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Recommended measures (9)

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should develop and implement comprehensive measures for the prevention and elimination of gender-based violence against women and girls, in particular domestic violence …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should strengthen the capacity of the police, prosecutors and judges on the strict application of relevant criminal law provisions and gender-sensitive investigations …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should systematically implement gender training and capacity-building for judges and lay judges in criminal cases involving gender-based violence, in line with the …
• Type of action: Statistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should collect and report to the Committee disaggregated data on the number of: (i) Cases of violence against women that have been investigated …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansStatistics and researchResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Local Government and Modernisation
  The State party should devise an action plan for enhanced prevention, protection and redress of gender-based violence, in particular sexual violence, against Sami women and …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should adopt a legal definition of rape in the Penal Code that places lack of free consent at its centre, in line …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should accelerate the development and adoption of a new national plan of action against rape and sexual violence.
• Type of action: ResourcesPractices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  The State party should provide sufficient numbers of shelters for women victims of violence to avoid the need for the relocation of women victims in …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should take the necessary measures to overcome the existing practical and legal impediments surrounding reverse attack alarm systems in order to enhance …

Recommended measures (5)

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansConsultationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should proceed with plans to launch a new national plan of action to eliminate violence against women and girls, with a focus …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should amend section 291 of the Penal Code to ensure that the lack of free consent is at the centre of the …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should facilitate the reporting of rape and gender-based violence cases by, inter alia, systematically informing women and girls of their rights and …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationTraining and capacity buildingPractices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should strengthen its efforts to raise public awareness of the adverse impact of sexual and gender-based violence. Continue to train judges, prosecutors …
• Type of action: Statistics and researchPolicies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The State party should investigate further the root causes of higher levels of violence against women in the Sami community. Take effective measures to address …