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Reduce the inequalities in the labour market by adopting and implementing an effective strategy, with special attention to women

Promote inter-ethnic dialogue and tolerance, particularly at the cantonal and communal levels

Take the measures necessary to amend the Penal Code in such a way that the use of a child between 16 and 18 for prostitution is prohibited

Step up national efforts to prevent trafficking in persons

Take new measures, where necessary, concerning female victims of domestic violence

Promote continuous training on human rights for police officers

Introduce legislation, uniformly across the Confederation, that explicitly protects LGBT persons from discrimination, and take into account the issues faced by LGBT persons when creating a general act on equal treatment

Continue its leadership in the Human Rights Council on human rights and environment, including through its support to the newly appointed Independent Expert on Human Rights and Environment

Take firm measures against discrimination in all forms and in particular that against foreign women

Increase assistance to developing countries, up to the level of 0.7 per cent of GNP, in line with UN recommendations

Increase the level of its contribution of official development assistance to reach at least the threshold of 0.7 percent of GNP

Ratify ICRMW

Investigate cases of disproportionate use of force by police during arrests, custody and interrogations of suspects in particular migrants

Continue to strengthen regulation of the penitentiary facilities to fully ensure the rights of and conditions for detained persons

Work to improve detention conditions, particularly with regard to high suicide rates and the number of people suffering from mental health problems in prisons

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Withdraw all reservations to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Effectively ban torture in all its forms and ratify the OP-CAT

Evaluate regulations and laws, including those which grant the Orthodox Rabbinate the right to determine policies affecting non-Orthodox Jews and non Jews, to ensure that they do not discriminate against persons, especially women, based on their religious beliefs or lack thereof

Allow the return of the refugees

Respect all the historical and human rights of the Palestinians

Bring all settlements building in the occupied Palestinian and Arab Territories to a halt

Accelerate the process for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Create an independent national human rights institution in conformity with the Paris Principles

Continue strengthening protection policies in favour of boys and girls, women and persons with disabilities

Sign ICRMW

Sign and ratify the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Ratify outstanding core international human rights instruments

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance