A/HRC/23/7 115.68. Consider enacting specific legislation on domestic violence to hold perpetrators accountable for their behaviour (Brazil); 115.69. Take the necessary measures to ensure sexual assault perpetrated by a spouse is explicitly covered by the criminal code and educate chiefs and other customary law practitioners so that their decisions are in line with constitutional law, particularly with respect to marriage and property rights (Canada); 115.70. Enact specific legislation on marital rape (Ireland); 5 115.71. Take concrete measures to ensure a safer environment for both women and girls (Netherlands); 115.72. Take efficient steps to secure the protection of women, also when abuse happens within the family (Norway); 115.73. Strengthen national frameworks and mechanisms to effectively address and combat violence against women and girls (Sri Lanka); 115.74. Take measures to improve the conditions in prisons (Norway); 115.75. Increase its efforts to raise awareness of a woman’s entitlement to request the transfer of a case from a customary court to a common law court, as recommended by CEDAW in 2010 (New Zealand);6 115.76. Strengthening the efficiency of the judicial system, while making sure the rights of everyone to a fair trial is not compromised (Norway); 115.77. Continue to take the necessary measures to make sure that all the population has easy access to free birth registration for newborns (Mexico); 7 115.78. Implement specific and concrete measures with a view to increasing women’s participation in political and corporate life in the country (Brazil); 115.79. Pursue on-going efforts to ensure the adoption, in the near future, of a list identifying types of hazardous work prohibited to persons under the age of 18 years (Egypt); 115.80. Continue addressing the HIV/AIDS impact on women and children as a priority, in particular, the mother-to-child transmission (Thailand); 115.81. Further develop measures to combat HIV/AIDS, with special focus on reducing infant and child mortality (Sri Lanka); 115.82. Continue to implement its HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programmes to further reduce the prevalence (Singapore); 5 6 7 18 The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was as follows: “Enact specific legislation on marital rape to ensure that all violence against women and girls constitutes a criminal offence, that victims have access to immediate means of redress and protection; and that all perpetrators are prosecuted (Ireland).” The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was as follows: “Increase its efforts to raise awareness of a woman’s entitlement to request the transfer of a case from a traditional court to a constitutional law court, as recommended by CEDAW in 2010 (New Zealand).” The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was as follows: “Adopt the necessary measures to make sure that all the population has easy access to free birth registration for newborns (Mexico).”

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