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appropriately informed, through available communication channels, in languages that they understand and in a timely manner, regarding their rights and the protection and support measures available at the local, regional and national levels. 35. 2. In particular, States must create or support the development of a national website providing all appropriate practical information to victims of sexual violence: information on the law, guidance on accessing existing assistance, emergency phone numbers, etc. F. COORDINATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS 36. Fostering synergies between stakeholders States must take the necessary measures to ensure that there is good coordination and cooperation between the different stakeholders involved in protecting and supporting the victims of sexual violence, including between State services, civil society organisations (especially those specialized in combating sexual violence and its consequences), international organisations, and all relevant partners. 37. Focal points Designating focal points within the different services, with personnel specifically trained to assist the victims of sexual violence, can make this cooperation easier. 38. National guidebooks States must make national on-line guidebooks available to the different stakeholders and providing a list of all available services to make it easier for them to contact each other. These guidebooks must be regularly updated. GUIDELINES ON COMBATING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN AFRICA 29

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The Guidelines on Combating Sexual Violence and its Consequences in Africa

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Document date: Oct 20, 2010

Type of document: Recommendations

Language: English

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Document Summary: The Guidelines on Combating Sexual Violence and Its Consequences in Africa come with explanatory notes. These notes provide references on the sources used, which are the binding and non-binding African regional legal instruments; the jurisprudence of the Commission, its general comments, thematic resolutions and resolutions on specific situations in a given country; and other regional and sub-regional legal and regulatory texts, particularly those adopted by the African Union. The explanatory notes also refer to normative international instruments, such as human rights treaties; specific legislation on the promotion and protection of the rights of women; and the general recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; and relevant resolutions of the Security Council and General Assembly of the United Nations. They also refer to texts and tools produced by special human rights protection mechanisms at the international and regional levels, for example the special procedures of the United Nations and the Commission. Finally, these notes draw from the jurisprudence of international courts and other judicial and quasi-judicial mechanisms, and from texts on best practices in combating sexual violence and its consequences at the national, regional and international levels.

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