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experiencing domestic violence, as is necessary for their well-being, taking into account the
rights, responsibilities and duties of parents, legal guardians or other individuals legally
responsible for children to protect them, and to this end to take all appropriate and legislative
and administrative measures, taking into account the best interests of the child as a primary
consideration;
(d)
To take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social, educational and other
measures to protect persons with disabilities, both within and outside the home, from all
forms of exploitation, violence and abuse, and to ensure that all facilities and programmes
designed to serve persons with disabilities are effectively monitored by independent
authorities;
(e)
To adopt and implement non-discriminatory policies, national strategies,
action plans, legislation and regulations, including in response to domestic violence, abuse
and neglect, and to ensure the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of
older persons related to, inter alia, employment, social protection, housing, education and
training, access to technologies and the provision of financial, social, healthcare, long-term
support and palliative care services;
(f)
To establish measures to ensure accountability with regard to domestic
violence without any discrimination, including in relation to those living in rural and remote
areas, older persons, Indigenous Peoples, migrants, persons of African descent, persons
belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and persons with
disabilities;
(g)
To engage meaningfully in the 30-year review and appraisal of progress made
and challenges encountered in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action;
4.
Calls upon States to take effective action to prevent and eliminate domestic
violence without delay and to support and protect all victims and, where applicable,
survivors, by:
(a)
Adopting, strengthening and implementing legislation that prohibits domestic
violence involving physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence and threats
thereof, including violence that occurs through or is amplified by the use of technology, and
providing adequate legal protection against all forms of violence in the public and private
spheres, including victim and witness protection from reprisals for bringing complaints or
giving evidence;
(b)
Establishing appropriate mechanisms to detect situations of violence against
victims of domestic violence by other family members and third parties, including
appropriate mechanisms for reporting cases of domestic violence;
(c)
Adopting and/or strengthening policies and legislation, including, as
appropriate, legislative or other measures throughout the criminal and civil justice system, in
order to strengthen preventive measures and protect the rights of persons subjected to
domestic violence, ensuring proper investigation and prosecution of perpetrators and
adopting policies with regard to the rehabilitation of perpetrators;
(d)
Providing relevant, comprehensive and victim- and survivor-centred legal aid
and other essential and free or affordable services to support and assist victims of domestic
violence, including by providing remedies and reparations where available, within the
framework of their national legal systems, as well as victim- and survivor-centred education
and training for front-line service providers, legal and justice system staff and other service
providers;
(e)
Taking measures to ensure that all officials and relevant professionals dealing
with victims or perpetrators of domestic violence or responsible for implementing policies
and programmes aimed at preventing and detecting domestic violence, protecting and
assisting the victims and investigating and punishing acts of violence receive ongoing,
adequate and gender- and culturally sensitive training to be aware of gender-, age- and
disability-specific needs, as well as on the enjoyment of human rights by victims, how to
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