A/HRC/26/9 99.34. Put in place a broad strategy, which includes legislation, to change or eliminate practices and cultural stereotypes which discriminate against women, in compliance with the CEDAW Convention (Uruguay); 99.35. Amend its Citizenship Act to avoid discrimination on the basis of sex and mitigates discrimination of women in employment and reduce existing wage gaps (Portugal); 99.36. Continue efforts to eliminate discriminatory practices against women, particularly regarding the granting of nationality (Algeria); 99.37. To not yield to the pressure to reintroduce the death penalty and maintain its abolition, in accordance with the global trend towards abolition (Spain); 99.38. Take prompt action to implement the Family Protection Act, and consider initiatives to raise community awareness of that Act (Australia); 99.39. Take all necessary measures for the effective implementation and dissemination of the Family Protection Act throughout the country, including in the most remote areas. In particular, in this respect, to provide sufficient funding to the department in charge of the implementation of this legislation (Belgium); 99.40. Take all measures to implement the Family Protection Act of 2008 and train the police specifically to receive complaints from women on violence perpetrated against them by their partners or spouses (France); 99.41. Continue to allocate sufficient resources to ensure the effective implementation of the Family Protection Act, and to adopt further measures to combat domestic violence, with a special focus on women and girls with disabilities, who are at greater risk of all sorts of violence (Netherlands); 99.42. Continue its specific measures already undertaken to ensure that persons concerned are informed about the content of the Family Protection Law (Switzerland); 99.43. Take all necessary measures so that the Family Protection Units can ensure that all cases of domestic violence are brought to justice (Switzerland); 99.44. Ensure the dissemination of information about protective measures that are available and the legal framework in place to protect women, also among the rural population of the country (Belgium); 99.45. Further extend education and publicity programmes to all regions in order to inform women, and particularly women with disabilities, of the availability of the protection orders, counselling services and education under the new law (New Zealand); 99.46. Continue its efforts in raising awareness campaigns to sensitize communities and general public on issues of domestic violence, with the support of the international community and other United Nations agencies (Bhutan); 99.47. Continue to enhance measures combating the social and cultural causes of gender-based violence, by promoting awareness-raising campaigns, especially, in the education sector (Spain); 99.48. Adopt a policy of prevention and public awareness, in addition to the work done by NGOs and the Vanuatu Women's Centre (Belgium); 17

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