A/HRC/34/41 XII. Recommendations 76. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends that the actions set out below be taken in response to the foregoing. 77. To the Government of Afghanistan: (a) Create a climate conducive to respect for human rights through the expansion and implementation of the legal framework and the strengthening of institutions in consonance with the reiterated commitment of the nation’s leaders to guaranteeing human rights; (b) Implement the national policy on civilian casualty mitigation and finalize the related action plan, which should include concrete objectives and measures to prevent casualties in the conduct of hostilities, and foresee the establishment of a dedicated and specialized entity within the Government to investigate all incidents of conflict-related harm to civilians, including conflict-related sexual violence; (c) Build and expand the capacity of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces to adequately monitor, identify and prevent cases of underage recruitment by establishing child protection units in provinces where they are not yet in place, and address the lack of services and alternatives for children who have been rejected for recruitment by the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces owing to their young age or who have been released from active service; (d) Ensure due process and full protection of the rights of children detained on allegations of national security-related charges by developing and enforcing operating procedures and regulations, in line with national and international juvenile justice standards, and by reviewing the cases of children who have been detained without trial for prolonged periods of time; (e) Ensure that appropriate, child-specific provisions and adequate resources are included in the Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Process; (f) Ensure that victims of violations have an effective remedy and strengthen procedures to ensure gender-sensitive and inclusive reparations, including compensation to families of civilians killed and injured in conflict-related violence, by raising public awareness of procedures to obtain reparations, with particular attention to equal and effective access for women and girls; (g) Increase efforts to prevent, punish and eradicate all forms of violence against women through the adoption and implementation of legal and policy frameworks compliant with international human rights standards, strengthen the capacity of the criminal justice system to ensure accountability and conduct countrywide campaigns to raise women’s awareness of the remedies available in cases of violence; (h) Ensure the swift implementation of the national plan on Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) by providing dedicated human and financial resources and accountability mechanisms to track and report on its effective application in an effort to ensure women’s meaningful participation in all peace and reconciliation processes; (i) Engage civil society meaningfully in all stages of the implementation of the Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation Strategy and protect the space for civil society actors, in particular women and girls, working on peace and reconciliation processes and transitional justice initiatives; 16