CEDAW/C/MMR/CO/4-5 armed groups; and the conferment of immunity on perpetrators of crimes of sexual violence; (b) The prevalence of domestic violence and the lack of information on the legal procedures for issuing protection orders, as well as the lack of shelters for women and girls who are victims of violence, including domestic violence; (c) The reluctance of women and girls, in particular women in rural areas and ethnic minority women, who are victims of violence, including domestic violence, to report cases to the authorities owing to fear of reprisals; (d) The lack of information on the time frame for the adoption of the bill on the prevention and protection of violence against women and the use of trad itional justice mechanisms, which often perpetuate gender-based violence against women, such as that requiring a victim of rape to marry the perpetrator. 27. Recalling its general recommendation No. 19 (1992) on violence against women, and its previous recommendations (see CEDAW/C/MMR/CO/3, para. 25), the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Make full use of the Convention, the general recommendation and related jurisprudence when reforming domestic laws, including the Penal Code, to ensure that the definitions of rape and marital rape are in full compliance with the Convention; (b) Repeal all laws that perpetuate impunity for sexual violence committed during and after conflict and expedite the investigation and prosecution of crimes of sexual violence perpetrated by the military and armed groups; (c) Investigate cases in which women who accuse members of the military and armed groups of sexual violence are threatened and/or revictimized, and punish the perpetrators, and ensure that comprehensive and effective victim and witness protection programmes are in place; (d) Provide information in the next periodic report on the legal procedure for the issuance of protection orders and provide data with respect to the use of such orders that are disaggregated by age, ethnicity and relationship between the victim and the perpetrator; (e) Encourage reporting by victims of all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls, in particular ethnic minority women, and ensure that shelters are adequately equipped and available to women who are victims of violence; (f) Ensure training of law enforcement and other relevant personnel in the strict application of relevant provisions of criminal law and in gendersensitive handling of complaints of gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence; (g) Ensure that the bill on the prevention and protection of violence against women complies with the Convention and is adopted without furthe r delay, and curb the use of traditional justice mechanisms that do not provide effective redress for women and girls who are victims of violence. 8/17 16-12871