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xvi.
Strengthen the National Human Rights Commission to ensure effective fulfilment
of its mandate to undertake visits to the country’s prisons and detention centres;
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xvii. Enact legislation clarifying the status of community courts in the Mozambique
judicial system, and ensure provision of necessary resources for their effective
functioning;
xviii. Ensure that the curriculum of the Legal and Judicial Training Centre includes
training on relevant regional and international instruments, including inter alia the
African Charter, the Maputo Protocol, the Principles and Guidelines on the Right to
a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa;
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xix. Take the appropriate measures to decriminalize defamation and press offences, in
addition to guaranteeing freedom of expression and freedom of the press to create
an enabling environment for journalists;
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xx.
Enact legislation which provides for the registration and operation of civil society
organizations;
xxi.
Step up efforts to improve the relationship between the Government and civil
society organizations;
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xxii. Review and consider withdrawing the reservations to the UN Convention Relating
to the Status of Refugees;
xxiii. Ensure that relevant policies and programs are put in place to protect and provide
assistance to refugees and migrants;
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xxiv. Take the necessary steps to address through legislative and other measures
concerns regarding unequal access to land by women;
xxv.
Step up efforts to provide affordable housing for all Mozambicans;
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xxvi. Adopt regulations and policies on youth employment, including monitoring
implementation of the Employment and Professional Training Strategy (2006-2015);
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