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II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS
87. The following recommendations will be examined by Saudi Arabia which will provide
responses in due time. The responses of Saudi Arabia to these recommendations will be
included in the outcome report adopted by the Human Rights Council at its eleventh session:
1.
Go ahead with its intention to examine the ratification of some international
human rights instruments, in particular ICCPR and ICESCR (Algeria); undertake
thorough and comprehensive studies of international instruments and conventions,
including ICCPR and ICESCR, prior to its accession to those instruments
(Malaysia); consider the possibility of acceding to those international instruments
it is not yet a party to, through the committee of the Human Rights Commission
tasked to examine the compatibility of laws with international conventions and
human rights treaties (Nicaragua); continue with the reform process and ratify a
number of its outstanding international instruments to provide full enjoyment of
all human rights to its people (Nigeria);
2.
Become a party to the ICCPR and ICESCR (Canada, New Zealand, Republic of
Korea);
3.
Consider positively the ratification of the conventions on enforced disappearance,
the migrant workers, refugees, statelessness and the reduction of cases of
statelessness, and the Optional Protocol to CAT (Mexico);
4.
Become party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (France,
Mexico);
5.
Reinforce its efforts in the area of the implementation of obligations under
international human rights law, in particular those pertaining to freedom of
opinion and expression. (Mexico);
6.
Abide by its commitments made through the ratification of international
instruments (Chad);
7.
Modify the domestic legislation to be in accordance with the standards and
requirements contained in the international human rights instruments (Chile);
8.
Continue efforts and endeavours to improve overall human rights protection in the
country (Azerbaijan, Oman, Russian Federation); persist on the path of the
protection and elevation of human dignity, taking into account relevant
international standards (Morocco); continue its efforts to take all measures to
promote and protect the universal characteristic of human rights while protecting
its historical, religious and civilizational specificity (Palestine);
9.
Disseminate a culture of human rights and strengthen its national efforts to protect
human rights, while respecting its cultural specificities and the Islamic Shari’a
(Egypt);
10.
Continue to enhance dialogue and propagate tolerance among people (Bahrain);
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