CEDAW/C/58/D/47/2012
(ii)
Conduct an exhaustive and impartial investigation to determine
whether there are failures in the State’s structures and practices that have
caused the author and her daughter to be deprived of protection;
(b)
In general:
(i)
Take appropriate and effective measures so prior acts of domestic
violence will be taken into consideration when determining custody and
visitation rights regarding children and so that the exercise of custody or
visiting rights will not endanger the safety of the victims of violence,
including the children. The best interests of the child and the child’s right
to be heard must prevail in all decisions taken in this regard;
(ii)
Strengthen application of the legal framework to ensure that the
competent authorities exercise due diligence to respond appropriately to
situations of domestic violence;
(iii) Provide mandatory training for judges and administrative personnel
on the application of the legal framework with regard to combating
domestic violence, including training on the definition of domestic
violence and on gender stereotypes, as well as training with regard to the
Convention, its Optional Protocol and the Committee’s general
recommendations, particularly general recommendation 19.
12. In accordance with article 7, paragraph 4, the State party shall give due
consideration to the views of the Committee, together with its recommendations,
and shall submit to the Committee, within six months, a written response,
including any information on action taken in the light of the views and
recommendations of the Committee. The State party is also requested to publish
the Committee’s views and recommendations and to have and have them widely
distributed in order to reach all relevant sectors of society.
[Adopted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, the
Spanish text being the original version.]
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