FINAL
v.
Enact a quota law to increase women’s representation in decision making
institutions and strengthen the existing measures to sensitize Mozambican women,
in order to increase their leadership and participation in the development and
management of the country;
vi.
Repeal laws that discriminate against women and ensure dissemination and
sensitization of the general public on legislation prohibiting discriminatory
practices against women;
Article 4
vii.
Take all necessary measures to ensure prompt investigation and prosecution of
perpetrators who commit the crime of public lynching, in addition to dissemination
of information to sensitize the general public on the illegality of the crime;
viii.
Enact specific legislation defining and criminalizing torture, in accordance with the
Convention against Torture and the Robben Island Guidelines;
ix.
Ensure the dissemination and training on the Robben Island Guidelines, in order to
popularize them;
x.
Adopt robust measures to combat torture committed by law enforcement agents,
including through ensuring prompt investigation and prosecution of these cases;
Article 5
xi.
Take the necessary measures to implement, disseminate and raise awareness on the
Law on the Prevention and Suppression against Human Trafficking, specifically
targeting law enforcement officers such as police officers, prison warders, border
guards and customs officers;
Article 6
xii.
Expedite construction and rehabilitation of prisons, including through allocating
the necessary resources to the prison sector;
xiii.
Take all necessary measures to adopt alternative sentencing policies and imposing
non-custodial sentences such as community service, in order to reduce
overcrowding in prisons;
xiv.
Ensure strict enforcement of the law on pre-trial detention, in addition to respect of
the durations of police custody and pre-trial detention in accordance with the law;
xv.
Introduce appropriate policies to provide vocational training in prisons, in order to
facilitate the social reintegration of prisoners into society;
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