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/></td> <td> <p style="font-size:1.4em;">United Nations</p> </td> <td> <p> <span style="font-size:2em;">CCPR</span>/C/DNK/CO/6</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p style="font-weight:bold;font-size:1.7em;">International Covenant onCivil and Political Rights</p> </td> <td> <p>Distr.: General</p> <p>15 August 2016</p> <p> </p> <p>Original: English</p> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="content"> <p style="font-weight:bold;font-size:1.2em;">Human Rights Committee</p> <h2 style="font-weight:bold;">Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Denmark *</h2> <p>1.The Committee considered the sixth periodic report of Denmark (CCPR/C/DNK/6) at its 3267th and 3268th meetings (CCPR/C/SR.3267 and 3268), held on 20 and 21 June 2016. At its 3293rd meeting, held on 7 July 2016, it adopted the present concluding observations.</p> <h3>A.Introduction </h3> <p>2.The Committee is grateful to the State party for having accepted the simplified reporting procedure and for submitting its sixth periodic report in response to the list of issues prior to reporting prepared under that procedure (CCPR/C/DNK/Q/6). It expresses appreciation for the opportunity to renew its constructive dialogue with the State party s high-level delegation on the measures that the State party has taken during the reporting period to implement the provisions of the Covenant. The Committee thanks the State party for the oral responses provided by the delegation and for the supplementary information provided to it in writing. </p> <h3>B.Positive aspects </h3> <p>3.The Committee welcomes the following legislative and institutional measures taken by the State party:</p> <p>(a)The entry into force of the Act on Greenland Self-Government, in 2009;</p> <p>(b)The adoption of Act No. 7522 of 25 June 2014 concerning transgender persons seeking gender identity recognition;</p> <p>(c)The adoption of legislation on same-sex marriage in 2012 and its extension to Greenland in April 2016;</p> <p>(d)The adoption of amendments to the Criminal Code and the Military Criminal Code lifting the statute of limitations on violations committed using torture, including attempts to use torture and complicity in torture, in criminal cases;</p> <p>(e)The establishment of the Human Rights Council of Greenland, in 2013;</p> <p>(f)The strengthening of the capacity of the Danish Institute for Human Rights in 2012 and the extension of its mandate to cover Greenland, in 2014; </p> <p>(g)The strengthening of the mandate of the Danish Equality Body on Gender, in 2011;</p> <p>(h)The establishment of the Independent Police Complaints Authority, in 2012;</p> <p>(i)The adoption of the Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings 2015-2018;</p> <p>(j)The adoption by the Parliament of Greenland of the National Strategy and Action Plan against Violence 2014-2017, in 2013;</p> <p>(k)The adoption in the Faroe Islands of the Action Plan to Prevent Violence in Close Relationships, in 2011.</p> <p>4.The Committee welcomes the ratification of, or accession to, the following international instruments by the State party:</p> <p>(a)The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, on 24 July 2009 and 23 September 2014, respectively; </p> <p>(