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18.
Ensure full protection and realization of the right to freedom of expression and
plurality of information sources as well as the right to peaceful assembly and
association in compliance with international standards (Czech Republic);
19.
Protect and respect the freedom of expression and association of human rights
defenders and refrain from placing any unnecessary restrictions on their work
(Norway);
20.
Adopt appropriate measures to disseminate widely and ensure full observance of
the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (Norway);
21.
Ensure that the legislation on fighting terrorism complies with international
standards of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and attend to
the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee and the Committee against
Torture with regard to the non-derogable character of some rights and the
inadmissibility of torture (Mexico).
The following recommendations did not enjoy the support of Yemen:
1.
Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to ICCPR and definitively abolish the death
penalty (Portugal);
2.
Amend the Personal Status Law of 1992 and the Citizenship Law of 1990 to
prevent discrimination and violence against women in marriage, divorce,
guardianship, testimony, property, nationality, child custody and inheritance, and
repeal all discriminatory provisions of the Penal Code, including articles 232, 273
and 275, as recommended by the CEDAW Committee, and the proposed
amendment to article 26 of the Penal Code (Israel);
3.
Take all measures necessary to abolish the death penalty and, as a first step,
introduce a moratorium with a view to adhering to the resolutions of the General
Assembly in this regard (Sweden); restrict the application of the death penalty not
only to the most serious crimes but also according to the international minimum
standards; consider the establishment of a moratorium on the use of the death
penalty with a view to its abolition (Italy); consider a moratorium on executions
with a view to the complete abolition of the death penalty in line with General
Assembly resolutions 62/149 and 63/168 (Netherlands);
4.
Impose a moratorium on executions of all offenders with a view to abolishing the
death penalty (United Kingdom);
5.
Consider adopting a moratorium on the use of the death penalty (Canada);
6.
Favourably consider the establishment of a moratorium on the application of the
death penalty (Mexico);
7.
Reduce significantly the use of the death penalty with a view to its complete
abolition (Hungary);
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