A/HRC/31/17 108.57 Establish a national plan for universal access to education (Morocco); 108.58 Establish a compulsory education age that is equal to or higher than the minimum age for employment (United States of America); 108.59 Establish a national policy to address the rights of persons with disabilities (Maldives). 109. Sao Tome and Principe considers that the recommendations below cannot be accepted and would thus be noted: 109.1 Conduct campaigns to promote awareness among the population in general of the need to treat the elderly with dignity, and simultaneously, to eradicate practices and beliefs associated with witchcraft rituals (Portugal); 109.2 Deepen legislative measures to eliminate the use of harmful traditional practices associated with the belief in witchcraft, that lead to delays in medical treatment provided to children and unnecessary exacerbation of treatable conditions, as expressed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Argentina). 110. The Delegation considers that the practices mentioned in the recommendations contained in paragraphs 109.1 and 109.2 do not exist in Sao Tome and Principe. 111. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 24/25 GE.16-00396

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