CEDAW/C/BRB/CO/5-8 concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society; (b) Use innovative measures targeting political leaders, the media, teachers, employers, trade unions, health professionals and the general public, to strengthen understanding of the substantive equality of women and men and to enhance positive and non-stereotypical portrayals of women. Gender-based violence against women 23. The Committee welcomes the measures taken by the State party to combat gender-based violence against women, including the establishment of the Family Conflict Intervention Unit in 2013. However, it remains concerned at the high prevalence of gender-based violence against women, in particular domestic and sexual violence, which remain culturally accepted and underreported, the lack of statistical data disaggregated by age and relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, and the lack of shelters for women who are victims of gender-based violence. The Committee is also concerned at reports of the increasing rate of femicide in the State party. 24. Recalling its general recommendation No. 19 (1992) on violence against women and general recommendation No. 35 (2017) on gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Accord high priority to the full implementation of the Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) (Amendment) Act and the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act and ensure that perpetrators of gender-based violence are prosecuted and adequately punished; (b) Specifically criminalize femicide and ensure that cases of femicide are effectively investigated and prosecuted and that the sentences imposed on perpetrators are commensurate with the gravity of the crime; (c) Provide mandatory capacity-building programmes for judges, prosecutors, lawyers, police officers and other law enforcement officials on the strict application of legislation criminalizing gender-based violence against women and on gender-sensitive investigation methods and procedures to employ with victims of such violence; (d) Provide adequate redress, assistance and protection to women who are victims of gender-based violence by establishing shelters, issuing and enforcing protection orders and enhancing cooperation with non-governmental organizations that provide assistance and rehabilitation to victims; (e) Collect statistical data on domestic, sexual and other forms of gender-based violence against women, disaggregated by age and relationship between the victim and the perpetrator. Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution 25. The Committee notes with appreciation the establishment in the Royal Barbados Police Force of a special unit on trafficking, in 2013. However, it regrets the failure of the State party to respond to questions raised during the dialogue. The Committee notes with concern that the State party remains both a source and a destination country for women and girls, including non-nationals, who are subjected to trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as a result of high unemployment, increasing levels of poverty and the weak implementation of anti-trafficking legislation. The Committee is particularly concerned about: 6/14 17-11292