A/HRC/13/16 22. Tirelessly pursue its policy of promoting the rights of women, in particular by eliminating illiteracy and, if possible, by extending projects like the Project for the Promotion of Self-Employment for Rural Women (PRAMUR) to women in urban areas (Democratic Republic of Congo); 23. Address the situation of persisting gender-based discrimination in political, social and economic life, including by eliminating all laws that discriminate against women (Portugal); 24. Guarantee the inapplicability of laws and customs which discriminate against women and increase awareness-raising activities in this area (Brazil); 25. Ensure the full implementation of the presidential decree forbidding the imprisonment of women for non-payment of dowries on separating from their husbands (Republic of Korea); 26. Consider developing a national action plan for children as recommended by CRC (South Africa); 27. Thoroughly investigate all reports of abductions and introduce a registry of prisoners available to the public (Italy); 28. Take the necessary measures to improve conditions of detention, prevent and bring an end to arbitrary arrests and detentions and the practice of secret detention and, in this connection, set up a control mechanism for prisons which is independent and has free access to prisons (France); 29. Intensify efforts aimed at putting an end to the practice of secret detention and at reducing the excessive use of power and authority by the security forces (Ghana); 30. Make every necessary effort to improve the conditions in detention facilities so that they meet the necessary minimum conditions of habitability (Germany); 31. Improve conditions in detention facilities and prisons so that they meet international standards (Czech Republic); 32. Increase its efforts to improve conditions in detention facilities (Azerbaijan); 33. Improve detention conditions by providing food, water and sanitary installations as well as by reducing prison overcrowding (Switzerland); 34. End the torture and other mistreatment of detainees; to this end, allow unimpeded access by independent human rights monitors to all detention facilities; guarantee lawyers free access to police stations and prisons; revise the current application procedures for habeas corpus in order to end arbitrary detention; provide comprehensive human rights training for its security forces; engage an independent monitor to measure the effectiveness of such training; effectively implement legislation that prohibits torture and cruel and degrading treatment; investigate and enforce strict penalties to those who violate the rights of prisoners; provide safe recourse and reparations for those who have suffered cruel or degrading treatment; disallow any confessions obtained through the use of torture; adopt a viable action plan to address the urgent need for comprehensive reform in the penal, law enforcement and judicial systems (United States); 14