A/HRC/44/10 153.15 Finalize the ratification process of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Romania); 153.16 Complete the internal procedures to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Spain); 153.17 Ratify, as soon as possible, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Switzerland); 153.18 Ensure the effective application of the existing legislation on domestic violence and gender equality, aligning it with the Istanbul Convention, and consider its ratification (Uruguay); 153.19 Expedite the process of ratifying the Istanbul Convention, without reservations, and ensure its rapid implementation (Albania); 153.20 Ratify without delay the Istanbul Convention and conduct awareness-raising campaigns on the Convention (Austria); 153.21 Step up the efforts for a rapid ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Croatia); 153.22 Promote the protection of women against violence by ratifying the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe and ensure a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation of all allegations of domestic violence (Denmark); 153.23 Ratify the Istanbul Convention and fight the practice of selective abortions (France); 153.24 Consider ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention) (Italy); 153.25 Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Liechtenstein); 153.26 Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse and the Istanbul Convention (Turkey); 153.27 Ratify the 2014 Protocol to the International Labour Organization Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 153.28 Establish a national mechanism for reporting and follow-up (North Macedonia); 153.29 Continue submitting reports to various treaty bodies and pursue efforts to promote human rights (Lebanon); 153.30 Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 153.31 Further cooperate with the United Nations human rights treaty bodies and special procedures (Kyrgyzstan); 153.32 Consider adopting a comprehensive national policy against all forms of exploitation of persons (Senegal); 153.33 Continue its ongoing efforts to promote human rights and thus present relevant reports (Turkmenistan); 153.34 Take due measures to effectively implement the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection for 2020–2022 (Turkmenistan); 12