A/HRC/44/52/Add.1 (iii) Other gender-related killings or femicide; (r) Ensure careful analysis of all cases of femicide on an annual basis to identify any failure within the protection chain, with a view to improving and developing further preventive measures, in close cooperation with the Ombudsperson and representatives from civil society, as recommended in the Special Rapporteur’s thematic report on this topic (A/71/398); (s) Strengthen collaboration between State institutions and civil society organizations, ensuring the legal and social conditions for the regular exercise of their activities in defence of women’s rights and for the elimination of violence against women, and protecting them from undue restrictions and attacks on their work; (t) Guarantee the systematic participation of women’s organizations in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies and other decision-making processes concerning the protection of women’s rights at the national and local level; (u) Implement strategies aimed at the reduction of school dropouts, not only as a way to empower women from marginalized communities, but also as a way to prevent domestic violence; (v) Duly consider prior incidents of intimate partner violence against women when determining child custody and consider the rights and safety of the victim and/or children when determining visitation rights, in line with the Istanbul Convention and general recommendation No. 35 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; (w) Implement measures to enforce court orders for participation in rehabilitation programmes and prosecute cases of non-conformity, in accordance with article 296 of the Criminal Code. 66. For migrant and refugee women, the Government should: (a) Ensure that gender-related forms and grounds of persecution are recognized as legal grounds for granting international protection and that safeguards are in place to ensure the asylum procedure is gender-sensitive; (b) Facilitate the effective integration of beneficiaries of international protection, in particular women and girls, with a view to achieving their full and effective access to socioeconomic rights and promoting self-reliance, including by reviewing and amending discriminatory legislation and practice in relation to access to social housing and social assistance, and providing targeted integration measures, taking into account the specific needs of women and girls, including support for language training. 67. For women facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, in particular Roma women and girls, the Government should: (a) Adopt targeted action on Roma women and girls to prevent their dropping out from school and enhance their social inclusion and integration; (b) Adopt educational programmes and awareness-raising campaigns on sexual and reproductive health to prevent early pregnancies; (c) Investigate and prosecute early marriages of girls below the age of 16; (d) Guarantee access to dignified sexual and reproductive health care for all Roma women and girls. 68. For purposes of training and awareness, the Government should: (a) Provide mandatory training to law enforcement officers and members of the judiciary, including judges and prosecutors, on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol, the general recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Committee’s jurisprudence on violence against women and interpreting national legal provisions in the light of that jurisprudence; 18

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