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Issue an open standing invitation to the special procedure mandate holders

Establish the Office of Ombudsman with A status in accordance with the Paris Principles

Include provisions of international human rights treaties ratified by Botswana in national legislation, in order to ensure their applicability in courts and administrative organs

Uphold all its obligations under applicable international law as an occupying power in the illegally occupied territories

Intensify internal coordination related to accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure

Consider the possibility of ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Stop the use of corruptive means to foster Azerbaijan’s conflict perception in different international organizations

Collaborate fully with the European Court of Human Rights regarding the application on the case of Hayk Makuchyan and Samvel Minasyan v. Azerbaijan and Hungary

Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and both its optional protocols

Condemn the repeated and unpunished use of inflammatory warmongering language by high-level politicians speaking about Armenia and the Armenians and its adverse impact on public views

Stop falsifying statistics on internally displaced persons and refugees by applying a misleading methodology of accounting

Ensure that foreigners with Armenian surnames are not denied access to the country on arbitrary and discriminatory bases

Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as previously recommended

Ratify the core international human rights treaties, namely the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Ratify the core human rights documents: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Respond positively to the pending visit requests by the special procedure mandate holders of the Human Rights Council and consider extending a standing invitation to all mandate holders

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Cooperate closely with human rights monitoring mechanisms

Recognize the competence of treaty bodies to consider individual complaints

Continue to bring national human rights legislation into line with international human rights standards

Respect the rights of Christians to exercise their freedom of religion and belief without fear of imprisonments or other forms of persecutions

Continue to strengthen logistical and material provision for health- care institutions, particularly in rural areas

Continue its efforts to promote gender equality, with a particular focus on positive measures designed to increase women’s participation in public and political life

Address the insufficient number of family doctors, nurses and midwives particularly in rural areas, the lack of medicines and the need to improve the skills of medical personnel

Accelerate its efforts towards eliminating violence against women, and consider adopting relevant legislation

Continue cooperation with UNICEF to develop a national plan of action plan on the interest of children

Harmonize its legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in particular consider adopting a social and human rights-based model for disability

Eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination, including those based on sexual orientation or gender identity