A/HRC/43/52 (b) Respect, protect and facilitate the right to privacy to enable individuals to enjoy other rights, such as the rights to assemble and express opinions, irrespective of their gender, by: (i) Promoting Internet access for all, regardless of gender, and bridging any digital gender divides using relevant mechanisms, including building digital skills and appropriate online behaviour; (ii) Reducing infringements of privacy based on gender by: a. Adopting robust privacy and data protection laws and policies; b. Making public commitments on addressing gender differences in the enjoyment of the right to privacy; c. Running public awareness campaigns, training courses and continuing professional development programmes with comprehensive, affirmative and accurate material on sexual, biological, physical and psychological diversity and human rights; d. Adopting all measures necessary to eliminate the stigma associated with gender diversity, including ensuring internal and external communications that constructively address privacy and gender issues; e. Requiring gender-aware privacy impact assessments before introducing new products, services, strategies, legislation, procedures and initiatives; (c) Ensure that requirements for the provision by individuals of sex and gender information: (i) Are relevant, reasonable and necessary, as required by law for a legitimate purpose in the circumstances in which such provision is sought; (ii) Respect the right to self-determination of gender; (iii) Protect against the arbitrary or unwanted disclosure or threatened disclosure of such information; (iv) Support research into the right to privacy and gender to better understand the benefits, prevention and mitigation of harms arising from infringements of privacy. 28. States should take all legislative, policy, administrative and other measures, in line with international human rights norms and standards, necessary to ensure that: (a) All individuals have information about their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in relation to gender, by: (i) Ensuring access to international and regional treaties and instruments; national constitutions, laws and regulations; research studies, reports, data and archives; reports and information submitted by the State to international and regional bodies and mechanisms; and other relevant information to enable the exercise of the right to privacy and remedy for violation of the right; (ii) Providing and supporting education and public information programmes to promote the right to privacy and gender inclusiveness, including relevant training of judicial and law enforcement officers and other public officials in relation to their human rights obligations regarding gender; (b) Privacy infringements based on gender, by public or private actors, are prevented by ensuring that: (i) The applied legal bases to prevent and penalize privacy breaches are aligned with relevant laws and treaties at the global, regional and national levels and incorporate provisions to enhance privacy, regardless of gender; (ii) There is consistency among laws relating to privacy and gender, such as consumer safety, employment, health care, anti-discrimination and corporate regulations; 6

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