A/HRC/18/18 79.29. Implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture in order to address the violations to fundamental rights highlighted by him during his visit, notably, the generalized ill-treatment of detainees, the total absence of rights of incarcerated persons, the degrading conditions of detention and the absence of a control mechanism, leading to excessive periods of preventative detention (France); 79.30. Increase involvement in matters of State by women and ethnic minorities (United States); 79.31. Abolish the death penalty in its legislation, while taking note of the absence of executions in the country since 1954 (Spain); 79.32. Abolish the death penalty and adopt laws favouring the protection of women, and combat domestic violence (Holy See); 79.33. Fully abolish the death penalty (Czech Republic); 79.34. Take steps to abolish the death penalty entirely, including the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to ICCPR (Slovakia); 79.35. Invest adequate financial and manpower resources to improve its prison conditions, to the level required by its human rights obligations (United States); 79.36. Take effective measures to ensure that the condition of persons in detention are in conformity with relevant international standards (Canada); 79.37. Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings and ensure protection against child labour and child prostitution (Slovenia); 79.38. Implement effective criminal justice mechanisms to combat impunity (United States); 79.39. Implement strict judicial measures to fight impunity, including the investigation and prosecution of racial hatred and related violence through criminal legal proceedings and other measures (Canada); 79.40. Take stronger measures to professionalize the police force by demanding accountability and retraining key personnel, including seeking the assistance of international law enforcement experts (United States); 79.41. Carry out effective and independent investigations of allegations of excessive use of force by the security forces to bring perpetrators of these acts to justice and ensure that victims benefit from full reparations (Switzerland); 79.42. Investigate all cases of torture and bring perpetrators to justice (Czech Republic); 79.43. Ensure that all complaints of violence, including sexual violence against detainees perpetrated or facilitated by police, are fully investigated and that suspected perpetrators are brought to justice, in line with concerns raised by the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture (Germany); 79.44. Provide comprehensive human rights training for law enforcement officers, including on issues related to forced eviction and violence against detainees and to racial discrimination and xenophobia (Canada); 79.45. Take immediate measures to investigate cases of brutal torture and killings of girls and women, especially elderly women, accused of witchcraft, and to prosecute and punish perpetrators (Czech Republic); 18

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