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The decision taken by the incumbent President in 2015 to run for a third term resulted in widespread protests, which were in turn met with violent police and military repression using disproportionate force, including killings, arbitrary arrests and severe limitations on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. (...) Similarly, they should be funded in a reliable way that guarantees independence and effectiveness, and allows for long-term planning (para. 127) Partially implemented. (...) The use of “national security” as a blanket term should be avoided in order to make transparent past practices that were, retrospectively, illegal under national and international law and of dubious effectiveness in furthering security.

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Even the members of a local provincial court and the People’s Supreme Court could not clarify the meaning of the term “abuse” and failed to specify the acts that would constitute violations of the law. (...) In this context, the term “recognition”, often mentioned in conversations, may warrant a short clarification. (...) As a result, the long-term development prospects of religious and belief communities, in particular smaller groups, may be in serious peril. 35.

President, We welcome the Strategic Framework prepared by the Secretary General, which is a solid foundation for a longer-term vision and continued reforms of the organization. (...) These transgressions are well documented not only in Armenian sources, but also internationally: by organizations such as Amnesty, the Human Rights Watch and Freedom House. Our own European Court of Human Rights indicated interim measures to Azerbaijan with relation to hundreds of persons confirmed to be captured by that country, requesting information about them, but not receiving any.

Given the different use of the term biosecurity in the FAO setting (one denoting protection against the introduction of plant pests, animal pests and diseases, and zoonoses, genetically modified organisms, and alien species), the activities of FAO are not so obviously linked to the topics under discussion at the BWC Meeting of Experts. (...) The IBWG also acts as a clearing-house for a number of relevant training tools, including CDs and videos, course curricula and presentations. (...) In order to realise these aims, the GEF runs three programmes: developing national biosafety frameworks; implementing national biosafety frameworks; and supporting countries to participate in the biosafety clearing-house. As of March 2008, 99 countries had completed their draft national biosafety frameworks, eight countries had completed implementing their national biosafety frameworks, 11 countries started implementing their national biosafety frameworks, and 122 countries are currently setting up their participation in the biosafety clearing-house.

Legislation is passed by a unicameral Parliament, the House of Representatives, and interpreted by the judiciary. (...) The Attorney-General may send for trial by this court any person charged with a crime punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months but not exceeding ten years, if there is no objection on the part of that person. (...) Criminal convicts in Malta receive a court sentence which reflects the maximum prison term to be served. This sentence is then computed and the earliest possible release date is determined.

During the visit, the Special Rapporteur also noted that the very term “defender” was not always well understood, even among public officials. (...) On the nomination of the House of Representatives, the President appoints the Prime Minister (Taoiseach) and, on the advice of the Prime Minister and with the prior approval of the House of Representatives, the President appoints members of the Government. (...) Ireland has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe regarding the termination of pregnancy whereby abortion is a criminal offence, except when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk, including because of the risk of suicide, and where women may be punished with life-term prison sentences

.: General 15 September 2021 Russian Original: English A/HRC/48/NI/6 2 GE.21-12871 Report of the EHRC in response to the Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler Social Care Since 2010, rising demand and substantial reductions in government funding have led to increased levels of unmet need.1 Requests for adult social care by older people in England increased by 5.7% between 2015–16 and 2019–20, while the number of people receiving support reduced by 18,000.2 In 2019, Age UK estimated that 1.54 million older people in England were not getting the care they wanted or needed.3 Real-terms local authority spending on social care in England was approximately £400 million lower in 2018–19 than in 2010–11.4 According to a survey of Directors of Adult Social Services, the COVID-19 pandemic has also reinforced both short- and long-term funding pressures for social care, and “whilst Government support has dampened some of the additional pressures facing adult social care through one-off grants, this will fall significantly short in meeting the full costs of the pandemic.”5 Care home residents accounted for 50% of all COVID-19 related deaths in Scotland, 39% of deaths in England and 34% of deaths in Wales.6 As highlighted in EHRC’s evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) inquiry of the Government’s response to COVID- 19, the pandemic has exacerbated existing pressures on the social care system with increased demand for services and reductions in workforce capacity.7 The provisions of the emergency Coronavirus Act 2020 allow scope for services to reduce by permitting local authorities in England to suspend their duties under the Care Act 2014.8 Only eight English local authorities in fact triggered easements between the end of March and July 2020, and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reported that since 3 July 2020 no local authorities in England operated under the easements.9 The Coronavirus Act makes clear that the provision of social care should remain compliant with the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), including where Care Act easements have been triggered. (...) See Coronavirus Act 2020, Clause 15 and Schedule 12, and Coronavirus Bill Explanatory Notes, paras 232-237. 9 House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (25 September 2020), Unequal impact? (...) For instance, “64% of older people (around 10 million) agree they are less confident using public transport since the start of the pandemic.”17 This also cuts across other protected characteristics as “26% of older ethnic minority people feel less confident leaving the house by themselves since the start of the pandemic, compared to 17% of older people from a white background.”18 As the pandemic necessitated the closure of a number of public and private services, access to a number of vital services was increasingly provided through digital platforms.

.: Limited 25 May 2012 Russian Original: English FCCC/SBI/2012/L.26 2 GE.12-70773 Annex [English only] Decision -/CP.18 [Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention The Conference of the Parties, Recalling Articles 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Convention, Also recalling decisions 11/CP.8, 9/CP.13 and 7/CP.16, Reaffirming the importance of Article 6 of the Convention for achieving the ultimate objective of the Convention and for the effective implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions, Recognizing that education, training and skills development are fundamental for all Parties to achieve sustainable development in the long term, Also recognizing that a goal of education is to promote changes in lifestyles, attitudes and behaviour needed to foster sustainable development and to prepare children, young people, women, persons with disabilities and grass-root communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change, Reaffirming that public participation and access to information are crucial in order to develop and implement effective policies, as well as to engage all stakeholders actively in the implementation of these policies, Also reaffirming the importance of taking into account gender aspects and the need to promote the effective engagement of children, youth, the elderly, women, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, local communities and non-governmental organizations in activities related to Article 6 of the Convention, Acknowledging the progress made by Parties, international organizations and civil society in planning, coordinating and implementing education, training, public awareness, public participation, and access to information activities, Recognizing the importance of taking a long-term, strategic and country-driven approach to education, training and skills development at the local, national, subregional, regional and international levels, including strengthening of relevant institutional and sectoral capacities, Recognizing that ensuring the availability of sufficient financial and technical resources continues to be a challenge for the adequate implementation of Article 6 of the Convention for all Parties, in particular African countries, the least developed countries and small island developing States, Having considered the information in documents prepared by the secretariat in support of the review of the implementation of the amended New Delhi work programme,1 1 FCCC/SBI/2012/3, FCCC/SBI/2012/4, FCCC/SBI/2012/5, FCCC/SBI/2012/6 and FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.4. (...) Encourages intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to continue their activities relevant to Article 6 of the Convention, enhance collaborative efforts for implementing Article 6 initiatives and strategies at the international, regional, national, and local levels, and to share information on their programmatic responses to the work programme through the climate change information network clearing house CC:iNet and other media; 6. Also encourages multilateral and bilateral institutions and organizations, including operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention, as appropriate, to provide financial resources to support the activities relating to the implementation of Article 6 of the Convention; 7. (...) To strengthen regional and international efforts, Parties and other relevant organizations and agencies in a position to do so could cooperate in and support the following activities: (a) Promote awareness of regional and subregional needs and concerns; (b) Strengthen existing regional institutions and networks; (c) Promote and encourage regional programmes and projects that support the implementation of Article 6 of the Convention and promote sharing of experiences including through the dissemination of best practices and lessons learned, and the exchange of information and data; (d) Create regional portals for the climate change information network clearing house (CC:iNet), in collaboration with regional centres of excellence, to further develop and enhance the functionality and user-friendliness of the clearing house; (e) Develop regional programmes and activities, including preparation of training and education materials as well as other tools, using local languages where applicable and practical; (f) Promote the implementation of pilot projects through collaborative actions at the regional and national levels in any of the six thematic areas of Article 6 of the Convention, and support their replication and expansion and sharing of lessons and experiences; (g) Conduct regional and subregional workshops to promote: exchange and sharing of experiences; best practices; and transfer of knowledge and skills; (h) Strengthen North–South, South–South and triangular collaboration in matters of climate change education and training, skills development.

Disagreement even relates to terms with a well-established legal definition, such as “conflict” or “victim”, the latter being a term that remains, in particular, the subject of intense contestation. (...) Appeals to the ambiguous concept of “national security”, invoked as a blanket term becoming a means to shield individuals or practices against open scrutiny, fuel mistrust and suspicion. (...) Since most reparations programmes adopt a relatively straightforward guiding definition of “victim”, the persons to be considered eligible for reparations are established when the “beneficiary” is defined. Although the term is not above dispute either, it is not freighted with the same evaluative complications as the term “victim”. 75.