genital mutilation and all other forms of gender based violence
are tried by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2.
3.
States Parties shall, by 2015, ensure that laws on gender based
violence provide for the comprehensive testing, treatment and care of
survivors of sexual offences, which shall include:
(a)
emergency contraception;
(b)
ready access to post exposure prophylaxis at all heatth facilities
to reduce the risk of contracting HIV; and
(c)
preventing the onset of sexually transmitted infections.
States Parties shall, by 2015, review and reform their criminal laws and
procedures applicable to cases of sexual offences and gender based
violence to:
(a)
eliminate gender bias; and
(b)
ensure justice and fairness are accorded to survivors of gender
based violence in a manner that ensures dignity, protection and
respect.
4.
States Parties shall put in place mechanisms for the social and
psychological rehabilitation of perpetrators of gender based violence.
5.
States Parties shall, by 2015:
6.
(a)
enact and adopt specific legislative provisions to prevent human
trafficking and provide holistic services to survivors, with the aim
of re-integrating them into society;
(b)
put in place mechanisms by which all relevant law enforcement
authorities and institutions may eradicate national, regional and
international human trafficking networks;
(c)
put in place harmonised data collection mechanisms to improve
data collection and reporting on the types and modes of
traffiCking to ensure effective programming and monitoring;
(d)
establish bilateral and multilateral agreements to run joint
actions against human trafficking among countries of origin,
transit and destination countries; and
(e)
ensure capacity building, awareness raising and sensitisation
campaigns on human trafficking are put in place for law
enforcement officials all parties.
States Parties shall ensure that cases of gender based violence are
conducted in a gender sensitive environment.