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forms of violence against women, such as rape, sexual violence, early and forced marriage
and female genital mutilation. She plans to focus on protection and services for women
survivors of violence, in particular shelters and protection orders, and a code of conduct for
law enforcement agents and security sector personnel dealing with violence against women,
which could possibly be e extended to other service providers, such as social workers and
health providers. She also proposes to examine the connections between fundamentalism
and extremism and violence against women, and ways to improve the security and safety of
women and girls in the context of forced displacement and refugee flows. She further
proposes to look into online violence against women and adolescent girls as a new form of
gender-based violence. Focus will also be placed on prevention of the root causes of
violence against women, such as persistent discriminatory gender stereotypes,
discriminatory family and penal law provisions, and on education at all levels of formal
education (primary, secondary and tertiary), including education of legal professionals.
The Special Rapporteur concludes the report by describing the working methods she
intends to follow in carrying out her mandate, which include country visits and reports
thereon, with recommendations and follow-up action, the sending of communications
through the communications procedure, and the development of thematic expertise. Lastly,
the Special Rapporteur will strengthen the engagement of the mandate with other United
Nations human rights intergovernmental bodies that address violence against women. She
intends to focus on cooperation and synergies between her mandate, that of the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and of other treaty bodies, and to
work closely with other special procedure mandate holders. She also intends to fight
violence against women in cooperation with regional and national mechanisms.
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