A/HRC/32/14 99.29 Take further steps to increase participation by women in Parliament, and in government leadership positions, including through further consideration of temporary special measures (New Zealand); 99.30 Conduct awareness raising and sensitization programmes to empower women, advance women’s rights and ensure gender equality (Maldives); 99.31 Consider taking all necessary measures to eliminate violence and discrimination against women in all areas of public and private life (Mexico); 99.32 Strengthen, through adequate sanctions and awareness-raising campaigns, the fight against gender violence. In this regard, consider the adoption of measures, such as quotas, incentives and/or preferential treatment, that promote the incorporation of women into education and the economy, both in the public and private spheres (Chile); 99.33 Step up measures aimed at eliminating violence against women and establish clear monitoring objectives for the implementation of policies against violence against women (Slovenia); 99.34 Take stronger measures to combat domestic violence and protect its victims (Maldives); 99.35 Ensure the effective implementation of the Family Protection Act of 2014 (Italy); 99.36 Establish appropriate policies to account for and remedy any deficiencies in the application of the Family Protection Act of 2014 and adopt a strategy involving civil society in combating and eliminating domestic violence, sexual abuse and any other form violence against women (Uruguay); 1 99.37 Take measures to ensure that the police respond to and investigate complaints regarding violence against women and that the perpetrators are prosecuted and punished, and collect data on the number of prosecutions and convictions, including at the provincial level (Netherlands); 99.38 Strengthen the role of the Family Violence Support Unit of the Police and provide all police forces with adequate training on how to treat cases of violence against women and domestic violence and how to provide support to victims (Italy); 99.39 Give more budgetary allocation to the training of police officers and the judiciary to ensure that women have equal and substantive access to justice under the Family Protection Act (Fiji); 99.40 Strengthen the SAFENET Referral Network system for women who are victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse and consider establishing in all provinces shelters accessible to all women, including those with disabilities (Republic of Korea); 99.41 Strengthen the SAFENET referral system for women who are victims of violence, establish shelters for women in all provinces of the Solomon 1 The recommendation was read as follows: Establish appropriate policies to account for and remedy any deficiencies in the application of the Act of 2014, and adopt a strategy involving civil society in combating and elimination of domestic violence, sexual abuse and any other form violence against women. 17

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