A/HRC/41/42/Add.2 question, to allow for the efficient initiation of proceedings after the victim has reached the age of majority;26 (l) Establish a mechanism to collect comparable data on violence against women, gender-related killings of women or femicide and suicides of women, by setting up at the federal level a system for collecting data from all jurisdictions, to include data indicating the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator; (m) Consider establishing a femicide watch or observatories on violence against women and gender-based killings of women in all provinces, in close cooperation with the National Women’s Commission, the National Human Rights Commission and representatives from civil society, as recommended in the Special Rapporteur’s thematic report on this topic (A/71/398); (n) Shift the police services delivery model towards more intervention and prevention and continue to work towards changing the underlying attitudes and behaviour of the police, and introduce a risk assessment of cases of violence against women; (o) Guarantee full and comprehensive investigations into cases of genderrelated killings, including the case of Nirmala Panta, and ensure that they are fully and properly investigated and that perpetrators are brought to justice. 79. On harmful practices, the Government should: (a) Develop a comprehensive strategy on each detected form of harmful practice, with concrete goals and resources, in collaboration with civil society, local government and judicial committees, to raise awareness among all relevant stakeholders, including the police, the judiciary, village-based health networks and networks of religious and community leaders, on new legislation in place to eliminate harmful practices; (b) In line with joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (2014) on harmful practices, review current legislation related to the criminalization of marriage below the age of 20 years and focus on marriages that take place below the age of 18 years, in particular early forced marriages, conduct comprehensive awareness-raising campaigns to challenge cultural attitudes legitimizing early marriage and introduce mechanisms to register all marriages, especially in rural, remote and indigenous areas; (c) Ensure the availability and accessibility of legal counselling and legal aid to women and girls who are at risk or have been victims of harmful practices; (d) Strengthen awareness-raining campaigns at the local level in relation to witchcraft accusations and ensure that victims are provided with adequate access to justice and support; (e) Further develop awareness-raising campaigns related to chhaupadi, ensuring that they are incorporated into the school curriculum, targeting both girls and boys, and disseminated at the local and village levels, including with the support of local religious leaders. 80. On trafficking, the Government should: 27 (a) Ratify the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, as a matter of priority and revise the bill to amend the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act of 2007; 26 27 18 Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, art. 58. The recommendations on trafficking should be read in conjunction with the recommendations outlined in E/CN.4/2001/73/Add.2.

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