A/HRC/17/42 VI. Recommendations to the Government of Haiti and the international community Violations of the rights of vulnerable persons 77. With regard to violence against women, the Independent Expert recommends that the following measures be taken: (a) A study on the lack of reliable data on violence against women should be undertaken. Such a study would allow for the proper documentation and assessment of the magnitude of the problem and help to identify trends and verify the disparate figures on the problem that are in the public domain; (b) The United Nations Guidelines for Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings should be disseminated still more widely and training on the Guidelines be made available. 78. With regard to the situation of children, the Independent Expert recommends that the following measures be taken: (a) Illegal children’s homes should be properly monitored and steps taken to close down facilities that fail to meet legal requirements; (b) Adoption procedures should be regulated in order to ensure that full guarantees are provided and that adoption is not treated as a humanitarian gesture; (c) The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption should be ratified and a bill should be brought before parliament transposing its provisions into domestic legislation; (d) Action should be taken to combat child abduction, illegal adoption and sexual violence against children; (e) Action should be taken to combat the use of children as household servants, taking into account the Independent Expert’s recommendations and those contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences. 79. With regard to persons with illnesses or disabilities, the Independent Expert recommends that the following measures be taken: (a) Specialized care should be provided for people with spinal cord injuries who are in or are about to return to Haiti; (b) Buildings, especially those open to the public, should be made accessible to persons with disabilities; (c) Action should be taken to put a stop to lynchings of cholera victims and people accused of witchcraft, by launching investigations and bringing the perpetrators to justice. 80. With regard to the situation of internally displaced persons and Haitians who have been the subject of forced return, the Independent Expert recommends that the following measures be taken: (a) An appropriate strategy should be adopted to curb the spread of unofficial camps; (b) Action should be taken to stop official camps from being turned into informal settlements and overcrowded shanty towns that the authorities can no longer service; GE.11-12426 17