A/HRC/16/5 effective mechanisms for monitoring the actions of law enforcement officials (New Zealand); 84.4. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and make the declaration provided for in article 22 of the Convention against Torture (Spain); 84.5. Become party to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Argentina); 84.6. Become party to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Argentina); 84.7. Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Brazil) (Spain); 84.8. Sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Sweden) (Portugal); 84.9. Ratify relevant international instruments, including the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and take the necessary steps to remove the death penalty from Mongolia’s justice system (Australia); 84.10. Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and render its legal practices consistent therewith (Canada); 84.11. Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and amend its Criminal Code with a view to abolish the capital punishment entirely (Slovakia); 84.12. Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and consequently amend its national legislation, in particular the Criminal Code (Italy); 84.13. Swiftly accede to the Second Optional Protocol of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Switzerland); 84.14. Intensify its effort to harmonize national legislation with international standards, including by providing more training for judicial and law enforcement officials with a view to ensuring more effective application of international standards (Malaysia); 84.15. Continue harmonizing its domestic legislation in conformity with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, introduce legislation to prevent and end all forms of corporal punishment, and adopt effective measures for preventing children under the age of 18 from being involved in hazardous work (Italy); 84.16. Adopt laws and mechanisms essential to protecting human rights and freedoms, particularly in the following areas: protection of victims and witnesses; protection of human rights defenders; provisions on ensuring citizens’ right to participation in decision-making; gender-based violence; independence of publishers; accountability of Parliament members; and civil society’s right to participation in public interest litigation (Hungary); 84.17. Enact broad anti-discrimination legislation that explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Canada); 14

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