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30.
Abolish all discriminatory laws against women with regard to family and
marriage (Germany);
31.
Incorporate the definition of discrimination contained in CEDAW in its
domestic legislation (Spain);
32.
Reform provisions of the civil code that discriminate against women, such as
those that set a minimum age of 12 for marriage, prohibit widows and divorced
women from getting married again before 300 days, or provide a food pension
for women who lead a “disorganized life” (Spain);
33.
Continue to combat discrimination and violence against women (Ukraine);
34.
Consider raising the minimum age for marriage to 18 years for both women
and men (Republic of Korea);
35.
Amend the Civil Code to raise the minimum age for marriage for both women
and men to 18 years according to international standards (Netherlands);
36.
Study the possibility of designing and implementing a national plan to combat
discrimination against persons of African descent and indigenous peoples
(Algeria);
37.
Amend, in accordance with CEDAW, discriminatory provisions vis-à-vis
women contained in the Civil and Penal Code, and more generally take
necessary measures to promote equality of women and men in the realms of
family, economy and policy (France);
38.
Strengthen its efforts to ensure full equality between men and women and
bring legislation in line with the recommendations of the Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as well as human rights
obligations and other international standards (Sweden);
39.
Ensure that its national preventive mechanism complies with the Optional
Protocol to CAT and sufficient human, financial and logistical resources are
granted to it (United Kingdom);
40.
Improve and ensure access to complaint mechanisms for detainees in case of
mistreatment (Belgium);
41.
Adopt necessary legislative and administrative measures to guarantee the
security and safety of victims of domestic violence and facilitate their access to
justice, legal assistance and medical and physiological care (Mexico);
42.
Take further structural measures and provide adequate resources to protect
women and children from domestic violence (Netherlands);
43.
Strengthen its efforts to draw up comprehensive strategies and action plans to
eradicate trafficking in persons (Turkey);
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