CEDAW/C/89/D/170/2021 Rights also issued a statement in which he noted that the Act “contravenes the country’s obligations under international law”. 57 9. In the light of the above conclusions, the Committee makes the following recommendations to the State party: (a) With respect to the authors, and taking into consideration the gender-based and intersectional discrimination; the complexity of the damage suffered; the potential stigmatizing effect of the crimes and reparations; and the potential transformative effect of certain measures on the structure of gender exclusion: 58 (i) Provide adequate financial compensation to the authors and their family members for the physical and psychological harm suffered; (ii) Provide psychological assistance to the authors and their family members; (iii) Take the urgent measures needed to expedite investigation No. 14-2016 relating to the forced sterilization of the authors, in order to ascertain the facts and identify and punish those responsible; (b) In general: (i) Take appropriate measures to investigate any act of forced sterilization committed under the Programme on Reproductive Health and Family Planning (1996–2000); (ii) Take appropriate measures to implement a programme of full reparations, including compensation, for all women included in the Registry of Victims of Forced Sterilization; (iii) Ensure that the legal framework is adequate to diligently address the investigations and the corresponding reparation processes. 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 shall submit to the Committee, within six months, a written response, including information on any 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 disseminate them widely in order to reach all relevant sectors of society. __________________ 57 58 24-19966 See https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2024/08/un-human-rights-chief-volkerturk-regrets-statute-limitations-war. A/HRC/54/24, para. 53. 19/19