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public servants and judicial and police officials in line with its recommendation during
the first universal periodic review.
75. Spain noted with appreciation the
based on gender. It commended the
discrimination and the ratification of the
Disabilities. It also referred to the creation
measures taken to combat discrimination
adoption of measures relating to non Convention on the Rights of Persons with
of “saig”.
76. Sweden welcomed the amendment in December 2014 of article 476 of the
Criminal Code prohibiting corporal punishment of children in all settings. Sweden
stressed the importance of becoming a party to the Convention on the Status of
Refugees. It also noted that Andorran legislation does not provide for collective
bargaining on the right to strike.
77. The delegation reiterated its appreciation to all the speakers for their recognition
of its efforts. In particular, it thanked the Principality of Monaco, with which Andorra
shared numerous initiatives and similarities in terms of administrative capacity.
78. In response to the question from Montenegro on the protection of women,
particularly women victims of violence, the delegation recalled the raft of measures
that had been taken to offer protection, including the establishment of a
comprehensive care team for women and the provision of free access to social
services, labour inspection and justice.
79. Regarding the numerous requests to establish a national human rights institution,
the delegation reiterated the important role played by the Ombudsman in Andorra, but
stated that a detailed in-depth study would be conducted to assess the possibility and
appropriateness of establishing such an institution.
80. The human rights training for journalists and the media mentioned by Slovenia
had also been seen as a suggestion worth considering.
81. In response to Sweden’s comments on the regulation of the right to strike, the
delegation indicated that the parliamentary debate on the matter should be relaunched
in the wake of the legislative elections that had taken place in March 2015.
82. Lastly, in response to the comment from Spain on legal certainty, th e delegation
of Andorra acknowledged the need to pursue efforts to develop a faster and more
effective justice system by fostering judicial cooperation and the creation of new
positions such as that of the court registrar, which had been established by a recent
law. Andorra was currently studying the possibility of in the near future signing the
Lugano Convention.
II. Conclusions and recommendations**
83. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below enjoy the support of Andorra:
83.1 Ratify the Convention on Cybercrime and the Arms Trade Treaty within a
reasonable period of time (Georgia);
83.2 Continue to strengthen its social plans and programmes in particular in the
area of employment, health and food to ensure the best possible well-being of its
people with a special emphasis on the most excluded sectors of the population
(Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela);
83.3 Establish an inter-institution mechanism to provide follow-up to the
recommendations by the UPR and other international mechanisms, to coordinate
** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited.
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