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24.
While taking note with satisfaction that the State party committed itself to making
the recommendations made under the universal periodic review an integral part of its
Government’s comprehensive human rights policy, the Committee would appreciate
receiving information regarding the measures in force to prevent violence against women,
compile information on violence against children, provide the same coverage in national
legislation and anti-discrimination training activities on grounds of sexual orientation and
disability as for other grounds of discrimination in areas such as the provision of services
and health care and to consider using the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of
International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as a
guide to assist in the development of its policies.
25.
The Committee would further welcome information concerning the implementation
of the Convention in territories where its Armed Forces are deployed, including in United
Nations missions.
26.
The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights
treaties to which it is not yet party, namely, the International Convention on the Protection
of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, and the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
27.
The Committee invites the State party to present its next treaty-specific report within
the limit of 40 pages. The Committee also invites the State party to update its common core
document (HRI/CORE/1/Add.59/Rev.2) in accordance with the requirements of the
common core document contained in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the
international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6), approved by the Inter-Committee
Meeting of the human rights treaty bodies, and to observe the page limit of 80 pages for the
common core document. The treaty-specific document and the common core document
together constitute the reporting obligation of the State party under the Convention.
28.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on
the implementation of the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 8, 15, 17
and 20 above.
29.
The Committee recommends that the State party widely disseminate throughout its
territory, in all official languages, the report submitted to the Committee and the
Committee’s concluding observations through official websites, the media and nongovernmental organizations.
30.
The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the seventh
periodic report, by 3 June 2015.
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