CCPR/C/GEO/CO/4 (e) The increase in the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 14 years, in February 2010. 4. The Committee welcomes the ratification of, or accession to, the following international instruments by the State party: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, on 3 August 2010; (b) The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, on 23 December 2011; (c) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 13 March (d) The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, on 1 July 2014. 2014; C. Principal matters of concern and recommendations Implementation of the Views of the Committee under the Optional Protocol to the Covenant 5. The Committee, while noting that procedures for the implementation of decisions made by international human rights courts are in place, and that amendments to relevant legislative provisions aimed at ensuring the implementation of decisions and recommendations made by other international bodies, including United Nations treaty bodies, are currently under discussion, is concerned that a mechanism for full implementation of the Views of the Committee does not yet exist (art. 2). The State party should take all necessary institutional and legislative measures to ensure the full implementation of the Views adopted by the Committee so as to guarantee the right of victims to an effective remedy when there has been a violation of the Covenant, in accordance with article 2, paragraph 3, of the Covenant. Anti-discrimination legislation 6. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Law on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination on 2 May 2014 and notes that the Office of the Public Defender is responsible for monitoring the implementation of anti-discrimination legislation. However, the Committee expresses concern about: (a) the effectiveness of the enforcement mechanism in the absence of an independent body mandated to issue binding decisions and request the imposition of fines on perpetrators; (b) insufficient sanctions to discourage and prevent discrimination; and (c) insufficient resources allocated to the Office of the Public Defender to carry out its new functions effectively (arts. 2 and 26). The State party should further improve its anti-discrimination legislation to ensure adequate protection against discrimination in practice. It should, inter alia: (a) Continue to provide the Office of the Public Defender with increased financial and human resources that are commensurate with its expanded role and enable it to carry out its new functions effectively; (b) Empower the Office of the Public Defender to issue binding opinions and to request initiation of legal proceedings under its mandate to monitor the implementation of the anti-discrimination legislation, or set up a separate independent monitoring body and extend such powers to it; (c) Ensure that perpetrators are adequately sanctioned and victims of discrimination are provided with effective and appropriate remedies; 2