A/HRC/23/7 115.53. Consider continuing to strengthen the rights of women, particularly in the family setting (Namibia); 115.54. Aligning traditional laws and procedures with principles that protect particularly the balance of socio-economic rights of men and women both in the family and in the society, as well as the rights of the child (Cape Verde); 115.55. Continue to pay special attention to the needs of rural women ensuring that they participate in decision-making processes and have full access to justice, education, health services and financial facilities (Egypt); 115.56. Pay special attention to the needs of rural women and women heads of households, ensuring that they participate in decision-making processes and have full access to justice, education, health services and credit facilities; and eliminate all forms of discrimination against women with respect to ownership and inheritance of land (Liechtenstein); 115.57. Continue focusing efforts to improve the situation of women, especially in rural areas where many head families, with regard to access to educational services, justice and credit mechanisms (Paraguay); 115.58. Disseminate information to the population of Botswana on ways and means to avail themselves of available judicial remedies relating to discrimination against women (Guatemala); 115.59. Hold a public debate on the death penalty, in which all aspects of the issue should be highlighted in a holistic manner (Uruguay);3 115.60. Meanwhile, provide information to concerned families, so that they can know in advance the date of execution of their relatives (Uruguay);4 115.61. Intensify efforts to combat violence against women (Congo); 115.62. Fight efficiently against rape and domestic violence (Togo); 115.63. Continue to fight against sexual violence (Djibouti); 115.64. Urgent implementation of measures to improve the reporting rate of gender based violence, where the NGO Genderlinks estimates only 1 in 24 incidents were currently reported; and to increase the prosecution of perpetrators (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 115.65. Actively combat all forms of gender-based discrimination and violence, in particular domestic and sexual violence (France); 115.66. Draft implementation instructions and provide police and the public training on the Domestic Violence Act (United States of America); 115.67. Continue to take steps towards eliminating gender-based violence, including through strengthening domestic laws and policies to protect women (Australia); 3 4 The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was as follows: “Hold a public debate on the death penalty, in which all the aspects of the issue should be highlighted in a holistic manner, in order to repeal it from the domestic legal order and to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Uruguay).” The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was as follows: “Meanwhile, Provide information to concerned families, so that they can know in advance the date of execution of their relatives and ensure that the executed persons’ bodies are handed over for private burial (Uruguay).” 17

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