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by national law, and the prevention and treatment of reproductive tract infections, sexually
transmitted infections, HIV and reproductive cancers, and recognizing that human rights
include the right to have control over and to decide freely and responsibly on matters
related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free from coercion,
discrimination and violence;
(e)
Removing gender bias from the administration of justice and enhancing the
capacity and capability of law enforcement officials to address violence against women and
girls, including by providing systematic gender-sensitivity and awareness training, as
appropriate, for police and security forces, prosecutors, judges and lawyers, integrating a
gender perspective into security sector reform initiatives, developing protocols and
guidelines, and enhancing or putting in place appropriate accountability measures for
adjudicators;
(f)
Ensuring that all actors involved in or attempting to commit violence against
women and girls are held accountable and brought to justice, taking into account the multijurisdictional and transnational nature of violence against women and girls in digital
contexts;
(g)
Encouraging business enterprises, in the effective implementation of the
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, to protect the private data of women
and girls, to create transparent and effective processes for reporting violence and to develop
policies that meaningfully protect women and girls from violence in digital contexts;
(h)
Encouraging and ensuring the participation of women and girls in the
development and implementation of policies, programmes and other initiatives aimed at
eliminating violence against women and girls in digital contexts;
(i)
Establishing a system to regularly collect, analyse and publish statistical data
disaggregated by sex, age and disability status on complaints about all forms of genderbased violence against women and girls;
12.
Encourages States and, as appropriate, the relevant funds and programmes,
organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, international financial
institutions, civil society organizations, the private sector and other stakeholders:
(a)
To collect, share, positively recognize and widely publicize good practices to
counter gender stereotyping, negative portrayals and the exploitation of women and girls in
all forms of media and digital technologies as part of their efforts to eliminate violence and
discrimination against women and girls;
(b)
To enhance, for the benefit of women and girls, international cooperation in
support of national efforts to create an enabling environment to reduce the digital and
information divides between developed and developing countries, and to promote, develop
and enhance access to digital technologies;
13.
Welcomes the panel discussion on violence against women and girls, held
during the annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights at the thirty-eighth session
of the Human Rights Council, and requests the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights to present a summary report on the discussion to the
Council at its fortieth session;
14.
Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of the elimination of all
forms of violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences as a matter of high
priority, in conformity with its annual programme of work.
37th meeting
5 July 2018
[Adopted without a vote.]
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