A/HRC/16/3 77.33. Address the high level of female genital mutilation and early marriage through more concerted efforts, involving local levels (Norway); 77.34. Increase public awareness campaigns against female genital mutilation (FGM) (United States of America);2 77.35. Take measures to guarantee effective access to justice and protection for women victims of gender-based violence (Brazil);3 77.36. Consider the adoption of a legal framework to address violence against women (Bangladesh); 77.37. Move forward with efforts to expand the work of the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Unit, under the Ministry of Justice, and to create permanent SGBV Units around the country (United States of America); 77.38. Encourage Liberia to strengthen its policies to combat against child trafficking (Thailand); 77.39. Reinforce actions for the protection of child victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation (Bangladesh); 77.40. Take several measures in the area of the administration of justice to accelerate the reform of the judicial system, to fight against abuses of preventive detention, and to draft and transmit the report expected since 2005 by the Committee against Torture (France); 77.41. Intensify efforts to strengthen the criminal justice system and reform the juvenile justice system (Ghana); 77.42. Continue to prioritize the allocation of resources to the key institutions in the criminal justice system and provide extensive training for judges, prosecutors, defence counsel and investigators to ensure safe prosecutions and respect for due process (South Africa); 77.43. Develop the capacity of the justice sector to ensure that court cases are brought to trial in a reasonable time (Canada); 77.44. Strengthen further the criminal justice system (Germany); 77.45. Strengthen the judicial system in compliance with international standards, as planned, which would also lower the high percentage of pre-trial detainees and support the fight against impunity (Hungary); 77.46. Continue to adopt measures in order to strengthen the Judiciary and the penitentiary system (Argentina); 77.47. Ensure the strengthening of institutional and operational capacities of the Judiciary (Côte d’Ivoire); 77.48. Take steps to tackle corruption in the judiciary and the police, including by increasing access to relevant training, increasing oversight of both 2 3 16 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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