A/HRC/13/3 7. Set up a database related to the socio-economic situation of the population, disaggregating the data in terms of racial and ethnic identity, persons with disabilities, national origin and gender, with a view to analysing the social situation of different groups of the population and thus make progress in strengthening or establishing public policies to prevent and eliminate discrimination (Mexico); 8. In compliance with the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, establish actions aimed at promoting equality within the population so as to put an end to the existing discrimination and so that the national legislation is enforced (Algeria); 9. Adopt comprehensive strategies to combat racism, including specific measures on the status and protection of persons of Haitian origin (Belgium); 10. Strengthen the legal and institutional framework to combat racism and racial discrimination, ensuring that all legal provisions are applied and that active monitoring of patterns of racism and racial discrimination is carried out (United Kingdom); 11. Consider taking appropriate measures to eliminate racial discrimination and recognize Africans and people of African descent as part of the Dominican society (Nigeria); 12. Strengthen efforts to eliminate discrimination and racism, in line with paragraph 35 of the national report (Ghana); 13. Adopt specific criminal legislation for the protection of women’s rights (Brazil); 14. Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings (Slovenia); 15. Strengthen efforts to effectively combat violence against women (Azerbaijan); 16. Continue to investigate the different forms of violence against women and to take adequate measures against it (Holy See); 17. Redouble efforts to prevent violence against women and take radical measures in the area of criminal legislation with a view to sanctioning very severely all violence against women (Switzerland); 18. Consider increasing, if possible, the funds devoted to ensuring the implementation of programmes for the protection of victims of violence against women and to ensuring that women have access to information and health-care services (Egypt); 19. Establish units for integrated assistance to victims of gender-based violence in all of the country’s 32 provinces and at least one shelter in each of the country’s nine regions (Netherlands); earmark human and financial resources for combating violence against women by creating shelters for and providing assistance to victims (Chile); 20. Implement compulsory training programmes for all relevant officials on how to identify, deal with and protect the victims of gender-based violence (Netherlands); 21. Ensure satisfactory prosecution of cases of gender-based violence, in particular by increasing the number of competent personnel working in the judiciary system and the Public Prosecutor’s office to combat violence against 15

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