CAT/C/URY/CO/3 and 2013, with 26,086 of those complaints being lodged in 2013. While taking note of the ample information supplied by the State regarding the measures adopted to combat domestic violence, the Committee finds it regrettable that so little official data are available on the various forms of violence against women and that statistics are lacking on investigations, trials, judgements and the sentences handed down to guilty parties and on the redress granted to victims during the reporting period (arts. 1, 2, 4, 14 and 16). The Committee urges the State party to strengthen its efforts to combat violence against women, ensuring that all cases of violence against women are thoroughly investigated, that the alleged perpetrators are put on trial and, if convicted, given an appropriate sentence and that victims receive redress, including just and adequate compensation. In this regard, the Committee draws attention to paragraph 33 of its general comment No. 3 (2012). The Committee also recommends that public awareness-raising campaigns on all forms of violence against women should be broadened. Violent deaths of transsexual women 21. The Committee strongly condemns the killings of transsexual women that have occurred in the country. The available information indicates that only one of the six cases of killings of this type that have occurred in the past two years has been resolved (arts. 1, 2, 4, 12 and 16). The State party should take steps, as a matter of urgency, to put an end to the selective killing of persons because of their sexual orientation or their gender identity. The Committee therefore also urges the State party to: (a) Protect people from homophobic and transphobic violence and from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment; (b) Adopt the legislative measures concerning hate crimes that are necessary to deter violence directed at people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and establish effective systems for reporting this type of violence so that the perpetrators of such acts can be investigated, put on trial and punished; (c) Provide targeted training to police officers and other law enforcement officials regarding violence directed at people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Human trafficking 22. The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the State party on trafficking in persons for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, and appreciates the State’s efforts to prevent and combat this phenomenon. The scant information available on the subject, however, is limited to the number of trials and convictions and the sentences handed down to guilty parties between 2012 and 2013 (arts. 1, 2, 4, 12 and 16). The State party should: (a) Redouble its efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking; (b) Undertake prompt, impartial investigations into cases of human trafficking, ensure that those found guilty of such offences are punished and ensure that all victims of such acts obtain redress. GE.14-04582 9

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