E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 fundamental freedoms, including by mainstreaming gender issues into the activities of all Afghanistan Transitional Administration ministries; “(b) To enable the full, equal and effective participation of women and girls in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life throughout the country at all levels; “(c) To protect the right to freedom of movement, expression and association for women and girls; “(d) To implement fully the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and prepare the initial report due in March 2004 and to raise awareness and strengthen the knowledge of women and girls and their families about their rights, including the full enjoyment of all human rights by women and girls; “(e) To ensure that the provisions of the new Constitution are implemented fully so as to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all women; “(f) To ensure that the electoral processes are carried out and monitored closely to make certain that women are able to register, participate fully and support special measures that would guarantee that they are represented in local, provincial and national government positions; “(g) To ensure that the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and the permanent Afghan judicial institutions have adequate human and financial resources to fulfil their mandates and address gender perspectives in line with international standards; “(h) To continue its efforts to re-establish the rule of law, in accordance with international standards, inter alia, by ensuring that law enforcement agencies respect and uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms, with a particular emphasis on access to justice for women; “(i) To continue its efforts to reflect a gender perspective in the training and activities of its police, army, prosecutors and judiciary and to promote the recruitment of Afghan women in all ranks; “(j) To review and improve the practices of law enforcement personnel when dealing with women victims of violence, particularly those accused of offences based on tradition or imprisoned for social reasons, to protect them from domestic and sexual violence and with regard to trafficking; “(k) To raise awareness of the need to prevent and eliminate violence, including domestic and sexual violence, against women, with the aim of changing the attitudes and behaviour that allow such crimes to take place, and strengthen efforts to prevent and eliminate violence against women by using legislative measures; “(l) To ensure that gender-sensitive approaches are applied in the development and application of procedures during data collection for the census and the registration of voters to deliver universal suffrage and the full participation of women in the national elections in 2004; 37