A/HRC/43/5 Armed Conflict in El Salvador, and had removed the name of the person identified in the report of the Truth Commission as being responsible for the massacres in El Mozote and places nearby, from the facade of a military installation, as ordered by the President. 16. In addition, El Salvador had received visits from various special procedure mandate holders, namely the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of nonrecurrence. 17. El Salvador provided information on the approval of a mechanism responsible for incorporating international commitments into the planning and implementation of public policies from the executive branch; the creation of the Specialized Court for a Life Free of Violence and Discrimination for Women; the implementation of the national system of care for women facing violence; the adoption of the national policy for a life free of violence for women, and its 2016–2021 action plan; the launching in 2018 of a strategy for the prevention of femicide and sexual violence; the creation of the National System of Data, Statistics and Reports on Violence against Women; the update to the protocol for the investigation of femicide; the creation of the National Directorate for Women, Children, Adolescents, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons and Vulnerable Groups, in the Prosecutor’s Office; the elaboration of a policy of criminal prosecution for violence against women; and the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative, whose purpose was to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. 18. In the area of sexual and reproductive rights, the delegation provided information on the draft Sexual and Reproductive Health Act; the studying of a reform to the Special Comprehensive Act on a Violence-free Life for Women, to incorporate obstetric violence within the types of violence affecting women; the National Intersectoral Strategy; and the granting of a pardon to two women convicted of committing acts related to obstetric emergencies as well as the commutation of the sentences of five more women. 19. Regarding measures adopted to guarantee the right to work, inspections had been carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in different workplaces to verify employers’ compliance with legal obligations, including respect for workers’ and trade union rights; and the Higher Labour Council had been established. 20. With regard to preventing trafficking of children and identifying child victims of trafficking, El Salvador provided information on its implementation of the Blue Heart campaign and of the Coordination and Institutional Action Protocol for Victims of Trafficking. 21. On internally displaced persons, the delegation referred to the inclusion in law of criminal offences to enable the right of access to justice for victims of forced displacement, the draft special bill for attention to victims of internal forced displacement, the establishment of local offices for the care of victims, the creation of the Road Map of InterInstitutional Coordination for Comprehensive Assistance to Victims of Internal Displacement Caused by Violence – a mechanism that was being transformed into an action protocol for cases of internal forced displacement, the implementation in 2018 of the recommendations from the study on internal displacement due to violence in El Salvador, and the adoption of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework. 22. Regarding the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, El Salvador reported the approval of the conceptual framework for the use of force and the use of lethal weapons; the establishment of the Police Action Bureau; the creation of a system of indicators for the joint monitoring of the use of force by security forces; and the security strategy led by the President, aimed at the implementation of the Territorial Control Plan. 23. Regarding deprivation of liberty and prison conditions, the “I’m Changing” prison management model was being implemented and efforts were being made to reduce overcrowding. 4

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