70 Instruments of the AU (c) the establishment of adequate educational and other appropriate structures with particular attention to women and to sensitise everyone to the rights of women; (d) that law enforcement organs at all levels are equipped to effectively interpret and enforce gender equality rights; (e) that women are represented equally in the judiciary and law enforcement organs; (f) reform of existing discriminatory laws and practices in order to promote and protect the rights of women. Article 9: Right to participation in the political and decision-making process 1. States parties shall take specific positive action to promote participative governance and the equal participation of women in the political life of their countries through affirmative action, enabling national legislation and other measures to ensure that: (a) women participate without any discrimination in all elections; (b) women are represented equally at all levels with men in all electoral processes; (c) women are equal partners with men at all levels of development and implementation of state policies and development programmes. 2. States parties shall ensure increased and effective representation and participation of women at all levels of decision-making. Article 10: Right to peace 1. Women have the right to a peaceful existence and the right to participate in the promotion and maintenance of peace. 2. States parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the increased participation of women: (a) in programmes of education for peace and a culture of peace; (b) in the structures and processes for conflict prevention, management and resolution at local, national, regional, continental and international levels; (c) in the local, national, regional, continental and international decision making structures to ensure physical, psychological, social and legal protection of asylum seekers, refugees, returnees and displaced persons, in particular women; (d) in all levels of the structures established for the management of camps and settlements for asylum seekers, refugees, returnees and displaced persons, in particular, women; (e) in all aspects of planning, formulation and implementation of postconflict reconstruction and rehabilitation. 3. States parties shall take the necessary measures to reduce military expenditure significantly in favour of spending on social development in general, and the promotion of women in particular. Article 11: Protection of women in armed conflicts 1. States parties undertake to respect and ensure respect for the rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict situations, which affect the population, particularly women. 2. States parties shall, in accordance with the obligations incumbent upon them under international humanitarian law, protect civilians including women, irrespective of the population to which they belong, in the event of armed conflict. 3. States parties undertake to protect asylum seeking women, refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons, against all forms of violence, rape