A/HRC/38/5 93.38 Adopt legislative measures and political measures to combat discrimination against women and guarantee gender equality in the public and private spheres (Honduras); 93.39 Increase awareness-raising and information campaigns to combat violence against women (Morocco); 93.40 Criminalize all forms of violence against women, including domestic sexual violence (Honduras); 93.41 Promote equality between women and men and fight against domestic violence (France); 93.42 Continue with efforts to combat violence against women and children, and efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women (New Zealand); 93.43 Promote and increase efforts for women’s participation in political life and decision-making at all levels (Morocco); 93.44 Continue to strengthen efforts to increase women’s participation at all formal decision-making levels (New Zealand); 93.45 Adopt specific measures to increase the representation of women in decision-making bodies, including the Legislative Assembly (Chile); 93.46 Establish national policies which ensure better participation of women at all levels of government and in key decision-making positions (Sierra Leone); 93.47 Abolish the provisions which authorize corporal punishment (Italy); 93.48 Prohibit all persons, especially children, from receiving lashes as disciplinary sanctions or any other type of corporal punishment, regardless of the offence they committed (Uruguay); 93.49 Modify national legislation to prohibit child, early and forced marriage and establish a clearly defined legal age of marriage and consent (Sierra Leone); 93.50 Take the necessary measures to modify the national legislation to increase the legal minimum age for marriage, as well as to raise awareness of deeply rooted attitudes and stereotypes, in particular by investigating and sanctioning cases in which girls are forced to marry children with whom they have been seen or even with their rapists (Argentina); 93.51 Establish a separate juvenile court or system for children and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Turkey); 93.52 Continue to review and improve the relevant legislation, policies and programmes to accord those with disabilities more protection, services and opportunities to participate fully in Tongan society (Singapore). 94. The following recommendations will be examined by Tonga, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council: 94.1 Continue its efforts to ratify all core international human rights conventions (Indonesia); 94.2 Make every effort to ratify core international human rights treaties, and fulfil its reporting obligations under the conventions that it has ratified (Ireland); 94.3 Take the necessary steps to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Ghana); 14

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