the special rapporteur explained that these incidents are not isolated but represent the ultimate act experienced in a continuum of violence by women living under conditions of genderbased discrimination the special rapporteur added that a holistic approach to preventing genderrelated killings must be emphasized in all the measures taken by states to investigate and sanction violence in particular in designing implementing and evaluating legislation and policies in addition the special rapporteur on torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment argues for the torture protection framework to be applied in a genderinclusive manner with a view to strengthening the protection of women from torture according to the special rapporteur state obligations under the convention against torture clearly extend to the private sphere as well in addition to violations committed by public officials ahrc