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104.8. Adopt and enforce laws against domestic violence, and remove mitigating factors from
the punishment of “honour-crimes” against women (Canada);
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109.3 Ratify the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the
Convention against Torture (Guatemala);
109.4 Become party to the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (El Salvador);
109.7 Ratify and accede to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance and withdraw its reservations to articles 2 and 15 (4) of the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Sierra Leone);
109.14 Amend the Penal Code and the Criminal Code to eliminate mitigated sentences for
rapists who marry their victims for so-called “honour crimes” (Sierra Leone);
109.15 Adopt national legislation criminalizing domestic violence (Sierra Leone);
109.85 Immediately implement Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and related
resolutions on women and peace and security, including by taking special measures to protect
women and girls from gender-based violence and to hold perpetrators of such acts
accountable (Finland);
109.86 Continue and strengthen efforts in the fight for gender equality (Nicaragua);
109.87 Strengthen and expand the relevant legal provisions for the promotion of the rights of
women, in particular by strengthening their autonomy and advancing their participation in
political, economic and social life (Nicaragua);
109.88 Take steps to incorporate provisions on gender equality and discrimination against
women in the Constitution or national legislation (El Salvador);
109.89 Continue to enhance women’s empowerment and greater representation in all sectors
(Lao People’s Democratic Republic);
109.90 Amend the citizenship law of 1969, which prevents women from granting citizenship
to their children, to ensure women’s right to grant citizenship to their children (Namibia);
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