A/HRC/16/3 death penalty in place since 1979, with a view to completely abolishing capital punishment (Italy); 78.20. Establish a moratorium with a view to abolishing the death penalty, in accordance with the above- mentioned General Assembly resolutions 62/149 and 63/168 (Portugal); 78.21. Criminalize female genital mutilation (Canada); 78.22. Specifically prohibit the practice of female genital mutilation (Portugal); 78.23. Specifically prohibit the practice of female genital mutilation as a matter of urgency (Sweden); 78.24. Adopt legislative provisions in order to prohibit, sanction and effectively prevent the practice of female genital mutilation (Argentina); 78.25. Adopt a law to prohibit female genital mutilation (Senegal); 78.26. Legally prohibit female genital mutilation, in accordance with international standards and in line with the recommendations contained in paragraph 21 of the 2009 CEDAW report (Italy); 78.27. Bring its legislation into conformity with its international human rights obligations by criminalizing the practice of female genital mutilation (United States of America)4; 78.28. Take measures to guarantee effective access to reparation for women victims of gender-based violence (Brazil);5 78.29. Take all necessary measures to ensure the full protection of women from sexual and gender-based violence (Portugal); 78.30. Take all the necessary measures to eliminate sexual violence in the country, including the full prosecution of all reported cases of sexual violence (Slovenia); 78.31. Prepare a comprehensive road map to reform the judiciary sector with timelines and benchmarks and clear tasking for national agencies, and involve development partners in this process (Finland); 78.32. Provide substantial resources to the key institutions in the criminal justice system and extensive training for judges, prosecutors, defence counsels and investigators in order to ensure safe prosecutions and respect for due process (Republic of Korea); 78.33. Remove all obstacles that obstruct effective access to justice, considering the acknowledgement of alarming rates of violence against women, and adopt appropriate measures to increase women’s basic legal training and knowledge of their rights, including the right to obtain legal reparation though the courts (Mexico); 4 5 20 The recommendation as made during the interactive dialogue was “Increase public awareness campaigns against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and bring its legislation into conformity with its international human rights obligations by criminalizing the practice (United States of America)”. The recommendation as made during the interactive dialogue was “Take measures to guarantee effective access to justice, reparation and protection of women victims of gender-based violence (Brazil)”.

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