A/HRC/37/12 148.42 Introduce legislation uniformly across the Confederation that explicitly protects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons from discrimination. In preparing this Act, the issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons should be taken into account (Ireland); 148.43 Take appropriate measures to introduce a law on equality of treatment taking particularly into account the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex minorities, persons with disabilities, women and other vulnerable groups (Greece); 148.44 Adopt a policy and an action plan at the federal level to combat discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, and in particular include them in national surveys on suicides (Honduras); 148.45 Adapt the surveys conducted by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in order to include transgender people and reflect the findings in the following universal periodic review cycle (Slovenia); 148.46 Monitor the activities of overseas Swiss companies (Egypt); 148.47 Establish a national regulatory framework for the assessment of human rights and environmental impact of companies headquartered in Switzerland (Haiti); 148.48 Enact legislation and adopt measures to ensure that businesses and their branches operating in Switzerland are accountable for any violations of human rights or damage to the environment around the world (Iraq); 148.49 Put an end to the policy of imposing unilateral coercive measures against other countries and take initiatives to eliminate those unilateral punitive measures that violate human rights in targeted countries and constitute a breach of the terms of article 1 (2) of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as this is a national decision whose consequences go beyond Swiss borders (Syrian Arab Republic); 148.50 Establish torture as a criminal offence, in terms fully in line with article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Togo); 148.51 Typify torture as a specific crime, with all the elements of the definition of article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; take measures to prevent police brutality, particularly against migrants, asylum seekers and foreigners; and adopt an effective and independent mechanism to address such complaints (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 148.52 Include a definition of torture in its Criminal Code incorporating all elements contained in article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (New Zealand); 148.53 Incorporate in the criminal code and the military criminal code clear provisions that prohibit all forms of torture (Egypt); 148.54 Extend free legal advice and aid to persons appealing their convictions (India); 148.55 Take measures to reduce prison overcrowding in the country, particularly in the Champ-Dollon prison, and ensure that no one is detained preventively beyond 48 hours (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 148.56 Although Switzerland raised the minimum age of criminal responsibility of children from 7 to 10 years of age, it is recommended that it continue with efforts to bring the minimum age of criminal responsibility to an acceptable level according to international standards (Colombia); GE.17-23483 23