A/HRC/32/16 111.99 Criminalize explicitly torture in the Criminal Code and bring to justice those accused of practising it (Spain); 111.100 Review domestic legislation in order to ensure the effective criminalization of all acts of torture, pursuant to the obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Honduras); 111.101 Take measures to prevent and prosecute cases of torture and illtreatment, namely, through the adoption, in its legislation of a definition of torture in compliance with the Convention against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Portugal); 111.102 Define and criminalize the offence of torture in the national criminal statute (Mexico); 111.103 Include in the national penal legislation a clear definition of torture and ensure its strict criminalization (Egypt); 111.104 Implement a zero-tolerance policy on sexual and gender-based violence and ensure the prosecution of all perpetrators of violence against women, rehabilitation and support for victims of violence (Slovakia); 111.105 Implement a zero-tolerance policy on sexual and gender-based violence and ensure the prosecution of all perpetrators of violence against women, combined with rehabilitation and support for victims (Albania); 111.106 Pass laws prohibiting female genital mutilation (Lebanon); 111.107 Step up the efforts to combat female genital mutilation (Maldives); 111.108 Totally ban female genital mutilation as opposed to the age limit of 18 age and criminalize the practice (Zambia); 111.109 Explicitly prohibit all harmful practices against women of all ages, including female genital mutilation, child, early and forced marriage and practices inflicted on elderly women in relation to allegations of witchcraft, and take all necessary measures to enforce the prohibition (Slovenia); 111.110 Address the issue of female genital mutilation in an appropriate manner through awareness-raising programmes for parents, women, girls and traditional and religious leaders and suitable legal instruments, as previously recommended in the first universal periodic review and accepted by Sierra Leone (Germany); 111.111 Punish the practice of female genital mutilation and any harmful practices for physical and psychological health of girls and women (Spain); 111.112 Explicitly criminalize female genital mutilation and cutting in the domestic laws of Sierra Leone to achieve further progress in eliminating this harmful practice (Australia); 111.113 Adopt a law prohibiting participation of minor girls in initiation rites (Congo); 111.114 Continue to strive for a careful balance between measures taken against harmful traditional practices and respect for traditional cultural and spiritual beliefs (Jamaica); 20

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