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Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Prevent torture and impunity through the full implementation of the National Coroners Service Act (2017) and the Prevention of Torture Act (2017), including an evaluation tool to monitor progress

Repeal all provisions which criminalize consensual same-sex relations, and adopt appropriate policies and measures to tackle stigmatization, harassment, discrimination and violence against individuals because of their sexual orientation

Operationalize the Judiciary Fund, as provided for in article 173 of the Constitution

Eliminate harmful practices against women and ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services and comprehensive sex education for all women and girls

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Strengthen training and awareness programmes for State officials in the field of human rights for the effective implementation of the law on prevention of torture

Adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination law affording protection to all individuals, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression

Finalize the implementation of the national court ruling declaring the death sentence to be unconstitutional

Adopt laws, policies and measures to prevent violence and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression

Ensure that the implementation of articles 36.6 and 37.4 of the public security act, as well as the implementation of Royal Decree-Law 14/2019 do not counteract the right to civil protest

Adopt norms that will guarantee to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons the full enjoyment of their rights on the basis of equality in all spheres, combating discrimination and negative stereotypes that still exist in the society

Launch awareness-raising and media campaigns aimed at effectively fighting negative stereotypes about the gypsy population, persons of African descent, persons with disabilities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Undertake impartial investigations into allegations of police brutality, corruption, and human rights violations and abuses, including reported extrajudicial killings and torture by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service, and continue to operationalize the Police Complaints Authority

Guarantee legal status to persons with disabilities by fully adopting the draft law on equal opportunities establishing a disability benefit

Harmonize all legal frameworks to ensure access to justice for all the victims of trafficking

Amend section 3 of the Marriage Act of 1974 for it to be inclusive of same-sex couples

Finalize the adoption processes of the draft bills on children, mental health and persons with disabilities, and consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

Abolish the incommunicado detention regime and prohibit solitary confinement of more than 15 days

Fully implement the National Climate Change Policy and put in place a comprehensive system to monitor and evaluate its implementation

Adopt anti-hate legislation

Enact appropriate national legislation to ensure that Spanish individuals and corporations do not unlawfully participate in the taking of Western Sahara’s resources

Harmonize the national legislation that covers torture and incommunicado detention with international standards

Affirm that the right to life applies from conception until natural death, and as such that the unborn child has the right to protection of his or her life at all points

Ratify the third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, fully implement the Child Protection and Welfare Act, and ensure effective law enforcement

Enact legislation that ensures freedom of the press

Adopt an inclusive non-discrimination law, ensuring the protection enshrined in article 27 (4) of the Constitution

Implement legal reforms to protect the human rights of all persons irrespective of their sexual orientation and gender identity

Modify the law on combating human trafficking in such a way that the use of force, coercion or fraud should not be prerequisites for criminalizing the trafficking of children as an offence