A/HRC/34/9 100.102 Continue with efforts to ensure broader access of victims of genderbased and domestic violence to justice and regulate clearly their protection as well as improving laws on anti-discrimination and equal opportunities towards the explicit protection of women from multiple forms of discrimination (Croatia); 100.103 Strengthen its legislation and assistance to victims of gender-based violence to ensure that the rights of all victims, including former spouses or long-term partners who did not live in a common household, are recognised and that they receive equal treatment (Ireland); 100.104 Continue measures to promote equality between women and men and to combat domestic violence (Armenia); 100.105 Establish and implement comprehensive measures to prevent violence against women and implement effective measures of support for victims of domestic violence (Costa Rica); 100.106 Give the National Programme for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Provision of Assistance to Victims all necessary resources, in particular regarding full access to the competent judiciary institutions (Portugal); 100.107 Prevent and punish all forms of violence against women, including spousal rape (Panama); 100.108 Include in the Criminal Code violence, sexual attacks and abuse perpetrated by spouses (Mexico); 100.109 Criminalize domestic violence and marital rape (Belgium); 5 100.110 Redouble efforts to combat gender-based violence by criminalizing marital rape, thoroughly investigating and prosecuting acts of violence against women, and issuing guidelines for and providing training to law enforcement and judicial officials on handling domestic violence cases in all regions (Canada); 100.111 Criminalize marital rape (Brazil); 100.112 Continue stepping up efforts to combat trafficking in human beings and adopt a separate plan of action on combating trafficking in human beings to improve coordination at the national level (Belarus); 100.113 Ensure that all allegations of abuse and violence against children are investigated, and that alleged perpetrators are effectively prosecuted (Turkey); 100.114 Adopt legislation explicitly prohibiting corporal punishment of children, including in the home, and consider awareness-raising activities to increase public knowledge about the issue (Estonia); 100.115 Take additional measures to protect children from corporal punishment and sexual crimes (Kyrgyzstan); 100.116 Develop measures to prevent child abuse and corporal punishment, to include passing the draft legislation on children’s rights (United States of America); 5 See footnote 1. 21

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