UPR Info

To achieve by 2008 the modifications to the French legislation to satisfy the requirements of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

To seize the CNCDH as often as possible in the context of law-making so that it efficiently assumes its advisory role

To submit to Parliament, for early ratification, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Continuing and strengthening its efforts to achieve gender equality in Government and public services at all levels, to this end, the newly elected Parliament, the Knesset, had 21 women, among the largest number of women members in the history of Israel, and 3 more than in the previous Knesset

Canada is committed to engaging with civil society and intends to hold further consultations in follow-up to the UPR.

Regarding counter-terrorism, Canada is committed to preventing and combating terrorism in a manner that fulfills its international obligations, including its human rights obligations.

Portugal updated the Council on its voluntary commitment to establish a national human rights commission, which would be an inter-ministerial body with the competence to coordinate the implementation at the national level of all its international human rights obligations and voluntary commitments. It would ensure not only the follow-up to the universal periodic review exercise, but also the timely and adequate reporting to all international human rights bodies. It would also ensure the translation of all its international commitments into obligations at the national level, thus leading to national legislation and to the set-up of concrete policies and plans. The institutional set-up of the commission would be approved by the Council of Ministers on 18 March 2010.

Norway converts this recommendation [1] into a voluntary commitment, as follows: "Norway will consider the possibility of signing and ratifying the OP-CESCR after having completed a study of its legal implications. The study is expected to be completed within a year."

The Government was committed to reducing the time taken to process applications for citizenship to an average of six months

Canada recognizes that poverty requires long-term and sustainable solutions. F-P/T governments are committed to enhancing the income security of Canadians through programs that reduce poverty

Canada remained deeply committed to preventing and reducing all forms of violence against women and girls, working across jurisdictions to protect communities and ensure the safety of women and girls

This statement of support affirmed New Zealand's commitment to the common objectives of the Declaration and the Treaty of Waitangi, which continues to form the basis of the relationship between Maori and the Government.

The Government is committed to upholding the rule of law and promoting access to justice for all New Zealanders.

The Government is committed to addressing this overrepresentation [of Maori in the prison population] through the "Drivers of Crime" initiative. Priority areas for action include: increasing at-risk communities' uptake of maternity and early parenting support, addressing conduct and behaviour issues through education and health services, reducing harm from alcohol, and improving access to interventions for offenders to reduce reoffending and escalation.

The delegation reiterated the commitment of Spain to present a mid-term report to strengthen the follow-up of the recommendations supported or partially supported.

To favour actively the rapid completion of negotiations on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights so that all the rights recognized by the Covenant may be included in individual communications

To strengthen the ongoing dialogue between the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, the Overseas Territories and Territorial Units and the Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development, on the consideration, on a case-by-case basis, of returns of persons to their country which could place those persons "at risk", in conformity with France's obligations in this regard, in particular in the framework of requests for interim measures from the treaty bodies

Switzerland makes a voluntary commitment to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Switzerland is prepared to consider acceding to the first Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Canada commits to identifying the causes of violence against Aboriginal women and developing appropriate responses in consultation with Aboriginal and civil society organizations.

Canada remained committed to working to strengthen this dynamic new mechanism as it developed and to improving the protection of human rights for all people across Canada.

The Government of Canada commits to tabling the outcome of its Universal Periodic Review in Parliament.

Liechtenstein will continue to pay particular attention to the promotion of ethnic and religious tolerance between the different communities in the country

Luxembourg pledged to achieve the human rights voluntary goals enshrined in Council resolution 9/12

Luxembourg pledged to include gender dimensions in the review follow-up, such as in measures under chapter 9 on fundamental rights of the national plan of action for gender equality for 2009-2013, which was to be adopted after the election in 2009

Canada accepts in part recommendation 45 [Integrate economic social and cultural rights in its poverty reduction strategies in a way that can benefit the most vulnerable groups in society, specially the Aborigines, afro-Canadians, migrants, persons with disabilities, youth, women with low incomes, and single mothers and adopt all necessary measures, including the full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to guarantee Aboriginals the full enjoyment of their rights including economic, social and cultural so that their standard of living was similar to that of the rest of the citizens in Canada] and commits to giving appropriate attention to vulnerable groups in policy development. The Government of Canada also commits to giving greater prominence to the Market Basket Measure as one of the tools used to measure low income.

Liechtenstein will intensify its examination of the necessary implementation measures with a view to a possible accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol

Liechtenstein would intensify its examination of the necessary implementation measures with a view to a possible accession to that convention and its protocol [Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol]. The commitment was made against the background of Liechtenstein's general policy with regard to international treaties, which consists in adapting the relevant national legislation before ratification in order to allow for immediate implementation thereafter.

Liechtenstein will continue to pay particular attention to the promotion of women's participation at all levels and in all areas of public life, including through special measures

Canada commits to considering options for enhancing existing mechanisms and procedures related to the implementation of international human rights obligations. Canada welcomes the views of civil society and Aboriginal organizations in identifying practical means to fulfil this commitment.