OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, SAMOA Samoa’s Second Universal Periodic Review Implementation Comments Recommendation Position 73.14.Deepen the harmonization process of its internal norms in the light of the international human rights standards and commitments in order to guarantee equal rights between men and women in all areas of social life (Argentina); Supported Partly implemented Supported Implemented Supported Implemented 73.17.Consider the possibility of establishing a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles (Argentina); Supported Implemented 73.18.Establish a national human rights institution in order to further strengthen its human rights policies (Thailand); Supported Implemented 73.19.Establish a national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles (Spain); Supported Implemented 73.20.Expedite the establishment of a national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles, while taking into account the characteristics of Samoa, including its culture, policies and legislation (Indonesia); Supported Implemented 73.21.Establish an independent national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles (South Africa); 73.22.Consider the establishment of a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles (Costa Rica); 73.23.Envisage the establishment of the national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles (Morocco); Supported Implemented Supported Implemented Supported Implemented 73.24.Continue to seriously consider setting up a national human rights institution (Philippines); Supported Implemented 75.22.Finalize, with international technical and financial assistance, measures for the creation of a national human rights institution (Algeria); Supported (See para. 14& 15 addendum p. 4) Implemented 75.24.Implement with high priority its intention to establish a mechanism to monitor human rights (New Zealand); Supported (See para. 14& 15 addendum Implemented Institutions and policies 73.15.Pursue its efforts to establish a human rights commission in accordance with the Paris Principles before its next UPR in 2015 (Canada); 73.16.Establish at the earliest a national human rights institution compliant with the Paris Principles (France); 23 See comment 75.19.