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undertaken and urged Guinea to pursue institutional reforms in order to improve the
implementation of human rights. Côte d’Ivoire made recommendations.
69.
Ghana recalled that Guinea was a least developed country with a high poverty rate
and noted that it had drawn up special protection measures for vulnerable groups, in
addition to making both primary and secondary education available to all, free of charge.
Ghana noted Guinea’s acknowledgement of weaknesses such as a dysfunctional judicial
system and impunity, and noted its efforts to restore the rule of law. Ghana made
recommendations.
70.
The delegation of Guinea reaffirmed the importance that the Government attached to
three priorities to be addressed with the assistance of the international community: the fight
against impunity, the reform of the judiciary and the reform of the security and defence
services. The delegation thanked the members of the Working Group for the frank and
sincere debate, which would help Guinea to deepen its awareness of the human rights
dimension of all fields of governance.
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
71.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below have been examined by Guinea and enjoy its support:
71.1. Ratify the optional protocols to the Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(Brazil);
71.2. Advance significantly in the submission of overdue reports to different
Treaty Bodies, as well as sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the Optional
Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women; the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of
the Child; the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance; and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(Spain);
71.3. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against
Torture (United Kingdom);
71.4. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment with a view to
establishing a national preventive mechanism (Costa Rica);
71.5. Make every effort to uphold its clear obligations under international
and African human rights treaties to respect the right to life and freedoms of
expression and assembly (Republic of Korea);
71.6. Take effective measures to ensure protecting children’s rights in
conformity with its international obligations (Ukraine);
71.7. Integrate the various treaties to which Guinea is party into its domestic
law, and become a party to other international human rights instruments for
the well-being of the Guinean people (Chad);
71.8. Consider establishing a national human rights institution in accordance
with the Paris Principles (Pakistan);
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