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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);
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