A/HRC/10/83 Page 22 3. Strengthen its collaboration with national and international civil society actors, notably by giving general accreditation to the major international human rights organizations (Switzerland); 4. Reach the human rights goals set out by the Council in its resolution 9/12 (Brazil); 5. Strengthen cooperation with the special procedures of the Council (Ukraine, Republic of Korea ); to consider extending an open standing invitation to special procedures mechanisms (Mexico, Latvia ,Switzerland),extend invitations to the thematic special procedures (Ukraine) particularly to those that have requested to visit the country (Mexico, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of Korea) as well as the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (Mexico), and in particular the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture (Denmark, Japan, Spain, Switzerland), the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression (Spain) the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders (Ireland, Norway); and to respond questionnaires to the mandate holders in due time (Ukraine) and implement the recommendations made by the Committee Against Torture on human rights defenders (Ireland); 6. Consider the possibility of adopting legislation which will promote gender equality, and to consider the adoption of legislation to provide equality of rights and opportunities (Argentina); 7. Consider the possibility of reviewing these practices and also the idea of implementing labour inspections by qualified professionals and with appropriate funding (Argentina); 8. Modify its criminal code in order to establish a definition on torture and harshness of sentences according to the Convention on Tortures (Chile; Mexico), broaden the definition in a way to encompass all cases of torture by all persons acting in an official capacity (Germany); 9. Grant access to the announced visits of independent experts to places of detention (Hungary); 10. Ensure that its legislation and practice fully respect article 19 of the ICCPR (Canada); 11. Ensure that conscientious objection to military service is available to individuals irrespective of their religion or belief and that the process for consideration applications is under civilian control and to provide a non-punitive civilian alternative service (Slovenia); 12. Accede to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Algeria). 106. Uzbekistan indicated that the following recommendations are pertaining to measures already being implemented or which had already been implemented and will be further considered by the Government: