CEDAW/C/77/D/143/2019 (iii) Increase the awareness of judges of non-discrimination, including the procedural aspect of shifting the burden of proof during judicial proceedings; and ensure that women have recourse to effective, affordable, accessible and timely judicial remedies, to be addressed in a fair hearing by a competent and independent court or tribunal, where appropriate, or by other public institutions, taking into consideration the Committee’s general recommendation No. 33 (2015) on women’s access to justice; (iv) Provide training for health-care providers on discrimination against Roma women and girls, their specific needs and the problems that they face; (v) Engage actively, including through the provision of financial support, with civil society organizations (including human rights and women’s organizations) representing Roma women in order to strengthen advocacy against intersecting forms of discrimination based on sex, gender and ethnicity an d promote tolerance and the equal participation of Roma women in all areas of life; (vi) Ensure that Roma women and girls, as individuals and as a group, have access to information about their rights under the Convention and are able to effectively claim their rights; (vii) Reinforce the application of temporary special measures, in line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and taking into consideration the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25, in all areas covered by the Convention in which women and girls belonging to ethnic minority groups, in particular Roma women and girls, are disadvantaged; (viii) Develop specific poverty alleviation and social inclusion programmes, in particular for Roma women and girls; (ix) Allocate adequate funds and prioritize regional cooperation within Europe and development programmes to combat all forms of discrimination, including intersecting discrimination, and to promote inclusiveness. 10. In accordance with article 7 (4) of the Optional Protocol, the State party shall give due consideration to the views of the Committee, together with its recommendations, and submit to the Committee, within six months, a written response, including information on any action taken in the light of those views and recommendations. The State party is requested to have the Committee’s views and recommendations translated into the State party’s language, to publish them and to have them widely disseminated, in order to reach all sectors of society. 10/10 20-16465

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