ii.
iii.
personnel to ensure their full capacity in responding to all forms of
violence against women and children;
Establish educational and public awareness raising programmes
which, among other things, should emphasise the importance of
reporting suspected cases of violence against women and children; and
Investigate thoroughly and expeditiously all cases of gender based
violence, including sexual and domestic violence.
Children
i. Expedite its efforts to address the needs of child victims of the civil
war and the establishment of rehabilitation and reintegration
programs for child soldiers and children associated with armed
groups, including free access to education and vocational training.
ii. Take all legislative, administrative, social welfare and educational
measures to protect children from all forms of physical or mental
violence, injury or abuse, neglect and exploitation or maltreatment,
including sexual abuse by persons or institutions entrusted with
their care.
Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities
i. Take legislative and administrative measures to protect older
persons, and ensure their empowerment.
ii. Rehabilitate older persons who were victims of abuse during the
civil war.
iii. Take steps to eliminate discrimination of persons with disabilities,
and also take measures to provide psychosocial support and health
rehabilitation to children with disabilities.
Harmful Traditional Practices
i. Ensure effective implementation of the Children's Act and hold
those responsible for subjecting children to early marriage judicially
accountable;
ii. Publicise the Act and inform girls, parents and community leaders
of the harmful effects of early marriage;
iii. Discourage teen pregnancy through family life and reproductive
health education;
iv.
Enact, without delay, legislation prohibiting and criminalising FGM,
and ensure effective implementation of the legislation, and conduct
enhanced awareness raising campaigns, especially amongst parents
and community leaders on the harmful effects of FGM; and
v. Engage in awareness creation campaigns, and ensure the
prosecution of those directly or indirectly involved in ritual killings.
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