A/HRC/24/14 140.158. Put an end to all practices limiting activities of civil society, and take concrete steps to guarantee the freedom of association (Czech Republic); 140.159. Take measures to foster a safe, respectful, enabling environment for civil society, including through adopting laws and policies that support the rights to peaceful assembly, association, expression and information, and through promptly investigating and prosecuting attacks on journalists and members of civil society organizations (Canada); 140.160. That any sanctions for violations of freedom of assembly are proportionate and do not create undue obstacles to freedom of assembly (Hungary); 140.161. End the widespread practice of arresting participants at opposition rallies and pressing charges against them (Austria); 140.162. Revise laws on public assemblies according to the recommendations by the Venice Commission (Slovenia); 140.163. Consider removing any restriction on the freedom of association incompatible with its obligations under international law (Romania); 140.164. Intensify cooperation with the Council of Europe, in particular the Venice Commission, in properly implementing freedom of association and assembly (Austria); 140.165. Alleviate legislative and administrative barriers related to the functioning of NGOs and civil society, recognizing the legitimacy of their work and contribution for the society (Slovakia); 140.166. Continue efforts aimed at finding effective measures to protect human rights defenders (Botswana); 140.167. Ensure that all human rights defenders are able to conduct their work in line with the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (A/RES/53/144) (Poland); 140.168. Fully implement the provisions of the Human Rights Council’s resolution on “protecting human rights defenders” adopted in March 2013 (Norway); 140.169. In line with the resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted on 2 October 2012, amend the new law on NGOs so that it cannot be used as an instrument of repression and intimidation of NGOs and civil society (Sweden); 140.170. Ensure that the laws concerning non-governmental organizations do not impose undue obstacles for their functioning (Latvia); 140.171. Review its legislation regulating the functioning of NGOs, in particular the Federal Law on Non-Commercial Organizations, with a view to bringing it into accordance with international human rights law (Finland); 140.172. Rescind or soften the law “on the modification to certain laws of the Russian Federation on regulating the activities of non-commercial organizations which exercise function of foreign agents” (Belgium); 140.173. Consider and adequately address certain legislative and administrative measures which could negatively affect the legitimate activities of NGOs (Republic of Korea); 23