E/C.12/COL/CO/6 46. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Thoroughly investigate all cases of femicide and violence against women, including domestic violence, and ensure that the perpetrators are duly punished; (b) women; Take all necessary steps to effectively prevent acts of violence against (c) Step up efforts to protect all women victims of violence, including victims of domestic violence, ensuring that they have access to justice through effective remedies, including means of obtaining reparation and compensation, and suitable and timely access to shelters where they can receive immediate physical protection, legal advice and physical and mental health care; (d) Organize information campaigns to raise public awareness, and provide law enforcement officials and judges with training as to the seriousness and criminal nature of violence against women and domestic violence. Poverty 47. The Committee is concerned that efforts to combat poverty have not been sufficiently effective to address the State party’s high levels of poverty, which disproportionately affects persons living in rural and remote areas, including victims of the armed conflict (art. 11). 48. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (see E/C.12/COL/CO/5, para. 20) and calls on the State party to make greater efforts to combat poverty and inequality. To that end, the Committee urges the State party to ensure that a human rights-based approach is taken in the implementation of programmes designed to combat poverty and inequality, that sufficient resources are allocated for their implementation and that they pay due attention to the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, including the victims of the armed conflict, and to the disparities between urban and rural areas. In this regard, the Committee draws the State party’s attention to its 2001 statement on poverty and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Access to land 49. The Committee reiterates its concern at the inequalities in access to land that continue to affect peasant farmers, indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombians. The Committee is also concerned at the limited progress towards the implementation of Act No. 1448 of 2011, the Victims and Land Restitution Act (art. 11). 50. The Committee refers the State party to its previous recommendation (E/C.12/COL/CO/5, para. 22) and recommends that it: (a) Take the necessary measures to ensure the implementation of the comprehensive rural reform that is part of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, with a view to guaranteeing peasant farmers, indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombians equitable access to land and natural resources; (b) Step up efforts to effectively implement Act No. 1448 of 2011 and the other planned measures in order to ensure that the mechanisms and registers established for the restitution of land are brought fully into operation. Internally displaced persons and returnees 51. Despite the efforts made by the State party, the Committee is troubled by the obstacles to social and economic reintegration faced by many returned Colombian refugees. In addition, the Committee is concerned that the standard of living of a significant number of internally displaced persons is still inadequate (art. 11). 52. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to ensure reintegration and the possibility of an adequate standard of living for returned 8 GE.17-18290