A/HRC/20/35 (g) The place of rights in reconstruction should be established in the documents underpinning the structure that will replace the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission; (h) Haitian civil society organizations should be involved in evaluating the implementation of a rights-based approach to reconstruction. Violations of human rights in the humanitarian crisis 107. With regard to the involvement of civil society in reconstruction: (a) Specific rights-based training, in particular for humanitarian aid workers, should be provided; (b) Recommendations by United Nations agencies to their personnel on the application of a rights-based approach should be strengthened. 108. With regard to persons living in camps: (a) The strategy proposed by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) which aims to ensure the provision of basic services and their permanent support through local taxation, basing this strategy on the rights and responsibilities of both parties, should be strengthened; (b) Strategies should be developed for the planned, gradual closing of each official and unofficial camp; (c) The recommendations made in the report by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing should be taken into account with regard to resettlement strategies for displaced persons. 109. With regard to women and gender-based violence: (a) A methodology should be developed to measure the scale of the problem; (b) Efforts should be made to draft a framework law for all forms of violence against women; (c) Women and girls reporting incidents of sexual assault should receive support from the Unit for Combating Violence against Women of the National Police; (d) A special unit should be established in the courts to try cases of violence against women; (e) Sufficient training should be guaranteed for the judiciary; (f) The practice of district judges issuing rulings in criminal cases, including rape cases, should be brought to an end once and for all; (g) Police officers and district judges should rapidly refer sex crimes to the public prosecutor, and the principle should be reaffirmed that transactions conducted out of court are illegal; (h) The Unit for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights in the Office of the Ombudsman should be strengthened; (i) Dissemination of the Guidelines for Interventions in Humanitarian Settings should continue; Gender-based Violence (j) Training on these guidelines should be organized for staff of the Haitian National Police, MINUSTAH and international agencies. 110. GE.12-13208 With regard to the situation of children: 21

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