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77.5. Continue to prioritize and implement policies and legislation to address
violence against women and the protection of the human rights of children
(South Africa);
77.6. Prioritize enforcement of its domestic legislation, including the Penal
Law, the Rape Law and the National Gender-Based Violence Plan of Action,
empower its Special Court for Rape and Other Forms of Violence as well as the
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Unit under the Ministry of Justice, and
implement appropriate national public awareness programmes to address
violence against women (Slovakia);1
77.7. Implement legislation and policies aimed at eliminating sexual and
gender-based violence, and increase the capacity of Liberian courts specializing
in sexual violence to ensure the expedient processing of rape and other sexual
assault cases (Australia);
77.8. Accelerate the process for the adoption of the national human rights
action plan for Liberia and the adoption of the proposed children’s act (Egypt);
77.9. Take further legislative and policy measures to protect the rights of
children, including by ensuring that Liberia meets its obligations under the
CRC and the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and
child pornography (Australia);
77.10. Pursue efforts to harmonize its national legislation with its
international obligations (Senegal);
77.11. Consider establishing the post of an ombudsman to coordinate and
monitor the performance of its institutions, assess the outcome and impact of
various initiatives, and provide periodic reports (Finland);
77.12. Finalize the establishment of the Independent National Commission of
Human Rights with wide civil society involvement regarding nominations
(Hungary);
77.13. Encourage the structural strengthening of civil society organizations
that advocate the promotion and protection of human rights (Côte d’Ivoire);
77.14. Continue to strengthen the technical capacity and expertise of
Ministries and other governmental organs and other institutions with
competence in the field of human rights (Chile);
77.15. Continue to strengthen the National Human Rights Commission
(Bangladesh);
77.16. Continue to reinforce its national programmes in the area of education
and to seek the necessary technical and financial assistance to accompany it in
its integration of human rights education and training into its programmes
(Morocco);
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The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was “Prioritize enforcement of its
domestic legislation, including the Penal Law, the Rape Law and the National Gender-Based
Violence Plan of Action, empower its Special Court for Rape and Other Forms of Violence as well as
the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Unit under the Ministry of Justice, and implement appropriate
national public awareness programmes to address this negative phenomenon” (Slovakia).
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