A/HRC/13/12 50. Continue to promote quality education for all by allocating adequate resources, without any discrimination (Bangladesh); 51. Implement the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in drafting national refugee legislation (Azerbaijan); make every effort to comply with the recommendations of UNHCR and the ILO Committee of Experts on migration, refugees and asylum, especially to prevent the criminalization of those who enter or leave the country without authorization (Mexico) and consider the possibility of adopting domestic legislation to implement its international commitments and establish procedures for refugees (Argentina). 71. The following recommendations will be examined by Dominica, which will provide responses in due time. The response of Dominica to these recommendations will be included in the outcome report to be adopted by the Human Rights Council at its thirteenth session: 1. Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of to the death penalty (Chile, France); 2. Conclude discussions which would facilitate the expeditious ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Mexico) and to continue the process of signing and ratifying this instrument (Chile); 3. Promote and amend legislation to guarantee the protection of citizens who have been discriminated against based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or the fact that they are infected with HIV/AIDS (Mexico); 4. Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings (Slovenia), to remove all provisions from laws that allow corporal punishment and explicitly prohibit corporal punishment by law in the family, schools and other institutions (Italy) as a method to discipline children (Chile); 5. Include anti-discrimination legislation with regard to sexual orientation, gender identity and HIV/AIDS and to reform the law on sexual offences of 1998 (Spain); 6. Consider utilizing the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as a guide to assist in policy development (Canada); 7. Implement public education and promote awareness programmes and sensitivity training on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity to law enforcement, judicial and other authorities (Canada); 8. Undertake measures to promote tolerance and non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or identity in line with the Yogyakarta Principles (Sweden). 72. The following recommendations did not enjoy the support of Dominica: 1. Repeal those legal provisions on sexual offences which criminalize sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex (France) and decriminalize sexual activities between consenting adults of the same sex (Spain); 2. 16 Abolish the death penalty (Azerbaijan, Spain, Sweden).

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