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Establish a moratorium on all executions and eventually abolish the death penalty

Enact the anti-torture bill

Positively consider issuing a standing invitation to the special procedures of the Human Rights Council

Consider abolishing the death penalty

Passing of the Anti-Torture Bill and efforts to hold accountable all those committing acts of torture and ensure timely and adequate compensations to victims

The Parliament to dismiss the proposed Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009

Ensure equal rights for all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation

Enact the Marriage and Divorce Bill

Implement the "Social missions" on a long-term basis and in a more systematic manner, in order to further reduce the level of inequality in the country

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT)

Strengthen the state of laws, grass-root democracy and social equitability

Continue ensuring systematic human rights awareness-raising and training for all personnel working in the legal and justice system, including police, public defenders, lawyers and judges

Consolidate all people centred programmes to fight forces of negation

Continue to deep the existing policy on democratization of access to higher-education and implement measures envisaged to strengthening the autonomy of universities, through the active participation of the university community's member

Accept visit requests from the UN Special Rapporteurs and the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights

Harmonize the Venezuelan legal framework related to the right to the freedom of expression with the country's international obligations

Continue the efforts to promote the State's activities in the field of cultural rights, and ensuring wider participation of all sectors of Venezuelan society

Continue its efforts to fight unequal access to education

Continue its fight against poverty

Improve the prison system and speed up the penal processes so that each person may know judicial resolutions in appropriate times

Continue to facilitate and strengthen the work of NGOs and other civil society actors, as well as guarantee their social media

Establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, that is adequately resourced, child-sensitive and able to provide remedies in a timely manner.

Reconsider its decision and permit broadcasting by non-Azeri outlets on FM frequencies

Take the necessary measures to implement article 23 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Consider the ratification of the OP-CAT

Consider the possibility of establishing a national human rights institution in conformity with the Paris Principles.

Sign ICRMW

Take all possible measures to ensure respect and promotion of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law.

Adopt further measures to ensure in practice the protection of journalists against threats and attacks, including imprisonment in contravention of their right to freedom of expression.

Continue to fine-tune its development agenda and by doing so, continue to effectively promote and protect human rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights in the country