(k) States parties should establish or support services for victims of family violence,
rape, sex assault and other forms of gender-based violence, including refuges, specially trained
health workers, rehabilitation and counselling;
(l) States parties should take measures to overcome such practices and should take
account of the Committee’s recommendation on female circumcision (recommendation No. 14)
in reporting on health issues;
(m) States parties should ensure that measures are taken to prevent coercion in regard to
fertility and reproduction, and to ensure that women are not forced to seek unsafe medical
procedures such as illegal abortion because of lack of appropriate services in regard to fertility
control;
(n) States parties in their reports should state the extent of these problems and should
indicate the measures that have been taken and their effect;
(o) States parties should ensure that services for victims of violence are accessible to
rural women and that where necessary special services are provided to isolated communities;
(p) Measures to protect them from violence should include training and employment
opportunities and the monitoring of the employment conditions of domestic workers;
(q) States parties should report on the risks to rural women, the extent and nature of
violence and abuse to which they are subject, their need for and access to support and other
services and the effectiveness of measures to overcome violence;
(r)
Measures that are necessary to overcome family violence should include:
Criminal penalties where necessary and civil remedies in case of domestic violence;
Legislation to remove the defence of honour in regard to the assault or murder of a
female family member;
Services to ensure the safety and security of victims of family violence, including
refuges, counselling and rehabilitation programmes;
Rehabilitation programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence;
Support services for families where incest or sexual abuse has occurred;
(s) States parties should report on the extent of domestic violence and sexual abuse, and
on the preventive, punitive and remedial measures that have been taken;
(t) That States parties should take all legal and other measures that are necessary to
provide effective protection of women against gender-based violence, including, inter alia:
Effective legal measures, including penal sanctions, civil remedies compensatory
provisions to protect women against all kinds of violence, including, inter alia, violence
and abuse in the family, sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace;
Preventive measures, including public information and education programmes to change
attitudes concerning the roles and status of men and women;