OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, SAMOA Samoa’s Second Universal Periodic Review Implementation Comments Recommendation Position provisions of the Convention into its national legislation (Slovakia); 7&8 addendum p. 3) 75.17.Sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Germany, Spain) and its Optional Protocol (Germany); Supported (See para. 7&8 addendum p. 3) Partly implemented See comment 73.7. 73.8.Consider ratifying (Slovenia), consider the possibility of acceding to and/or ratifying (Ecuador) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Slovenia, Ecuador) and its Optional Protocol (Ecuador); Supported Partly implemented See comment 73.7. 75.18.Consider the possibility of ratifying (Argentina), consider signing and ratifying (Indonesia), consider the possibility of acceding to and/or ratifying (Ecuador) the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Argentina, Indonesia, Ecuador); Supported (See para. 9 & 10, Addendum p. 3) NHRI unable to comment 75.21.Consider the possibility of incorporating progressively into its domestic legislation the provisions set out in the international instruments mentioned in paragraphs 73.4, 73.5, 73.6, 73.8, 75.7, 75.11 and 75.18, once it has proceeded to their ratification (Ecuador); Noted Partly implemented 75.3.Sign (Germany, Spain), and ratify (Germany, Spain, Maldives) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Germany, Spain, Maldives) and its Optional Protocol (Germany); Supported Not implemented 75.19.Take further steps to promote the protection of human rights, such as becoming a party in a timely manner to the main international human rights instruments, including, inter alia, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and by continuing to work to ensure the conformity of the domestic legal system with international human rights instruments (Japan); Supported Partly implemented 19 See comment 73.1. Samoa continues to make efforts to review its domestic legislation to improve compliance with international human rights instruments. For example, the Samoan Law Reform Commission is currently undertaking a review of the level of compliance of Samoa’s legislation with its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against