E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16 (f) Inhuman treatment, including torture, in detention and penitentiary systems, and inadequate conditions of imprisonment for women, including failure to provide women inmates with access to basic medical care and adequate hygiene standards; (g) Serious and systematic violations of the human rights of women and girls, some of which target specific groups, such as women with disabilities, widows, women belonging to minorities, and indigenous women, including harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, rape, torture and child abduction, as well as failure by States, resulting in a climate of impunity, to exercise due diligence to prevent such violations and to adequately and in a timely manner investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators, failure by States to provide adequate protection, support and reparation for victims and their families, and failure by States to ensure access to justice; (h) Intimidation, harassment and detention of women human rights defenders and their families, and disproportionate penalties and restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression of women human rights defenders when reporting on women’s rights violations, as a means of exerting pressure on them to stop their human rights work, as well as failure by States to exercise due diligence to prevent such violations, and to investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators, failure by States to provide adequate protection to women human rights defenders, and failure by States to ensure access to justice; (i) Violations of the right to health, including sexual and reproductive health, of women and girls, restricted access to services, including gynaecological and obstetric services, and discrimination on the basis of HIVpositive status; (j) Discrimination resulting from stereotypical practices and attitudes towards women, including in the areas of education, employment, personal status, marriage and divorce; (k) Absence of adequate legislation to address and eliminate all forms of discrimination against women; (l) Ineffective implementation and/or enforcement of laws aimed at promoting and protecting women’s human rights; (m) Impact of legislation and/or stereotypical practices that discriminate against women in the areas of: (i) Civil and political rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of movement, and participation in decision-making processes and in public life on an equal basis with men; (ii) Nationality, personal status, marriage and divorce; (iii) The right to own and inherit property; (iv) Employment and retirement; (v) Education, including access to education; (vi) Economic opportunities; 42 12-27405