Annex 1 General ­Recommendation Provisions related to Reproductive Rights 4. That all States parties include in their reports under article 12 of the Convention information on the effects of AIDS on the ­situation of women and on the action taken to cater to the needs of those women who are infected and to prevent specifi c discrimination against women in response to AIDS.” General ­Recommendation No. 19 – Violence against women, 1992 Paragraph 24 includes recommendations for states to “ensure that laws against family violence and abuse, rape, sexual assault and other gender-based violence give adequate protection to all women, and respect their integrity and dignity. Appropriate ­protective and support services should be provided for victims. ­Gender-sensitive training of judicial and law enforcement offi cers and other public ­offi cials is essential for the effective ­implementation of the Convention”. States further “in their reports should i­dentify the nature and extent of attitudes, customs and practices that perpetuate violence against women and the kinds of violence that result. They should report on the measures that they have ­undertaken to overcome violence and the effect of those measures … Effective measures should be taken to overcome these ­attitudes and practices. States should introduce education and public ­information programmes to help eliminate prejudices that hinder women’s equality”. Finally, states should “ensure that measures are taken to prevent coercion in regard to fertility and reproduction, and to ensure that women are not forced to seek unsafe medical ­procedures such as illegal abortion because of lack of appropriate services in regard to fertility control.” 139