the same protocol (France); 4. Ratify (Argentina, Japan) as soon as possible (France) the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; 5. Develop new plans to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise their rights on an equal basis under the Action Plan for the Integration of Disabled Persons 2006–2009 (Canada); 6. Continue efforts to raise public awareness of human rights and effectively combat racism, racial discrimination and intolerance (Azerbaijan); 7. Intensify its efforts to create a culture of tolerance in society through, inter alia, the use of public and private media (Bangladesh); 8. Strengthen efforts and measures to counter the dissemination of racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda, which generate incitement to racial hatred (Mauritius); 9. Closely monitor developments relating to extreme right and racist movements, including skinhead groups, and reinforce efforts to counter the dissemination of racist and xenophobic propaganda by a section of the population through the Internet (Nigeria); 10. Strengthen measures aimed at combating racial profiling and discriminatory practices towards racial/ethnic minorities and immigrants, particularly by police and border control authorities (Brazil); 15