(from
Austria);
to
implement
further
reforms
to
ensure
full
recognition
of
the
rights
of
the
Kurdish
and
other
minorities,
including
by
withdrawing
its
reservation
to
article
27
of
the
ICCPR
(Ireland);
to
withdraw
its
reservation
to
article
27
of
ICCPR
on
minority
rights,
and
ratify
the
Council
of
Europe
Framework
Convention
for
the
Protection
of
National
Minorities
(from
the
Netherlands).
Group
of
Latin
American
and
Caribbean
States
Member
States
in
the
Group
of
Latin
American
and
Caribbean
States
received
54
recommendations
in
total.
Most
were
received
(minimum
5)
by
Guyana
(7),
Panama
(9)
and
Honduras
(5).
Guyana
Guyana
received
7
recommendations,
accepted
6
and
noted
1.
It
accepted:
to
adopt
law
and
mechanisms
to
combat
discrimination
against
groups
in
vulnerable
situations
(from
Argentina);
to
ensure
Afro-‐Guyanese
people's
rights
(from
Haiti);
to
strengthen
the
efforts
aimed
at
protecting
Amerindians
from
marginalization
and
at
defending
their
issues
and
not
subject
them
to
any
discrimination
(from
Libya);
to
continue
to
review
and
bring
into
line
its
domestic
legal
framework
with
international
human
rights
norms
to
which
Guyana
is
a
party,
in
particular
to
make
progress
towards
nondiscrimination
against
minorities
and
others
(from
Nicaragua);
to
take
concrete
steps
to
protect
members
of
vulnerable
groups
from
violence,
encouraging
more
reporting
of
offences,
more
sympathetic
handling
of
cases
by
the
police
and
more
convictions
with
appropriate
sentences
(from
the
United
Kingdom);
to
strengthen
and
enforce
its
various
commitments
to
embracing
its
cultural
diversity
and
ensuring
the
safety
of
and
equal
opportunities
for
all
citizens
(from
the
United
States).
The
only
noted
recommendation
was
to
take
into
account
findings
in
the
report
of
the
United
Nations
Independent
Expert
on
Minority
Issues
on
the
phantom
death
squad
(from
Canada).
Panama
Panama
received
7
recommendations
and
accepted
all.
It
accepted
to:
continue
and
further
develop
public
policies
and
programmes
to
enhance
the
inclusion
of
Afro-‐Panamanians
in
all
aspects
of
life
in
Panama
(from
Jamaica);
to
take
concrete
and
practical
normative
and
institutional
measures
to
guarantee
the
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