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Ensure a participatory and inclusive process with civil society in the implementation of the universal periodic review recommendations, including organizations representing minorities

Sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and consequently amend its national legislation, in particular the Criminal Code

Develop policies favouring equal opportunities for women

Extend a specific invitation to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Ensure that independent, impartial and effective investigations into the unlawful use of force against women are carried out by Honduran law enforcement officials

Take necessary measures in order to guarantee to everyone who requests it, including those belonging to minorities, access to legal aid

Promote anti-discrimination through awareness-raising campaigns on legislation among workers, employers and the judiciary

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP 2)

Arrange for the visit of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression as soon as possible

Adopt a list of hazardous jobs for children

Enact a law prohibiting torture and ratify the OP-CAT as the Uganda Human Rights Commission has recommended demonstrate real commitment by holding those accountable who have committed acts of torture and ensuring timely and adequate compensation to victims

Increase in the number of prisons countrywide

Continue support for agencies such as the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences, and for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan

Ensure the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of human trafficking as well as to endure necessary assistance to victims

Take necessary measures to actively combat violence against women and promote gender equality, in particular by reforming discriminatory legislation against women

Respect all its national and international obligations regarding forcibly displaced persons

Investigate all cases of domestic violence, in collaboration with the civil society engaged in this field and todevelop a comprehensive national strategy to facilitate equal access of girls and women to all levels and fields of education

Put an end to the measures that exclude young pregnant girls from the educational system

When elected, the new President seeks early ratification of the Convention against Torture and ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Expeditiously ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression

Take the necessary measures to combat violence against women and discrimination in employment

Continue its efforts to fight discrimination and violence against women

Ensure the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex persons from all forms of stigmatization, discrimination and violence and abstain from random testing

Repeal the provisions of the Personal Status Code which prohibit the children of women who have remarried from living with them

Prendre des mesures visant à mettre fin à la violence à l’égard des femmes et des filles et à la discrimination qu’elles subissent, en pesant sur les pratiques traditionnelles qui compromettent l’égalité des sexes et en favorisant une plus grande participation des femmes dans tous les secteurs de la société

Redoubler d’efforts pour se conformer aux normes internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme, en poursuivant aussi le processus de ratification des principaux instruments internationaux

Délivrer une invitation permanente pour les procédures spéciales du Conseil des droits de l’homme

Adopter un processus de sélection ouvert et fondé sur le mérite pour sélectionner les candidats nationaux aux élections aux organes conventionnels des Nations Unies