A/HRC/57/10 110.161 Amend the definition of “rape” in the Penal Code to explicitly include marital rape as a crime (Switzerland); 110.162 Develop a national strategy to eliminate gender-based violence that includes the creation of a harmonized institutional mechanism to guarantee its implementation and allow for the expansion of the provision of services for women victims and survivors of violence (Panama); 110.163 Intensify efforts to combat violence against women and girls, including by strengthening the Department of Women’s Affairs, providing appropriate training for law enforcement and medical personnel, ensuring that perpetrators are duly prosecuted and expanding collaboration with community leaders to help tackle domestic and gender-based violence in rural areas (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 110.164 Adopt comprehensive measures to combat domestic violence, including a “no drop” policy to ensure that all cases are properly investigated and the provision of training on human rights and gender-responsive treatment to police, prosecutors, judges and lawyers (Ireland); 110.165 Allocate more resources to the Department of Women’s Affairs to strengthen coordination and enhance capacity to prevent and respond to genderbased violence (Australia); 110.166 Take legislative and political measures and implement existing laws and strategies to eliminate all forms of discrimination, violence and abuse against women and children (Estonia); 110.167 Ensure that perpetrators of violence against women are duly prosecuted and punished with sentences that are commensurate with the seriousness of their crimes (Belgium); 110.168 Strengthen measures to curb gender-based violence (Nepal); 110.169 Enhance support services for victims of gender-based violence and prioritize the allocation of adequate resources for the training of law enforcement officials, lawyers, judges, social workers and health-care professionals in the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and children who are victims of gender-based violence (Fiji); 110.170 Enhance access to support services for women, especially those affected by domestic violence, including provision for shelters, counselling, health care, legal aid and vocational training programmes (Malaysia); 110.171 Strengthen support services for survivors of gender-based violence by ensuring the accessibility of shelters, counselling and medical assistance, regardless of location or background (Gambia); 110.172 Adopt comprehensive measures to combat all forms of violence against women and ensure that traditional justice mechanisms are compliant with international law (Iceland); 110.173 Strengthen measures to prevent and punish gender-based violence in the legal and traditional systems, including awareness campaigns to combat gender stereotypes, appropriate investigations into domestic violence cases, punishment of perpetrators and guaranteed access for victims to protection and reparation measures (Mexico); 110.174 Take concrete steps to address gender-based violence, including enacting legislation and implementing measures to protect victims and prosecute perpetrators (Sierra Leone); 110.175 Review existing legislation in order to promote and protect gender equality in the public and private spheres, including the elimination of genderbased violence (Cyprus); 20 GE.24-09741