A/HRC/12/13
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1.
Continue to bring its policies and legislation in line with its obligations under the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW) (Netherlands);
2.
Review the Criminal Code with special attention to discrimination against women
(Hungary);
3.
Revise its national legislation with a view to the total elimination of
discrimination against women and implement effective measures to address
violence against women in line with the CEDAW Committee recommendations
(Zimbabwe);
4.
Ensure that all its laws are free from discrimination against women, in conformity
with the ratified treaties by Yemen (Nigeria);
5.
Amend the provisions of the Crime and Penalty Law, the Election and
Referendum Law, the Labour Code and the Prison Law which are in contradiction
to its international obligations under CEDAW and take concrete measures to
improve the social, economic and political participation of women (Austria);
6.
Take concrete measures to ensure effective birth registration, particularly in
remote and rural areas (Norway);
7.
Examine relevant laws and measures to guarantee that restrictions imposed on
freedom of expression are in line with the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Yemen is party. (Argentina);
8.
Revise its legislation and practice so that they both ensure full protection of the
principle of non-refoulement (Czech Republic);
9.
Proceed with its intention to establish an independent national human rights
commission (Algeria); finalize the procedures aiming at the establishment of an
independent national human rights commission (Jordan);
10.
Consider establishing (South Africa)/Establish (France)/Continue its endeavour to
create (Thailand) an independent national human rights institution that complies
with the Paris Principles;
11.
Speed up the establishment of an information centre in the Ministry of Human
Rights, taking into account its important envisaged role in designing future
strategies and plans (Sudan);
12.
Continue practical efforts to improve the overall human rights situation in the
country (Azerbaijan);
13.
Ensure effective enforcement of human rights-related laws in all its territory and
at all administrative and judiciary levels (Italy);
14.
Continue the promotion of human rights in conformity with the universally
recognized principles and reject attempts to impose foreign values that are outside
the United Nations legally approved framework (Egypt);
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