The Independent Commission for Human Rights of all human rights and fundamental freedoms including, inter alia: (a) The right to life; (b) The right to equality; (c) The right to liberty and security of person; (d) The right to equal protection under the law; (e) The right to be free from all forms of discrimination; (f) The right to the highest standard attainable of physical and mental health The document also urged states to take the appropriate measures for the protection of women against violence, including sexual assault within the family. It encouraged the development of penal, civil and administrative sanctions in domestic legislation to punish and redress the wrongs caused to women who are subjected to such violence, and that women who are subjected to violence should be provided with access to the mechanisms of justice. These mechanisms are to be provided for by national legislation, offering just and effective remedies for the harm that they have suffered. States should also inform women of their rights in seeking redress through such mechanisms. It also urged states to consider the possibility of developing national plans of action to promote the protection of women against any form of violence or to include provisions for that purpose in plans already existing taking into account, as appropriate, such cooperation as can be provided by non-governmental organizations, particularly those concerned with the issue of violence against women. States were also advised to develop, in a comprehensive way, preventive approaches and all those measures of legal, political, administrative and cultural nature that promote the protection of women against any form of violence, and ensure that the re-victimization of women does not occur because of enforcement practices or other interventions. The declaration has not ignored the economic condition of abused women and that of their children, pressing states to ensure, to the maximum extent feasible in light of their available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation, that women subjected to violence and, where appropriate, their children have assistance, such as rehabilitation, assistance in child care, treatment, counseling, and health and social services, facilities and programs. States are to take all other appropriate measures to promote their safety and physical and psychological rehabilitation. Government budgets also gained mention in the declaration, with a request to ensure states put aside adequate resources for activities related to the elimination of violence against women. This included taking measures to make certain that law enforcement officers and public officials responsible for implementing policies to prevent, investigate and punish violence against women receive training to sensitize them to the needs of women. Due to the fact that most of violent practices occurring within the family go unreported and that state indicators or those issued by organizations working in the field of domestic 10