Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission 15 Alternative report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on the fifth periodic review of Fiji Recommendations The Commission encourages the state to undertake the following:      Review of the National Gender Policy to align it with the imperatives of the Bill of Rights of the Fijian Constitution which expressly references sexual orientation, gender identity and expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination Review of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Act to enable change of gender in birth certificates consistent with the principles of equality before the law and prohibited grounds of discrimination Review of the standard operating procedures of the Fiji Police Force in relation to arrests, body searches conducted on vulnerable groups such as women with disabilities, sex workers, children and LGBTI persons, force procedure and conditions of detention to ensure consistency with human dignity and international human rights law. Develop legal and social protection framework that ensures human dignity, economic advancement and access to justice for Fijian women in the informal workforce and increase their visibility in official statistics. Establish a National Monitoring and Reporting Framework that encourages constructive engagement between the state, national human rights commission and civil society. The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission makes a voluntary commitment to appoint a dedicated gender desk officer to advance the work of CEDAW.