A/HRC/25/3 138.167. We appreciate the Kingdom’s role in facilitating hajj and omra, and we commend the efforts the kingdom is taking and recommend they continue those efforts (Sudan); 138.168. Take necessary measures to ensure the effective enjoyment and protection of the right to freedom of religious belief, with a view to promoting the equality of all peoples and respect for all faiths (Canada); 138.169. Continue enhancing the legal protection of freedom of religion and belief, aiming at gradually allowing the public practice of all faiths and beliefs (Italy); 138.170. Respect freedom of expression and association, and restrict to the extent strictly necessary the use of criminal prosecutions against people who make use of such rights (Belgium); 138.171. Guarantee freedom of opinion, expression and belief and refrain from preventing Syrian pilgrims from practicing their religious duties as it constitutes a flagrant violation of freedom of belief and religion as one of the basic freedoms (Syrian Arab Republic); 138.172. Allow the registration of NGOs that are active in the human rights area, both at the legal and practical level (Belgium); 138.173. Strengthen human rights training for NGOs and help them to carry out their work professionally and objectively (China); 138.174. Refrain from exercising oppression and vengeance against legal activists and those demanding political reforms, the release of all detainees who are held without due cause, and guarantee the rights of prisoners and detainees through fair and just trials (Syrian Arab Republic); 138.175. Adopt appropriate measures to disseminate widely and ensure full observance of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (Norway); 138.176. Redouble efforts to achieve a greater participation of women in remunerated employment, which goes beyond the area of teaching or the education sector, and that includes leadership positions in both the public and private spheres (Ecuador); 138.177. Carry out properly follow-up measures to guarantee meaningful progress in the area of women’s public and political participation (Indonesia); 138.178. Continue to expand the opportunities for women’s political and public participation, employment and education (Nigeria); 138.179. Exert more effort to enable women’s participation in the political and the public life, and eliminating the barriers that prevent women from enjoying their rights, whether cultural or societal (Oman); 138.180. Continue actions in ensuring the participation of women in political and public life in order to eliminate existing barriers in the way of guaranteeing, promoting and protecting the rights of women in line with the international standards (Russian Federation); 138.181. Continue to implement appropriate measures to promote further participation of women in various sectors of society and women’s employment both within Government and in the private sector (Japan); 24