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40.
Take all steps necessary to combat discrimination and violence against women,
both in regards to legislation and awareness-raising to ensure that women are
informed of their rights (Sweden);
41.
Take urgent and radical measures regarding legislation which will allow a real
improvement of the situation of women and will guarantee the respect of their
human rights, including, in particular, the right to education (Albania);
42.
Strengthen its efforts to ensure access to education - and to health care - for all its
citizens, including those with disabilities, regardless of ethnicity, religion, tribal
affiliation or economic status (Australia);
43.
Take all necessary measures to prevent further civilian casualties by foreign
military forces in Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of Iran);
44.
Take every possible measure to ensure the protection of the civilian population, in
particular vulnerable groups, such as children, women and IDP’s (Switzerland);
45.
Increase its efforts for the protection of civilians and to ensure that all allegations
of civilian casualties resulting from military operations on its territory are
properly investigated and the perpetrators held accountable (Austria);
46.
Continue to exercise its sovereign right of implementing its laws and legislation,
including on the death penalty, in conformity with the universally agreed human
rights standards and norms (Egypt);
47.
Take further steps to eliminate torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment and to ensure an effective and impartial judicial system
(Denmark);
48.
Elaborate a road map to improve prison conditions and to prevent mistreatment of
prisoners (Poland);
49.
Undertake appropriate measures to further improve the condition of detainees in
prisons as stipulated in the United Nations standard minimum rules for the
treatment of prisoners (Malaysia);
50.
Take the necessary steps to prevent the assassination or intimidation of female
teachers and students (Hungary);
51.
Continue its measures to address all forms of violence against women and girls
(Brazil);
52.
Eradicate violence against women and ensure a greater political representation
and participation, in particular in legislative elections to take place in 2010
(Spain);
53.
Take immediate measures in order to comply fully with the Optional Protocol to
the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in
armed conflict (Slovenia);
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