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153.173 Foresee a regulatory framework for the informal sector and ensure
that women working in this sector have access to social protection, maternity
protection and childcare subsidies (Algeria);
153.174 Take measures to define, to prohibit and to penalize sexual
harassment (Luxembourg);
153.175 Strengthen the capacity of the judiciary, law enforcement and social
workers to enhance an effective response to cases of gender-based violence
(Rwanda);
153.176 Ratify the Istanbul Convention and revise the Criminal Code to
include domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offence and an aggravating
circumstance covering crimes committed within the family or domestic unit,
and invest in the creation of shelters to ensure the effective protection of women
and children survivors of domestic violence (Germany);
153.177. Adopt a law criminalizing domestic violence and ensuring its effective
implementation (North Macedonia);
153.178 Adopt a law criminalizing domestic violence and ensure its effective
implementation and introduce mandatory education on gender equality,
women’s rights and gender-based violence in schools (Portugal);
153.179 Specify domestic violence as an aggravated offence in penal
legislation (Honduras);
153.180 Criminalize domestic violence as a stand-alone crime in the Criminal
Code and ensure that there is swift and impartial investigations into such
crimes and a wider network of reception centres and State services (Spain);
153.181 Continue to reform relevant legislation, including the Criminal Code,
in order to fully criminalize domestic violence, in line with the Istanbul and
Lanzarote Conventions, and move towards the ratification of these two
instruments (Iceland);
153.182 Continue strengthening the legislative framework on the prevention
of domestic violence and protection of persons affected by domestic violence
(India);
153.183 Redouble efforts to prevent and combat domestic violence, in
particular by criminalizing it (Albania);
153.184 Adapt the Criminal Code to ensure effective follow-up of domestic
violence incidents and raise awareness among the public on how to file
complaints (Belgium);
153.185 Intensify efforts to prevent violence against women, particularly
domestic violence and sexual violence in the workplace (Montenegro);
153.186 Continue enforcing legislation to combat domestic violence and
extend rehabilitation services for the victims (Nepal);
153.187 Take further steps to ensure the full implementation of its law on the
prevention of domestic violence (Philippines);
153.188 Establish special procedures to investigate cases of domestic and
sexual violence (Honduras);
153.189 Work to prevent and address gender-based violence and domestic
violence, including by building upon existing legislation to effectively protect
survivors and prosecute perpetrators of all forms of violence against women,
offering appropriate support services to survivors and providing gendersensitive training to law enforcement personnel (Australia);
153.190 Ensure the availability of shelter and services for survivors of
domestic violence (Austria);
153.191 Strengthen efforts in curbing domestic violence and violence against
women (Indonesia);
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