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(g)
The place of rights in reconstruction should be established in the
documents underpinning the structure that will replace the Interim Haiti Recovery
Commission;
(h)
Haitian civil society organizations should be involved in evaluating the
implementation of a rights-based approach to reconstruction.
Violations of human rights in the humanitarian crisis
107.
With regard to the involvement of civil society in reconstruction:
(a)
Specific rights-based training, in particular for humanitarian aid
workers, should be provided;
(b)
Recommendations by United Nations agencies to their personnel on the
application of a rights-based approach should be strengthened.
108.
With regard to persons living in camps:
(a)
The strategy proposed by the United Nations Human Settlements
Programme (UN-Habitat) which aims to ensure the provision of basic services and
their permanent support through local taxation, basing this strategy on the rights and
responsibilities of both parties, should be strengthened;
(b)
Strategies should be developed for the planned, gradual closing of each
official and unofficial camp;
(c)
The recommendations made in the report by the Special Rapporteur on
adequate housing should be taken into account with regard to resettlement strategies
for displaced persons.
109.
With regard to women and gender-based violence:
(a)
A methodology should be developed to measure the scale of the problem;
(b)
Efforts should be made to draft a framework law for all forms of
violence against women;
(c)
Women and girls reporting incidents of sexual assault should receive
support from the Unit for Combating Violence against Women of the National Police;
(d)
A special unit should be established in the courts to try cases of violence
against women;
(e)
Sufficient training should be guaranteed for the judiciary;
(f)
The practice of district judges issuing rulings in criminal cases, including
rape cases, should be brought to an end once and for all;
(g)
Police officers and district judges should rapidly refer sex crimes to the
public prosecutor, and the principle should be reaffirmed that transactions conducted
out of court are illegal;
(h)
The Unit for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights in the
Office of the Ombudsman should be strengthened;
(i)
Dissemination of the Guidelines for
Interventions in Humanitarian Settings should continue;
Gender-based
Violence
(j)
Training on these guidelines should be organized for staff of the Haitian
National Police, MINUSTAH and international agencies.
110.
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With regard to the situation of children:
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