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113. Luxembourg commended the Bahamas on its ratification of the Convention against
Torture.
114. Malawi noted the progress made to promote and protect human rights, despite the
Bahamas facing challenges caused by the impact of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19
pandemic.
115. Malaysia commended the commitment of the Bahamas to ensure the enjoyment of
human rights and fundamental freedoms and recognized the challenges faced by the country
as a small island developing State.
116.
Maldives welcomed the enactment of the Disaster Risk Management Act.
117. The Marshall Islands welcomed the strong commitment of the Bahamas to climate
action and the drafting of various legislation on the promotion and protection of the rights of
women and children.
118. Mauritius expressed appreciation for the continuous efforts of the Bahamas to
promote human rights and its continuous work in the field of climate change.
119. Mexico welcomed the ratification of the Convention against Torture, the creation of
the Domestic Violence and Counselling Unit and cooperation with humanitarian
organizations.
120. Montenegro acknowledged the actions of the Bahamas to meet international human
rights standards and welcomed the elevation of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs to the
Department of Gender and Family Affairs and called upon the Government to strengthen the
authority and autonomy of the Department.
121. In its concluding remarks, the delegation of the Bahamas stated that the guns used in
the commission of violent crimes in the country were not manufactured there, but, instead,
were manufactured abroad and illegally trafficked across the country’s vast borders. Large
gun-manufacturing countries should have more responsibility and oversight of their gun
suppliers. Too often, systems in the manufacturing countries were circumvented, resulting in
violence in countries such as the Bahamas. The delegation asked for the intervention of
multilateral organizations, such as the United Nations, to assist in cross-border enforcement
in situations involving guns, as their illegal use severely affected human rights. The Bahamas
reassured the members of the Human Rights Council of its continued commitment to the
promotion and protection of human rights.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations
122. The following recommendations will be examined by the Bahamas, which will
provide responses in due time, but no later than the fifty-fourth session of the Human
Rights Council:
122.1
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons
from Enforced Disappearance (France) (Niger) (Sierra Leone) (Ukraine);
122.2
Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of
All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Peru);
122.3
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons
from Enforced Disappearance and accede to the Convention relating to the
Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
(Luxembourg);
122.4
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons
from Enforced Disappearance and the Inter-American Convention on Protecting
the Human Rights of Older Persons (Argentina);
122.5
Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of
All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the International Convention on
the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families (Chile);
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