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Recommendation
JS12 recommended Algerian government, among other things, to repeal Articles 266 bis, 266 bis 1, 279 and 330 bis of the Penal code allowing perpetrators of Gender Based Violence (GBV) to escape justice; to adopt measures to ensure effective access to justice, health care and social services for survivors of GBV; ... and to put an end to the judicial harassment and intimidation of Women’s Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and LGBTQ+ activists, fully allow them to advocate for their rights in law and in practice, and prosecute derogatory speech and smear campaigns against WHRDs and activists. [Para 58]
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