A/HRC/30/13 75.77 Effectively implement the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act through advocacy and awareness-raising amongst targeted audiences (Australia); 75.78 Finalize and implement the first response protocol for urgent intervention, so that the problem of violence against women and girls is dealt with effectively and that ministries concerned are provided with the budget necessary to apply the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act (Belgium); 75.79 Take steps to strengthen the enforcement of existing laws criminalizing rape and domestic violence, including by vigorously investigating and prosecuting violence against women, and providing targeted training and capacity-building to law enforcement officials (Canada); 75.80 Set up its efforts for the effective implementation of those mechanisms allowing for the application of the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act (Congo); 75.81 Raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 18 years and abolish child marriage by raising the age of marriage to 18 (Sierra Leone); 75.82 Pursue efforts undertaken to prevent and more effectively punish acts of domestic violence committed against women and children, through strengthening the legislative arsenal and the resources allocated to the judiciary, police force and justice (France); 75.83 Further develop policies to combat domestic and gender-based violence (Israel); 75.84 More actively conduct education and awareness campaigns on the issue of trafficking in persons and make efforts to study human trafficking in the country, adopt proactive procedures to identify victims of trafficking among vulnerable groups, such as foreign workers and women in prostitution, and investigate trafficking cases (United States of America); 75.85 Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home, and repeal the authorization of the use of force to correct children’s misconduct in the Criminal Code (Sweden); 75.86 Reform its legislation with a view to establish the prohibition of all forms of corporal punishment of children, an indispensable component for the prevention and elimination of violence against children, as well as for the respect for children’s rights, dignity and physical integrity (Brazil); 75.87 Adopt legislation to prohibit all forms of corporal punishment of children in all settings, and explicitly repeal the right to use force for “prevention or punishment of the minor’s misconduct” and for the maintenance of “reasonable discipline” in the Criminal Code (Namibia); 75.88 Ensure political participation of women in governmental decisionmaking bodies in order to generate inclusive and balanced decision-making in matters that concern both women and men (Netherlands); 75.89 Take measures to promote greater participation and representation of women in public positions, especially in politics (Costa Rica); 75.90 Adopt temporary special measures to facilitate greater participation and representation of women in public offices, particularly in fields relating to political and civil rights (Egypt); 19

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