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30.
Implement specific legislation to combat violence, in particular sexual violence
against women and children (Austria);2
31.
Provide, together with NGOs, safe places and assistance to victims of sexual violence
(Austria);
32.
Continue to take measures to eradicate all forms of violence against women including
female genital mutilation, ensure the effective implementation of legal instruments in
this connection, and allocate more resources to the Ministry for Women Affairs, the
police and the judiciary and broaden awareness-raising campaigns in this respect
(Spain);
33.
Make all efforts to take the necessary measures to ensure that there is an effective
prohibition of female genital mutilation(Argentina);
Continue efforts to overcome abductions and domestic violence involving women and
children (Kyrgyzstan);
34.
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35.
Take all necessary measures to prevent trafficking in persons, especially children,
including the incorporation of international standards into national legislation,
training of personnel involved in the fight against human trafficking, criminal
prosecution of traffickers and the protection of victims of trafficking (Belarus);
36.
Take necessary measures to ensure that women, girls and boys are prevented from
being trafficked, sexually exploited or sold for prostitution (Argentina);
37.
Step up efforts to prevent children from being engaged in trafficking, sexual
exploitation and prostitution (Ghana);
38.
Apply effective strategies and measures to reduce inconsistencies between laws and
practice, including with regard to access to land for women, the gender gap in
employment and trafficking in women (Norway);
39.
Strengthen efforts to combat early and forced marriages (Angola);
40.
Adopt specific measures to deal with the causes of the increasing problem of street
children and to prevent and to punish sexual exploitation of children (France);
41.
Implement fully the following recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child: (a) ensure adequate resources to investigate cases of sexual abuse and
exploitation and prosecute and impose adequate sentences for such crimes; (b) make
combating discrimination against vulnerable girls a national priority and adopt a
comprehensive strategy to eliminate discrimination on any grounds against all
The recommendation as read during the interactive dialogue: enact specific legislation to combat violence, in particular
sexual violence against women and children (Austria).
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