A/HRC/43/4 131. The State of Palestine welcomed the efforts made by Italy in combating hate speech, hate crimes and xenophobic acts. 132. Sweden welcomed the steps taken by Italy to align national legislation with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 133. Switzerland welcomed the adoption of measures to set up a national preventive mechanism for the prevention of torture. 134. Thailand commended the adoption of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, which incorporated the Sustainable Development Goals. 135. Timor-Leste noted with satisfaction the efforts made to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. 136. Togo noted with pleasure the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 137. Tunisia commended Italy for its ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 138. Turkey expressed concerns about the increase in racist discrimination, particularly violence and hate speech against migrants. 139. Turkmenistan commended Italy for implementing the National Action Plan against Trafficking in and Serious Exploitation of Human Beings. 140. Uganda encouraged Italy to pursue its efforts to strengthen the protection of unaccompanied migrant minors. 141. Ukraine commended Italy for the adoption of the National Strategic Plan on Male Violence against Women 2017–2020. 142. The United Kingdom welcomed the signing by Italy of the Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. 143. The United States welcomed the recently adopted law aimed at prosecuting domestic violence cases more effectively. 144. Uruguay welcomed the strict implementation of the principle of non-refoulement for minors requesting refuge in Italy. 145. Uzbekistan acknowledged the work of the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights in Italy. 146. The head of the delegation thanked all delegations for their active participation in the universal periodic review of Italy. He also acknowledged the participation of several delegates representing small island developing States and least developed countries, and noted that Italy was one of the main donors to the technical assistance trust fund that supported their participation in the Human Rights Council. 147. Finally, he expressed his sincere gratitude to the universal periodic review secretariat, conference services staff and the interpreters for the smooth running of the review of Italy. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 148. The following recommendations will be examined by Italy, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the forty-third session of the Human Rights Council: 148.1 Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Uganda) (Uruguay) (Senegal) (Sierra Leone); Become a State party to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Sri Lanka); Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their 9

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