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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).
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