A/HRC/28/16 166.231 Protect freedom of assembly and association by revising the Protest Law, eliminating all interference with the registration and work of NGOs and guaranteeing their right to seek and receive funding, and halting the ultimatum for unregistered NGOs (Norway); 166.232 Prepare and adopt the law affirming the right to establish nongovernmental organizations merely upon notification (Slovakia); 166.233 Reorient the new NGO law to allow the full exercise of the right to freedom of association for both domestic and international organizations, with autonomy and without risk for their continuity (Spain); 166.234 Adopt the new law on NGOs to fully guarantee to the civil society a set of rights in conformity with international standards (Italy); 166.235 Facilitate the work of civil society actors by removing excessive requirements for their registration, operation and funding and aligning the Law on Associations with the Constitution (Czech Republic); 166.236 Ensure full implementation of the Constitution’s provisions for the free operation of civil society, including through a revised NGO law that conforms to international standards and protects freedom of expression (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 166.237 Enact an NGO law that allows international and national human rights NGOs to operate without interference in line with international standards (Austria); 166.238 Lift the restrictions hindering the work of civil society organizations, in particular the reception of funding to effectively carry out their work in defence of human rights (Chile); 166.239 Implement actions to facilitate the work of civil society, including through legislative measures (Costa Rica); 166.240 Adopt the legislation facilitating the work of NGOs in a way that will promote human rights and benefit the overall political process in Egypt (Croatia); 166.241 Bring the draft bill on NGOs into line with international norms and the Egyptian Constitution (Iceland); 166.242 Retract the draft legislation on civil society organizations, which threatens their independence by enabling the Government to dissolve them without a court order or refuse to license new organizations on grounds, including “national unity” (Ireland); 166.243 Amend the law of association in compliance with international standards, including allowing NGOs to function without impediments such as prior authorization, funding control and administrative dissolution (Denmark); 166.244 Expeditiously enact a new NGO law in line with the new Constitution which will grant legal personality to NGOs upon notification (Republic of Korea); 166.245 Fully implement its international obligations to ensure the protection of human rights defenders and other civil society actors while exercising their human rights, including the freedoms of expression, association and assembly (Finland); 26