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Take measures to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights by members of indigenous communities.

Adopt effective measures to strengthen and guarantee the independence of the Unit for the protection of human rights defenders within the Presidential Commission for Human Rights, and to protect human rights defenders from any further violence.

Continue energizing existing mechanisms to enhance the addressing of human rights challenges.

Acknowledge-recognize, accept and fully implement the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the wall.

End the occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.

Continue efforts to allow for a harmonious life in a multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society.

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and take the measures necessary to comply with its provisions

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

Redouble efforts in the area of wealth distribution and poverty eradication, including by allocating adequate human and financial resources and by providing support and material assistance to the most marginalized and disadvantaged groups in the country

Ratify the Optional Protocols to the two Covenants [ICCPR and ICESCR] and CEDAW

Ratify the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Palermo Protocol

Share its experiences in strengthening its judiciary system

Revise the amendment to the Law on Information and Communication Networks to prevent the application of criminal legislation concerning defamation from being extended to any Internet content, and to strengthen freedom of expression and of the press with regard to political issues

Seek development assistance from development partners and United Nations specialized agencies in order to find solutions to identified challenges hampering the enjoyment of human rights and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

Revise the Criminal code to include, as criminal offences, all forms of sexual and psychological violence against women and girls, including marital rape

Continue to cooperate with the United Nations and other international organizations to strengthen human rights and exchange its best practices with other United Nations member countries

Remove all anti-personnel mines and explosive remnants of war to prevent the falling of new casualties

Strengthen its labour laws, and improve living and working conditions of foreign workers

Continue its efforts in strengthening, protecting and guaranteeing human rights and fundamental freedoms

Continue to work towards informing interested countries about the experience of Bait al-Zakat in the humanitarian field, which aims at reducing the suffering of persons and families in need

Adopt all provisions necessary to prevent acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment committed by penitentiary or law enforcement personnel, and establish a system for the independent monitoring of all detention centres without exception

Issue a standing invitation to the special procedures of the Human Rights Council

Remove the offence of liable for journalists from the Criminal Code

Take on board the opinions of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in the organization of the constitutional referendum and parliamentary elections

Put in place a specialized body specifically responsible for gender issues

Continue its efforts, together with other signatories to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, to guarantee better accession.

Consider the structure and function of the national human rights commission in accordance with the Paris Principles.

Bring the Family Code in line with international instruments

Ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), establishing its national preventive mechanism accordingly