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84.
In addition, in order to address women’s deprivation of liberty with all of its
root causes, States and other stakeholders should:
(a)
Make available effective gender-specific interventions that aim primarily
to divert women away from the criminal justice system, integrate into the national
system the standards provided in the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of
Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok
Rules), and address the underlying factors leading to women coming into contact with
the criminal justice system;
(b)
Ensure the availability of effective community-based support, services
and opportunities for all women, including in rural areas, particularly those related to
health, housing, employment, education, childcare and social security, and guarantee
the meaningful participation of women in the community;
(c)
Develop alternatives to institutionalization for the support and
protection of vulnerable women, in particular community-based and family-based
alternatives, and repeal all laws allowing involuntary placements and treatments;
(d)
Put in place and enhance social services and support systems for women
through appropriate investment and technical capacity, monitor non-State providers
of services and facilities, including detention and care facilities, for compliance with
obligations relating to women’s human rights;
(e)
Introduce and implement innovative measures to fight gender
stereotypes of all forms and at all levels;
(f)
Reform drug-related policies, laws and practices in line with
international human rights standards and take steps to integrate the International
Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy into policies that are relevant to
women;
(g)
Design appropriate due diligence measures, in line with human rights
obligations, to tackle deprivation of liberty by private parties through law reform,
legal redress, the institutional framework and other methods.
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