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79.53. As indicated within the national report, seek technical assistance from
OHCHR in the areas of effective implementation and reporting obligations of
international human rights instruments (Israel);
79.54. Strengthen efforts to promote and protect the rights of women, young
persons and disabled persons, which are very vulnerable groups in the country
(Cuba);
79.55. Adopt a comprehensive specific law on gender equality and gender
violence (Spain);
79.56. Ensure that the National Sustainable Development Strategy consider,
in particular, the role of women in national development, including their
participation in the political process, at all levels (Trinidad and Tobago);
79.57. Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to
ICCPR (Spain);
79.58. Adopt measures to fight domestic violence and promote the role of
women in public life (Algeria);
79.59. Prioritize domestic policies and resourcing aimed at eliminating
violence against women and promoting non-discriminatory working
relationships and respect for diversity in the workplace (Australia);
79.60. Strengthen further its efforts in adopting and implementing efficient
measures to eliminate domestic violence (Slovakia);
79.61. Continue working with the aim to eradicate all forms of violence
against women (Argentina);
79.62. Complete the ongoing review of the criminal code with the aim of
promoting and protecting women’s rights, include provisions dealing with
violence against women, particularly domestic violence, and ratify CEDAW
(Italy);
79.63. Strengthen the national plan of action for women, including by drafting
a specific law on violence against women, and further improve its laws to
protect and promote women’s rights (Malaysia);
79.64. Take further measures to prevent and combat violence against women
and consider the enactment of a specific law (Brazil);
79.65. Include in its Criminal Code provisions that offer specific protections
for women against domestic violence (Canada);
79.66. Criminalize violence against women and provide significant penalties
under the law for that crime (United States of America);
79.67. With the support from the international community, draft legislative
bills on domestic violence and on child abuse (Maldives);
79.68. Create and implement a national action plan for the elimination of
domestic violence and child abuse with the technical assistance of specialized
agencies and programmes of the United Nations system (Israel);
79.69. Establish stronger laws against perpetrators of child abuse and to
increase penalties and sentencing in courts (Italy);
79.70. Strengthen its laws prohibiting physical abuse of children, including
sexual exploitation (United States of America);
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