A/HRC/37/10 119.3 Ensure that all national legislation complies with international standards on freedom of expression and media freedom, and take steps to prevent arbitrary suspension of media outlets (Ireland); 119.4 Resist calls to further liberalize abortion and instead implement laws aimed at protecting the right to life of the unborn, and recognize that life starts at conception (Kenya); 119.5 Take urgent measures to investigate and sanction before justice harmful practices, such as forced marriage, female genital mutilation, widowhood practice, levirate and sororate, and purification rites for adulterous women (Argentina); 119.6 Adopt measures against child activities in convents dedicated to voodoo, where child abuses take place. Additionally, take measures to sanction and prevent the practice of infanticide of so-called “witch children” (Honduras). 119.7 As almost 90 per cent of children in Benin have unfortunately been victims of violence at school, organize a national campaign for raising awareness against these unacceptable offences (Croatia). 120. 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. 22 GE.17-23482

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