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Government should: (a) Consult stakeholders on how to make civil and political rights a reality for everyone in the UK....
Government should: Review laws to repeal any possible justification for torture, in line with international standards (including ICCPR article 7)....
Government should: Within one year, give an update on plans to implement the UN's recommendations on accountability for conflict-related violations...
Government should: Distribute widely the ICCPR, the UK state report and the UN's recommendations. he State party should disseminate widely...
Government should: Change laws that deny convicted prisoners the right to vote in order to comply with the ICCPR. The...
Government should: (a) Review laws on intercepting and storing personal communications in line with the ICCPR, including article 17. Any...
Government should: (a) Raise the age of criminal responsibility to meet international standards. Follow international standards for juvenile justice. (b)...
Government should: (a) Ensure any limits on fair trial guarantees for national security reasons (such as court hearings held without...
Government should: (a) Introduce legal time limits on immigration detention. Ensure detention is used as a last resort and is...
Government should: Take action to end physical punishment in all settings, including in the home, across the UK and all...
Government should: Fully apply the ban on refoulement (forcibly returning people to countries where they are likely to be persecuted),...
Government should: Urgently amend abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Extend exceptions to the abortion ban to include cases of rape,...
Government should: Review its reservations to articles 10 (on separating under 18s in detention from adults), 14 (on free legal...
Government should: Take action to prevent suicides, including suicides and self-harm in custody, by: (a) tackling the root causes of...
Government should: Review laws to ensure sufficient safeguards are in place regarding restrictions on re-entry and denial of citizenship on...
Government should: Review counter-terrorism laws and bring them into line with the ICCPR, including: (a) Consider revising the definition of...
Government should: Take action to tackle violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual abuse, by: (a) prioritising introducing domestic...
Government should: Increase efforts towards equal representation for women in the civil service and the judiciary. Implement the recommendations of...
Government should: (a) Remove non-statutory stop and search powers in Scotland and improve the process of selecting targets. Train law...
Government should: Do more to prevent and put an end to racism and xenophobia, including in the media and on...
Government should (a) Ensure Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee appropriately balances security interests against accountability for human rights violations. Consider...
Government should: (a) Urgently investigate events in Northern Ireland to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations (in particular the right...
Government should: Adequately fund the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. The State party should provide the Northern Ireland Human Rights...
Government should: Submit the UK's next report to the UN by 24 July 2020. The Committee requests that the State...