E/C.12/GAB/CO/1 data on the enjoyment of each Covenant right, disaggregated by age, sex, ethnic origin, urban/rural population and other relevant status, on an annual comparative basis. 9. The Committee notes the establishment, pursuant to Act No. 19/2005, of the National Human Rights Commission, but regrets that it is not in compliance with the Paris Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (annex to General Assembly resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993) and that the human and financial resources available to it do not guarantee its effective functioning (art. 2, para. 1). The Committee recommends that the State party adopt measures to enable the National Human Rights Commission to comply fully with the Paris Principles and request accreditation by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. It urges the State party to ensure that economic, social and cultural rights are fully covered by the mandate of the National Human Rights Commission and that the necessary resources are allocated for its effective functioning. 10. The Committee takes note of the establishment of the National Commission against Illicit Enrichment in May 2003 and the adoption of the National Strategy to Combat Corruption and Money Laundering. However, the Committee considers the prevalence of corruption in the State party to be a matter of concern (art. 2, para. 1). The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat corruption and related impunity, and to ensure absolute transparency in the conduct of public affairs, both in law and in practice. The Committee further recommends that the State party take measures to draw the attention of politicians, members of parliament and national and local officials to the economic and social costs of corruption, and that of judges, prosecutors and members of law enforcement agencies to the importance of the strict application of the law. 11. The Committee is concerned that article 13 of the Constitution and the legislation in force in the State party do not guarantee full protection against all forms of discrimination, in accordance with article 2 of the Covenant (art. 2, para. 2). The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a general anti-discrimination bill that guarantees the effective protection of all persons against direct and indirect discrimination in relation to all the rights set out in the Covenant. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 20 (2009) on nondiscrimination in economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee also calls on the State party to ensure that any legislative measures taken in this area provide for deterrent penalties for the perpetrators of acts of discrimination. 12. The Committee regrets the discrimination and stigmatization of all low-income and marginalized individuals and groups, including women, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay and bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) persons, children born out of wedlock, migrant workers and their families and Pygmy communities (art. 2, para. 2). The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all low-income and marginalized individuals and groups can permanently exercise the rights recognized in the Covenant, in particular in respect of access to employment, social services, health care and education. 13. The Committee regrets that provisions that discriminate against women, including the possibility of applying customary law in matters of succession and the non-recognition of married women as independent landowners, have been maintained in domestic legislation (art. 3). GE.13-49980 3

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