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Action steps• Lobby to have online violence against womenrecognised as a civil rights violation, therebyplacing it on the policy agenda.• Lobby for the revision of various pieces of legislationincluding the Sexual Offences Act andthe Kenya Information and Communication Act,in order to take into account cyber crimes thatresult in the violation of the rights of women online.• Contribute to intermediary liability discussionsto establish responsibilities and legal mechanismsthat would require ISPs and other serviceproviders to report criminal activity perpetratedthrough their services and respond to takedownrequests, among other provisions.• Lobby the government to establish gender focalpoints in all ministries and gender desks inpolice stations to make services accessible togender violence survivors, so that they can seekredress easily.• Ensure that the cyber security framework takesinto account gender-specific provisions.• Build the capacity of women’s organisationsto address the issue of online violence againstwomen, as well as collaborating with otherstakeholders including the government, privatesector, technical community and media.• Build the capacity of media partners to reporton online violence against women so they cancontribute to creating awareness of the issue byplacing it on the public agenda. ■163 / Global Information Society Watch