A/HRC/53/12 39.116 Continue the legislative process aimed at introducing the offence of torture into the Criminal Code (Ukraine); 39.117 Define torture as an independent crime under the Federal Criminal Code in line with the definition provided in the Convention against Torture (Türkiye); 39.118 Continue the legislative process to introduce the crime of torture as a specific and distinct offence in the Criminal Code (Luxembourg); 39.119 Pursue the legislative process to introduce the crime of torture as a specific and distinct offence in the Criminal Code and provide for penalties that are commensurate with the seriousness of the act in accordance with the Convention against Torture (Kingdom of the Netherlands); 39.120 Introduce in its Criminal Code a specific offence of torture, defined in accordance with article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Montenegro); 39.121 Include torture as a criminal offence in national legislation, defined in accordance with the Convention against Torture, and penalize it with appropriate punitive measures (Germany); 39.122 Include explicit provisions in the Criminal Code and the Military Criminal Code prohibiting all forms of torture (Egypt); 39.123 Strengthen the role of the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture by providing it with the necessary guarantees of independence (Morocco); 39.124 Ensure that antiterrorism norms fully comply with human rights norms, including the protection of the rights of boys, girls and adolescents (Chile); 39.125 Consider revising the Federal Act on Police Measures to Combat Terrorism to bring it into line with children’s rights standards to ensure that children as young as 12 years of age are not charged under its provisions (Malta); 39.126 Implement the recommendations of the Group of States against Corruption concerning members of the judiciary with regard to their appointment process and their association with political parties (Türkiye); 39.127 Redouble efforts to educate and train law enforcement officers on human rights standards relevant to their work (Qatar); 39.128 Establish an independent mechanism to investigate cases of police abuse, especially when racially motivated (Malawi); 39.129 Explicitly prohibit racial profiling (Philippines); 39.130 Intensify efforts to combat racism, discrimination, xenophobia and Islamophobia and to prevent racial and ethnic profiling by law enforcement, as well as bias by the judiciary (Türkiye); 39.131 Intensify education and awareness-raising campaigns on the importance of mutual respect and diversity, especially among law enforcement agents (Philippines); 39.132 Redouble efforts to combat all police practices based on racial profiling and in each canton, establish an independent mechanism outside of the police and the prosecutor’s office to receive and investigate complaints of police misconduct, in line with the recommendation of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Colombia); 39.133 Consider adopting legislation against racial and ethnic profiling in federal, cantonal and communal police laws, and improve access to justice for victims of racial profiling (Zambia); GE.23-03429 13

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