A/HRC/30/5 113.25 Repeal provisions of the Malawi Criminal Code that criminalize consensual, adult same-sex conduct (sections 153, 154 and 156) and provide adequate protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons (Sweden); 113.26 Decriminalize homosexuality and revise sections 137A, 153, 154 and 156 of the Penal Code and revise the law on marriage, divorce and family relations in order to bring it in line with the international instruments ratified by Malawi (Switzerland); 113.27 Eliminate existing norms against homosexuality, in particular articles 137, 153, and 156 of the Penal Code (Spain); 113.28 Combat, in law and in practice, discrimination based on sexual orientation (Uruguay); 113.29 Abolish the death penalty (Portugal); 113.30 Consider abolishing the death penalty (Rwanda); 113.31 Move towards the abolition of the death penalty (Chile); 113.32 Consider abolishing the death penalty, given that there has been no execution since 1992 and that death row cases are being reviewed (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 113.33 Uphold the inherent right to life by ensuring the right to liberty and security of the human person and by abolishing the death penalty (Holy See); 113.34 Consider taking all necessary steps to introduce a de jure moratorium on capital executions with a view to fully abolishing the death penalty and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Italy); 113.35 Move to abolish the death penalty, accede to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Australia);7 113.36 Declare a de jure moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its final abolition, and in this context take steps to become Party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Uruguay); 113.37 Formalize a de jure moratorium on death penalty and replace it with alternative sentences which respect international human rights standards (Spain); 113.38 Adopt measures to effectively prevent the practice of female genital mutilation (Uruguay); 113.39 Improve conditions in schools, and persist in efforts to facilitate access to education, especially for indigenous peoples, and promote the opportunity to access mother language education (Holy See); 113.40 7 Explicitly criminalize spousal rape (Slovakia); 8 The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was: “Move to abolish the death penalty, accede to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and review the cases of those sentenced under the now-abolished mandatory capital punishment for treason and murder and provide appropriate resentencing decisions (Australia).” 25

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