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violations, such as sexual violence against women, and reject statutory
limitations for the prosecution of such violations (see general recommendation
No. 30 on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations);
(g) Provide effective and timely remedies and ensure that they respond
to the different types of violations experienced by women, as well as adequate
reparation, and ensure women’s participation in the design of all reparation
programmes, as indicated in general recommendation No. 30. 10
20. With regard to the accountability of justice systems, the Committee
recommends that States parties:
(a) Develop effective and independent mechanisms to observe and
monitor women’s access to justice in order to ensure that justice systems are in
accordance with the principles of justiciability, availability, accessibility, good
quality and effectiveness of remedies, including the periodic auditing/review of
the autonomy, efficiency and transparency of the judicial, quasi-judicial and
administrative bodies that take decisions affecting women’s rights;
(b) Ensure that cases of identified discriminatory practices and acts by
justice professionals are effectively addressed through disciplinary and other
measures;
(c) Create a specific entity to receive complaints, petitions and
suggestions with regard to all personnel supporting the work of the justice
system, including social, welfare and health workers as well as technical
experts;
(d)
Data should include but need not be limited to:
(i) The number and geographical distribution of judicial and quasijudicial bodies;
(ii) The number of men and women working in law enforcement bodies
and judicial and quasi-judicial institutions at all levels;
(iii) The number and geographical distribution of men and women
lawyers, including legal-aid lawyers;
(iv) The nature and number of cases and complaints lodged with judicial,
quasi-judicial and administrative bodies, disaggregated by the sex of the
complainant;
(v) The nature and number of cases dealt with by the formal and
informal justice systems, disaggregated by the sex of the complainant;
(vi) The nature and number of cases in which legal aid and/or public
defence were required, accepted and provided, disaggregated by the sex of
the complainant;
(vii) The length of the procedures and their outcomes, disaggregated by
the sex of the complainant;
(e) Conduct and facilitate qualitative studies and critical gender
analyses of all justice systems, in collaboration with civil society organizations
and academic institutions, in order to highlight practices, procedures and
jurisprudence that promote or limit women’s full access to justice;
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See also A/HRC/14/22.
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