A/HRC/41/42/Add.2 to medical and psychosocial care, as well as the provision of full and effective reparations, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and guarantees of non-recurrence; (d) Address the limited definition of torture provided for in the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act and the 35-day statutory limitation for filing a complaint, and amend legislation so as to guarantee to victims of torture and sexual violence the right to file criminal complaints and to ensure that State authorities launch investigations into the reported facts and that those responsible are prosecuted before ordinary courts; (e) Expedite the adoption of the second national action plan for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security and include therein measures for women and girls who have been victims of rape or sexual violence during the conflict. 84. On the provision of shelters, the Government should: (a) Ensure sustainable funding for a sufficient number of safe shelters throughout the country offering culturally sensitive accessibility for women with disabilities; (b) Evaluate the one-stop crisis management centres and strengthen them in order to make them sustainable and ensure that they are equipped to provide integrated services for survivors of gender-based violence; (c) Establish protection orders as legal instruments in criminal and civil laws and grant competent authorities the power to issue effective protection orders for all forms of violence against women and domestic violence. The orders must be easily available and enforced to protect the well-being and safety of those under their protection, including children. 85. With regard to the services that should be provided by shelters, including safety planning, counselling, children’s programming, employment-seeking assistance and protection orders, the Special Rapporteur draws the Government’s attention to the recommendations contained in her thematic report on a human rights-based approach to integrated services and protection measures on violence against women, with a focus on shelters and protection orders (A/HRC/35/30). 86. On emerging forms of violence against women, the Government should take steps to revise the draft national integrity and ethics policy, the privacy policy and the draft online media directive and to amend the Electronic Transactions Act and the National Broadcasting Regulations, in consultation with the National Human Rights Commission and civil society, to ensure that they do not restrict the activities and freedom of expression of representatives of non-governmental organizations working on the rights of women. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur refers the Government to her report on online violence against women (A/HRC/38/47). 20

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