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the efficient initiation of criminal proceedings after the victim has reached the age of
majority;
(c)
Repeal articles 149 and 150 of the Comprehensive Criminal Code (2014)
to ensure that no criminal charges can be brought against women and girls who
undergo abortion or against qualified health-care professionals and all others who
provide and assist in the abortion;
(d)
Adopt legislation to provide for expanded grounds for legal abortion, at
least where there is a threat to the pregnant woman’s physical or mental health or
severe fetal impairment or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest;
(e)
Introduce, as an interim measure, a moratorium on the application of
criminal laws concerning abortion, and halt all related arrests, investigations and
criminal prosecutions, including of women seeking post-abortion care and of healthcare professionals;
(f)
Ensure that all possible legal avenues are applied to re-examine and
review the cases of women who are in prison on charges related to abortion in order to
ensure their release, including through Presidential pardon;
(g)
Strengthen the status and mandate of the National Council on Gender
Equality and ensure the provision of adequate budgetary and human resources for
implementing, monitoring and evaluating activities related to combating violence
against women;
(h)
Expand the activities of the Ombudsperson, particularly in relation to
receiving complaints from women who have been victims of rape and sexual violence,
and in the prevention of femicide.
97.
Concerning health, the Government should:
(a)
Expedite the adoption of the new health code and ensure the accessibility
and affordability of sexual and reproductive health services and products, including
safe, modern contraception, oral and emergency contraception (long-term or
permanent), and adopt a protocol to facilitate access at pharmacies, clinics and
hospitals;
(b)
Provide women and girls with access to high-quality abortion and postabortion care in all public health facilities, and adopt guidance on doctor-patient
confidentiality in this area;
(c)
Develop training for health-care professionals on providing legal
abortions, particularly on the grounds of a threat to life or physical and mental
health;
(d)
Ensure the inclusion of age-appropriate, comprehensive and
scientifically accurate education on sexual and reproductive health as a compulsory
curriculum component for adolescents, including information on early pregnancy
prevention and access to abortion, and monitor its implementation.
98.
Concerning educational settings, the Government should:
(a)
Ensure that schools are fully involved in the promotion of a protective
environment for children, and assist in the promotion of such an environment. The
combined efforts of public authorities, communities, teachers, parents and civil society
organizations are needed to ensure better protection from violence
(A/HRC/23/35/Add.2, para. 97);
(b)
Ensure the provision of reparations and remedies for survivors of sexual
violence in schools and universities, including through a public apology and other
appropriate measures of reparation to child survivors of sexual violence and their
families.
99.
Concerning women in detention, the Government should improve prison
conditions for women and their children, in particular to ensure that there are
adequate health-care facilities, including facilities for obstetric and gynaecological
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