A/HRC/44/10 occasions had urged resolution of the conflict in line with the principles of international law, in particular the right to self-determination. The Co-Chairs had also urged that the expression of the free will of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh should have a legally binding nature. 152. During the period under review, Armenia had undergone profound changes, which the Secretary-General had qualified as an excellent example of a peaceful transition of power. Armenia had intensified its efforts to further promote human rights, including in the areas of gender equality and the rights of vulnerable groups. The Government had also prioritized judicial reform, the independence of the judiciary and equality before the law. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 153. The following recommendations will be examined by Armenia, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the forty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council: 153.1 Consider ratifying core human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party (State of Palestine); 153.2 Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Senegal) (Sri Lanka); 153.3 Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Honduras) (Ecuador); 153.4 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and expedite the ratification process of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Afghanistan); 153.5 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Greece); 153.6 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Portugal) (Estonia) (France); 153.7 Accelerate the process of ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Slovakia); 153.8 Expedite internal procedures necessary to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Georgia); 153.9 Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court with its amendments and fully implement them into national law (Liechtenstein); 153.10 Consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Senegal); 153.11 Ratify and fully align its national legislation with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Estonia); 153.12 Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and continue the efforts to prevent and combat domestic violence (Italy); 153.13 Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (North Macedonia) (Slovenia) (Belgium) (Canada) (Sweden); 153.14 Ratify the Istanbul Convention and adjust national legislation accordingly (Norway); 11