Position Recommendation OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, SAMOA Samoa’s Second Universal Periodic Review Implementation Comments Women (CEDAW). 75.20.Ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (Slovakia); Supported Not implemented 73.10.Consider the possibility of acceding to the main universal human rights treaties to which Samoa is not a party, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, by seeking, if need be, technical assistance from OHCHR (Algeria); 73.11.Consider signing and ratifying international instruments to which it is not a party, especially the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Costa Rica); Supported Partly implemented See comment 73.1. Supported Partly implemented See comment 73.1. 73.12.Consider ratification of other core human rights treaties, such as the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Philippines); Supported Partly implemented See comment 73.1. 75.7.Consider ratifying (Slovenia), consider the possibility of ratifying (Argentina), consider the possibility of acceding to and/or ratifying (Ecuador) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Slovenia, Argentina, Ecuador); Supported (See para. 4 addendum p. 2) NHRI unable to comment 74.1.Ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Norway); Supported Implemented 75.8.Lift the reservation made to article 28, paragraph 1 (a), of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Noted Not implemented See report para [19]. 75.8.Ratify the two current Optional Protocols thereto, on the involvement of children in armed conflict (2000) and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000) (Hungary); Supported (See para. 5 addendum p. 2) Not implemented See report para [4]. 75.9.Take the necessary measures to ensure the signature and ratification of the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Canada); Supported (See para. 5 addendum p. 2) Not implemented See comment 75.8. 20