Recommendation Position Full list of themes Assessment/comments on level of implementation A12 Acceptance of international norms 116.2. Ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as soon as possible (Liechtenstein); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported A12 Acceptance of international norms B11 International humanitarian law B51 Right to an effective remedy Affected persons: - general 116.3. Consider recognizing the competence of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances to receive and examine communications from or on behalf of victims and State parties, regarding violations of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Forced Disappearance’s (CPED) provisions (Uruguay); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported A12 Acceptance of international norms B51 Right to an effective remedy D32 Enforced disappearances Affected persons: - disappeared persons 119.1. Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP 2) (Spain); Formalise the political engagement with relation to the death penalty by signing and ratifying ICCPR-OP 2, aimed at abolishing the death penalty (Belgium); Abolish the death penalty completely and ratify the ICCPR-OP 2 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); Abolish the death penalty in all circumstances and ratify ICCPR-OP 2 (France); Abolish the death penalty for all crimes, and ratify ICCPR-OP 2 (Portugal); Abolish de jure the death penalty and ratify ICCPR-OP 2 (Costa Rica); Abolish the death penalty (Slovenia); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15/Add.1 - Para. 7-10 Noted A12 Acceptance of international norms D23 Death penalty Affected persons: - general - persons deprived of their liberty 117.1. Accede and ratify to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED) (Iraq); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 117 Supported A12 Acceptance of international norms D32 Enforced disappearances Affected persons: - disappeared persons trial
116.22. Focus the National Human Rights Plan (2012-2016) on the most vulnerable sectors of the society, including women, children, persons with disabilities and elderly persons (Nicaragua); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported A46 National Plans of Action on Human Rights (or specific areas) F41 Persons with disabilities: definition, general principles F31 Children: definition; general principles; protection F12 Discrimination against women Affected persons: - general - children - women - persons with disabilities - older persons Theme: A54 Awareness raising and dissemination 116.54. Strengthen training on human rights for State secu rity forces and bodies (Spain); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported A54 Awareness raising and dissemination Affected persons: - military staff - law enforcement / police officials 116.55. That all security forces personnel, including the penitentiary police, receive adequate and mandatory training on international human rights standards (Italy); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported A54 Awareness raising and dissemination Affected persons: - military staff - law enforcement / police officials Theme: B31 Equality & non-discrimination 116.27. Continue working to eradicate the dissemination of stereotypes that may encourage racial discrimination (Argentina); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported B31 Equality & non-discrimination Affected persons: - minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups 116.32. Consider applying the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as a guide to assist in policy development (Slovenia); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported B31 Equality & non-discrimination D46 Right to private life, privacy Affected persons: - lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI) - women Theme: B51 Right to an effective remedy
116.4. Continue with the de facto moratorium on the death penalty (Argentina) ; Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D23 Death penalty D21 Right to life Affected persons: - persons deprived of their liberty 116.5. Consider abolishing the death penalty (Greece); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D23 Death penalty D21 Right to life Affected persons: - persons deprived of their liberty 116.6. Consider abolishing the penalty (Honduras) ; Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D23 Death penalty D21 Right to life Affected persons: - persons deprived of their liberty Theme: D25 Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment 116.34. Establish mechanisms, such as additional training and guidelines for police forces, aimed at preventing security forces from using force in any excessive or unjustified manner (Poland); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D25 Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment A53 Professional training in human rights Affected persons: - general 116.35. Take effective steps to ensure that the Peruvian National Police, armed forces, municipal security officers, and prison guards refrain from all cruel and inhuman treatment of c itizens and prisoners (Norway); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D25 Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment D26 Conditions of detention Affected persons: - general - persons deprived of their liberty D26 Conditions of detention 116.64. Improve conditions in all prisons and detention centres to comply with its international standards (Australia); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D26 Conditions of detention Affected persons: - persons deprived of liberty 116.65. Reform the penitentiary system and resolve the problems of prison overcrowding (Iraq); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D26 Conditions of detention Affected persons: - persons deprived of liberty
116.66. Continue with the reform to the penitentiary system, with a on fighting overcrowding and the reintegration of prisoners (Spain); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D26 Conditions of detention Affected persons: - persons deprived of their liberty 116.67. Continue to develop appropriate prison facilities for women, in accordance with the UN’s Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Female Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (Thailand); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D26 Conditions of detention F12 Discrimination against women Affected persons: - women - persons deprived of their liberty Theme: D27 Prohibition of slavery, trafficking 116.42. Improve coordination on trafficking in persons (TIP) investigations, increase funding for TIP victim services, implement programs to combat the worst forms of child labour and forced labour, and effectively enforce national labour laws, including laws related to freedom of association (United States of America); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D27 Prohibition of slavery, trafficking D45 Freedom of association F33 Children: protection against exploitation B51 Right to an effective remedy E33 Trade union rights B53 Support to victims and witnesses Affected persons: - general - children - women 116.21. Continue to allocate appropriate budget and resources to address challenges such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation of children and extreme poverty in rural areas and establish a targeted timeframe for implementing related plans and programs (Thailand); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D27 Prohibition of slavery, trafficking E25 Human rights & poverty F33 Children: protection against exploitation A63 Budget and resources (for human rights implementation) Affected persons: - general - children - persons living in poverty - persons living in rural areas 116.48. Eliminate the practice of forced labour, and criminalise the liability for the labour exploitation (Belarus); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported D27 Prohibition of slavery, trafficking E32 Right to just and favourable conditions of work B51 Right to an effective remedy Affected persons: - general Theme: D31 Liberty and security - general
116.12. That the Bill on corporal punishment of children currently under consideration, explicitly prohibit all forms of corporal punishment in all settings, and enact this Bill as a matter of priority (Portugal) ; Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported F31 Children: definition; general principles; protection A41 Constitutional and legislative framework D25 Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Affected persons: - children 116.13. Complete the review of the Children and Adolescents Code, and develop the law prohibiting corporal punishment and humiliating treatment towards boys, girls and adolescents (Republic of Moldova); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported F31 Children: definition; general principles; protection A41 Constitutional and legislative framework D25 Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Affected persons: - children 116.50. Establish mechanisms for dealing with cases of corporal punishment of children with a view to effective l aw enforcement (Liechtenstein); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported F31 Children: definition; general principles; protection A42 Institutions & policies - General D25 Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Affected persons: - children Theme: F33 Children: protection against exploitation 116.44. Continue its efforts to apply legislation that protects children from economic exploitation and from exposure to hazardous or abusive labour (Palestine); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported F33 Children: protection against exploitation Affected persons: - children 116.45. Implement appropriate, efficient measures to protect children from economic exploitation, in particular, the forms of child labour in line with the ILO Conventions No. 182 and No. 138, focusing especially on the mining sector as well as chi ld domestic workers (Slovakia); Source of position: A/HRC/22/15 - Para. 116 Supported F33 Children: protection against exploitation Affected persons: - children