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16.
Take further steps to address discrimination against women, minorities and
vulnerable groups, including children and disabled people (United Kingdom);
17.
Continue to address the problems faced by the girl child and the suggestions by
the CRC that local, religious and other leaders should take a more active role in
supporting the efforts to prevent and eliminate discrimination against the girl
child (Turkey);
18.
Continue and strengthen efforts (Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany) to eliminate
(Czech Republic, Germany) and completely stem (Sweden) acts of torture
(Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany), specially by security services (Czech
Republic) and ensure that detainees have access to effective legal remedy
(Sweden); prioritize actions to reduce and eradicate torture and ill-treatment and
that allegations of torture and ill-treatment of convicted prisoners and detainees be
investigated in a timely, transparent and independent fashion (Ireland); pursue its
actions in preventing acts of torture (Czech Republic, France) and other cruel,
inhuman and degrading treatments in all detention centres,(France) ensure the
punishment of persons responsible for acts of torture (Czech Republic); take
further action to prevent impunity of torture and ill treatment and give follow up
to the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
(The Netherlands); implement an independent and transparent complaints
mechanism to deal with reports of prisoner ill-treatment. (United Kingdom); and
that the Government and responsible authorities fully investigate all cases and
reports on torture in a prompt, transparent and independent manner and do bring
to justice those responsible (Germany). Undertake a comprehensive review of
conditions in prisons and underline the importance of an independent, impartial
complaint mechanism for the victims of torture (Czech Republic).
19.
Continue to improve the legislation aimed at prohibiting all forms of torture and
in particular, to strengthen measures to protect the rights of detainees (Albania)
20.
The Complaints and Human Rights Office of the Public Security Directorate and
the National Centre for Human Rights work closely together to monitor the strict
application of the rule of law for detainees (Indonesia);
21.
Continue looking into the promotion of the status of women with a view to ensure
that violence and all sorts of discrimination against women are effectively
eliminated and in line with international standards (Sweden); continue its efforts
to address all forms of violence against women and girls (Brazil); enact
legislation in order that violence against women constitutes a criminal offence,
that women and girls who are victims of violence have access to immediate
means of redress and protection, and that perpetrators are prosecuted and
punished (Norway); increase the number of home shelters in order to replace
“protective custody” for women at risk of violence (Norway); establish a shelter
system for victims of domestic violence and undertaking public awareness
campaigns against domestic violence (Lithuania);
22.
Review the practice of “protective custody”, and increase the capacity of existing
mechanisms, or establish other efficient protective mechanisms for women at risk
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