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Ratify ICPPED

Ratify ICPPED

Ease registration for religious communities and ensure the freedom of religion or belief in line with international standards

Ratify the Rome Statute establishing ICC

Continue harmonizing national legislation with the Constitution and international human rights norms

Ratify CRPD

Ratify OP-CRC-IC

Enhance efforts to promote gender equality and combat all forms of discrimination, including those on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

Eliminate discrimination, stigmatization and violence against persons based on their sexual orientation and gender identity and, through public dialogue, promote tolerance and a culture of non-discrimination

Adopt urgent measures to make progress on the elimination of all forms of discrimination, stigmatization and violence against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity and to promote the respect of the rights of all persons by society

Prohibit discrimination against persons because of their real or imputed sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ensure adequate protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, sex workers, and other marginalized groups

Adopt measures to prevent discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity, both by State officials and non-State actors, and allow the change of gender markers on government-issued documentation

Take measures to prevent and combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, including by decriminalizing sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex

Issue a standing invitation to all mandate holders under the special procedures

Repeal the crime of sodomy as described in the Criminal Code and the Reform Act, 2006, and ensure that same-sex conduct between consenting adults is not subject to criminal sanctions

Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between same-sex adults

Make progress, both at the legislative level and in practice, in ensuring the rights and fundamental freedoms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons

Rescind legal provisions that provide for the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons following the principle of non-discrimination

Repeal the provisions in the Criminal Code which criminalize sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons)

Ratify the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and accede to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court

Accede to and domesticate the Rome Statute and adopt provisions to cooperate fully and promptly with the International Criminal Court

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court signed in 1998

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Enact specific laws and policies in order to protect human rights defenders

Promote and disseminate the United Nations declaration on human rights defenders and adopt national legislation for its effective implementation, investigate threats, attacks and intimidations against human rights defenders and ensure their protection

As previously recommended, amend existing rules for the security forces, including the Public Order and Security Act, to ensure that the rights to peaceful assembly, freedom of association and freedom of the press can be exercised

Guarantee freedom of assembly and association, including through immediate alignment of national legislation, in particular the Public Order and Security Act, with international standards

The Government facilitate a visit by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders