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homelessness and food insecurity), personal security and violence, and political and
civic participation.
92.
Ensure the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable disaggregated data
to enable the formulation of policy changes deemed necessary for the social inclusion
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons and the protection of their
human rights. Data collection and management should be implemented in strict
compliance with human rights standards, as an effective measure to prevent, punish
and eradicate violence and discrimination.
93.
Use the findings from data analysis to inform public policies and programming
and set clear targets to tear down the invisible barriers that exclude lesbian, gay,
bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons from the benefits of the development
agenda. Civil society actors should participate in the elaboration, monitoring and
assessment phases of these public policies and the State should make use of the
leverage capacity of education, culture and sport to foster the sociocultural inclusion
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons.
94.
In cooperation with non-State actors, craft an education campaign on sexual
orientation and gender identity with a view to addressing stigma, dispelling myths and
combating stereotypes that create obstacles to the full implementation of the
government strategy in that regard. Allies, for example political and religious leaders,
artists and sports professionals, should be involved to amplify key messages of
tolerance and connect with different sections of the population.
95.
Implement objective, non-partisan sexuality education and awareness-raising
as a crucial means to address the root causes of violence and discrimination based on
gender, sexual orientation and gender identity.
96.
When completing the chapter on gender of the 2018–2020 human rights action
plan:
(a)
Include an evaluation of the factors that have hampered the completion
of targets under sections 14.4 of the action plan for 2014–2015 and 13.2 of the action
plan for 2016–2017, formulate actions to address the findings, and provide the means
for their realistic implementation in the period 2018–2020;
(b)
Incorporate specific targets to address discrimination and violence based
on gender identity, including access to legal gender recognition and the regulation of
and access to gender affirmation treatment.
97.
Continue and scale up efforts with regard to the training of all State officials on
issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity, particularly police and
penitentiary staff, judicial staff, health professionals and teachers. Sensitization
campaigns should also target religious leaders, parliamentarians, politicians and the
media.
Domestic violence
98.
Redouble efforts to ensure the adequate identification and processing of
domestic violence cases based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and the
collection of the relevant statistics.
Hate crimes
99.
Establish a dedicated hate crime investigation unit at the law enforcement level
in order to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of hate-motivated crimes
based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
100. Set up an electronic system of data collection and streamline the methodology
used at the national level in order to ensure the accuracy and coherence of the data
collected. Analyse hate crime statistics to identify the root causes of such crimes and
the obstacles hindering their proper identification.
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