A/HRC/13/15 and avoid criminalization of the irregular entry or stay of such persons in its territory (Mexico);* 82. Review legislation and practice on the protection of human rights of asylum- seekers with a view to ensuring effective access to appeal against negative decisions of the Visa and Refugee Commission and upholding of the principle of non-refoulement (Czech Republic);* 83. Consider implementing, as appropriate, the recommendations of UNHCR, human rights treaty bodies and special procedures with respect to asylum-seekers, immigrants and irregular immigrants, especially children (Jordan); 84. Take forward the concept of environmental rights at the Human Rights Council, bearing in mind Costa Rica’s historic leadership on this issue (Maldives); 85. Persevere in its actions in favour of development and share its experience in this regard with the international community (Morocco); 86. Establish an effective and inclusive process to follow-up to the recommendations emerging from the universal periodic review (Norway); 90. Costa Rica considers that the recommendations marked with an asterisk, Nos. 1, 4, 7, 8, 17, 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 45, 49, 51, 56, 62, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81 and 82 in paragraph 88 above, are either already implemented or in the process of implementation. 91. The following recommendations will be examined by Costa Rica, which will provide responses in due time. The responses of Costa Rica to these recommendations will be included in the outcome report adopted by the Human Rights Council at its thirteenth session: 1. Design and implement its action plan for strengthening legal and institutional frameworks to combat racism and racial discrimination, ensuring that all legal provisions are fully applied, that racism and racial discrimination are actively monitored and that training is carried out for all relevant authorities to provide equal access to legal redress for all victims of crime (United Kingdom); 2. Establish a periodical review process of Costa Rica’s laws and practices so as to eradicate all forms of discrimination against women, both de facto and de jure, in accordance with its internationally acquired commitments (Mexico); 3. Prepare and adopt a national action plan against racism (Canada); 4. Bearing in mind the protective and advanced nature of the legislation against discrimination, intensify measures intended to protect free sexual orientation and sexual identity through specific educational initiatives and awareness-raising for all society, to facilitate documentation for transsexual people in line with their identity and to guarantee access to public services without discrimination (Spain); 5. Undertake an awareness-raising campaign to address discrimination against homosexuals and transgender persons (Austria); 6. Continue its efforts to reduce all forms of violence against women, in particular by providing adequate resources to the police and the judiciary and through special training for law enforcement officials dealing with violence against women (Austria); 19

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