A/HRC/8/38 Page 18 19. Increase coordination between the police and the Office of the Attorney General in investigation of violence against human rights defenders and develop a national policy for the protection of human rights defenders (Portugal). 20. Develop a draft law guaranteeing the protection of human rights defenders (Switzerland). 21. Take steps to ensure a reduction in the attacks on human rights defenders and to bring the perpetrators of such attacks to justice (Norway) and adopt effective measures to prevent and protect human rights defenders from violence and ensure the prompt, thorough and effective investigation and appropriate punishment of such acts and ensure that human rights defenders operate in an enabling environment (Canada). 22. Ensure that reports of killings, threats, attacks and acts of intimidation against human rights defenders are thoroughly and promptly investigated and those responsible brought to justice (Australia) and combat impunity for attacks on human rights defenders, by effectively investigating allegations and by prosecuting those responsible and that Guatemala develop Government policy for the protection of human rights defenders, taking into account the views of civil society and also including the views delineated by the Presidential Commission on Human Rights in 2007 (Ireland). 23. Take additional steps to combat the impunity which has contributed to the rise in femicide and the attacks on human rights defenders (United Kingdom). 24. Ensure that new human rights units are part of an integral plan for the justice and security sector (Netherlands). 25. Increase the number of police officers, in conjunction with capacity development of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Japan). 26. Establish an environment where a judge can make a fair and appropriate decision without intimidation (Japan). 27. Ensure effective and independent investigations into all reports of torture and extrajudicial executions by members of the security forces (Australia). 28. Take measures to address impunity and investigate and prosecute cases of enforced disappearances and torture (Canada). 29. Ensure the effective implementation of the International Commission against Impunity’s mandate on the ground as necessary to remove any obstacles for serious international investigations and pay particular attention to the effective implementation of victims’ assistance and protection programmes in the fight against impunity (Austria). 30. Provide for and ensure the personal security of human rights defenders, witnesses, court officials, prosecutors and others who are subject to threats and other abuses connected with their efforts to support human rights and democracy, to combat impunity (United States of America). 31. Provide better police protection to judges, investigators and witnesses (Switzerland) 32. Obtain support from the CICIG and enhance judicial power to solve the issue of impunity (Japan).