A/HRC/12/6 page 19 18. Adopt measures to combat attitudes and persistent stereotypes concerning the role and responsibilities of women in society (Mexico); increase its efforts, especially educational and public awareness measures, to improve the realization of women’s rights (Azerbaijan); 19. Request the support of United Nations programmes and agencies to establish programmes and strategies for literacy and employment training in for women in order to improve their conditions and their participation in the development of the country (Algeria); 20. Take all appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discriminations against women, in particular with respect to property, the sharing and inheritance of land and access to education, the labour market and political life (France); introduce legislation that eliminates discrimination in ownership, co-sharing and inheritance of land, protects victims of sexual violence, criminalizes marital rape and gives women equal rights in marriage and pre-marriage (Netherlands); 21. Include provisions in domestic legislation to define discrimination against women and to eliminate all discrimination related to the possession, sharing, ownership and inheritance of land (Spain); 22. Take additional measures to strengthen the fight against discrimination against women (Morocco); reinforce efforts to combat discrimination against women (Azerbaijan); 23. Continue implementing measures to handle the problem of violence against women and combat impunity in this regard (Sweden); take further steps to address discrimination against women and vulnerable groups, including children, persons belonging to minorities and indigenous people (United Kingdom); 24. Adopt laws prohibiting female genital mutilation and take focused measures to ensure that such practices are dropped as a result of broader awareness-raising campaigns (France); prohibit female genital mutilation (Netherlands); adopt legislation to prohibit female genital mutilation and measures to eradicate this practice, including campaigns to increase awareness of this issue (Spain); 25. Adopt legislation prohibiting practices of violence affecting Congolese women in line with CEDAW and eradicate female genital mutilation (Argentina); 26. Continue efforts undertaken for the protection and realization of the rights of the child, particularly regarding access to education (Algeria); 27. Consider reviewing strategies aimed at the protection of children with a view to developing a comprehensive plan for the care of children and aligning them with the provisions of the CRC and all applicable international human rights instruments to which the Congo is a party (South Africa);

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