CRC/C/DZA/CO/3-4 (d) To ensure the involvement and participation of the whole society, including children, in the design and implementation of preventive strategies against corporal punishment of children; and (e) To take into account its general comment No. 8 (2006) on the right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment. Violence against children, including abuse and neglect 45. The Committee is concerned about the lack of measures adopted by the State party to address domestic violence, which is pervasive, not specifically prohibited by law and widely accepted as part of normal life. The Committee is particularly concerned that: (a) The vast majority of children and two thirds of women are subjected to violence in the home; (b) Even in case of serious injuries, victims of domestic violence are discouraged from pursuing the case and are directed by the police and the judiciary to mediation and reconciliation services; (c) So-called “honour” and “provocation” are used as legal grounds to attenuate perpetrators’ sentences; (d) Most of the support services to women victims of domestic violence and their children, including medical, legal and psychological assistance, vocational training and housing support are provided by non-governmental organizations; and (e) Due to limited capacity of the specialized shelters for women and children, victims of violence based in Bou Ismail and Tlemcen and victims of domestic violence are often directed to centres for homeless and mentally and physically disabled persons. 46. The Committee urges the State party to adopt as a matter of priority a law criminalizing all forms of domestic violence, including marital rape and to repeal legal provisions that excuse perpetrators of domestic violence, such as article 279 of the Penal Code, and to ensure that children and mothers victims of domestic violence are provided with appropriate medical, legal and psychological assistance and housing support. 47. With reference to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on violence against children (A/61/299) and the Committee’s general comment no. 13 (2011) on the right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence the Committee further encourages the State party: (a) To prioritize elimination of all forms of violence against children, including by ensuring implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Study on violence against children, paying particular attention to gender; and (b) To provide information concerning the implementation by the State party of the recommendations of the Study in the next periodic report, particularly those highlighted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against children, namely: (i) The development in each State of a national comprehensive strategy to prevent and address all forms of violence against children; (ii) The introduction of an explicit national legal ban on all forms of violence against children in all settings; and 10