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60.
The Committee recommends that the State party provide the Defensoría del Pueblo with
the appropriate and adequate means to continue to carry out its mandate, including protection of
economic, social and cultural rights, in accordance with the Paris Principles (General Assembly
resolution 48/134, annex).
61.
The Committee recommends that the State party improve human rights training
programmes in such a way as to ensure better knowledge, awareness and application of the
Covenant and other international human rights instruments, in particular among the judiciary,
law enforcement officials and other actors responsible for the implementation of the Covenant.
62.
The Committee requests that the State party provide information on the implementation
of the above concluding observations in its third periodic report. The Committee also requests
the State party to disseminate the present concluding observations widely to all levels of the
society and, in particular, among State officials, the judiciary and civil society organizations in
general. The Committee particularly encourages the State party to involve non-governmental
organizations and other members of the civil society in the preparation of its next periodic report.
63.
The Committee requests the State party to submit its third periodic report
by 30 June 2009.
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