A/HRC/8/35
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9.
To adopt as a matter of priority legislative and other measures to guarantee
gender equality and strengthen efforts to eradicate customs and traditions that
discriminate women, and that the minimum legal age for marriage of girls is
increased to 18 years (Czech Republic);
10.
To consider harmonizing its civil and criminal codes with international human
rights norms, particularly regarding marriage, family relations, patrimony and
succession (Mexico);
11.
To integrate, in a systematic manner, a gender perspective in the UPR followup process (Slovenia);
12.
To take the necessary measures to follow up on the recommendations of
CEDAW, notably by enshrining gender equality in its Constitution and by
criminalizing domestic violence, and to place particular attention on gender
issues in the preparation of policies (Canada);
13.
To sensitize the police, the judiciary, public administration and the general
population to the importance of gender equality (Canada);
14.
To bring the criminalization of child trafficking in line with international
standards (Mexico);
15.
To prohibit by law the worst forms of corporal punishment of children in all
places (Mexico);
16.
To take further steps to ensure that juvenile courts are set up and that children
are separated from adults in detention facilities (Hungary);
17.
To amend domestic legislation to conform to the principles of Convention of the
Rights of the Child (The Netherlands);
18.
To create a judicial system for minors and improve their situation, including
the separation of minors from adults in prisons (Italy);
19.
To bring detention and prison conditions in line with articles 9 and 10 of
ICCPR and with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners,
making these rules available to the police, the armed forces, prison staff and
anyone else responsible for conducting interrogations, as well as to persons
deprived of their liberty (Slovenia);
20.
To bring prison conditions in line with article 10 of ICCPR and the Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Hungary);
21.
To bring legislation in line with article 19 of ICCPR by doing away with
censorship and penalties against organs of the press and ensuring that
journalists may safely exercise their functions (Hungary);
22.
To take measures to follow-up on the recommendations of the Human Rights
Committee, by putting an end to censorship of the press and to the harassment
of journalists (Canada);
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