A/HRC/33/12 136.11 Review legislation with the view of establishing a minimum marriage age at 18 years for both boys and girls, as set out under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Panama); 136.12 Amend the Law of Marriage Act of 1971 and increase the minimum marital age for girls, as well as prevent child, early and forced marriage (Poland); 136.13 Consider adapting the Marriage Act of 1971 and set a minimum marriage age at 18 years for boys and girls according to international standards (Austria); 136.14 Provide birth registration and issue birth certificates free of charge for all children under 5 years of age in order to reach universal coverage and increase public awareness of the importance of birth registration (Poland); 136.15 Accelerate efforts regarding birth registration, while ensuring the free issuance of birth certificates to all children (Turkey); 136.16 Raise the age of marriage for girls to 18 (Sierra Leone); 136.17 Raise the minimum age for marriage to comply with international child rights standards to prevent child, early and forced marriage (Australia); 136.18 Set the minimum age of marriage at 18 for men and women alike and develop a national action plan to prevent and address the consequences of child marriage (Slovenia); 136.19 Prevent child marriage by increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 for girls so as to have the same age restriction for both genders (Botswana); 136.20 Prevent and bring to justice those responsible for the practice of child early and forced marriage by amending the 1971 Law of Marriage Act to set the minimum age of marriage at 18 for both boys and girls without exception and make it consistent with the 2009 Law of the Child Act, which defines a child as anyone under 18 (Canada); 136.21 Prohibit all forms of corporal punishment (Sweden); 136.22 Provide financial and structural support to civil society organisations to conduct awareness-raising campaigns against the discrimination of persons with albinism (Haiti); 136.23 Deepen cooperation with all stakeholders to fight discrimination and violence against persons with albinism, in particular with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, in full respect of the independence of her mandate (Portugal); 136.24 Guarantee freedom of expression and association through amending the media laws (that is the Cybercrimes Act, the Statistics Act, both of 2015, and the Newspaper Act of 1976) and ensure a conducive environment for civil society organizations, human rights defenders and media to operate freely in accordance with the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania and the United Nations declaration on human rights defenders (Netherlands); 136.25 Play an active role to ensure inclusive and legitimate democracy in Zanzibar by supporting a reconciliation process in Zanzibar that leads to a truly representative government of national unity, as required by the Constitution of Zanzibar (Netherlands). 22

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