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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Youth & juveniles", "Indigenous peoples", "People of African Descent", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rule of law & impunity", "Advancement of women", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Persons with disabilities: independence, inclusion", "Participation of women in political & public l...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership", "4.4 - Increase the number of people with relevant skill...
Equal participation in political and public life 34. Recalling its general recommendations No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures and No. 40 (202 4 ) on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Establish concrete goals and timeta...
34. Recalling its general recommendations No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures and No. 40 (202 4 ) on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Establish concrete goals and timetables to ensure substantive equality in political ...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 90b44d4b-2224-41c4-bb60-e7b39430e913
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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Stateless persons", "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
Nationality and statelessness 35.The Committee welcomes the constitutional recognition of equal nationality rights for women and men, including the transmission of nationality to descendants. However, it notes with concern the lack of compliance with constitutional guarantees in practice, barriers to universal birth re...
35. The Committee welcomes the constitutional recognition of equal nationality rights for women and men, including the transmission of nationality to descendants. However, it notes with concern the lack of compliance with constitutional guarantees in practice, barriers to universal birth registration, in particular in ...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: fc89b3c9-3493-4539-a4d1-f8b50dfbc8f9
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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Persons living in rural areas", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Stateless persons", "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality" ]
[ "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
Nationality and statelessness 36. Recalling its previous concluding observations ( CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/9 , para. 36) and its general recommendations No. 28 (2010) on the core obligations of States Parties and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women , t...
36. Recalling its previous concluding observations ( CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/9 , para. 36) and its general recommendations No. 28 (2010) on the core obligations of States Parties and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women , the Committee recommends that t...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 97870c0a-ab46-4e1a-8ae9-b0f0fe29477b
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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Youth & juveniles", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Persons with disabilities: independence, inclusion", "Discrimination against women", ...
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and educat...
Education 37.The Committee welcomes the adoption of the General Law of Education and acknowledges the positive impact of national programmes such as “Jóvenes construyendo el futuro” (Young people building the future) and the Benito Juárez scholarship programme in improving educational access for girls in deprived urban...
37. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the General Law of Education and acknowledges the positive impact of national programmes such as “Jóvenes construyendo el futuro” (Young people building the future) and the Benito Juárez scholarship programme in improving educational access for girls in deprived urban and rura...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 7a212271-7a60-48a1-bdc9-0258b534e3f7
98f4f6dd-8fdb-43c2-979c-d650c11642af
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Youth & juveniles", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Educational staff & students", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Legal & institutional reform", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Persons with disabilities: independence, inclusion", ...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "5.2 - End all violence against a...
Education 38. Recalling its general recommendations No. 28 (2010) on the core obligations of States Parties and No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Establish standardized and mandatory national protocols to prevent and address gender-based viole...
38. Recalling its general recommendations No. 28 (2010) on the core obligations of States Parties and No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Establish standardized and mandatory national protocols to prevent and address gender-based violence in edu...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 98f4f6dd-8fdb-43c2-979c-d650c11642af
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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Domestic workers", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Legal & institutional reform", "Labour rights and right to work", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
Employment 39.The Committee welcomes the 2019 labour reform extending protection to domestic workers and establishment of public childcare programmes. However, it notes with concern: (a)That women workers continue to face challenges in accessing social and labour protection owing to their concentration in informal and ...
39. The Committee welcomes the 2019 labour reform extending protection to domestic workers and establishment of public childcare programmes. However, it notes with concern: (a) That women workers continue to face challenges in accessing social and labour protection owing to their concentration in informal and part-time...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 8e3f8383-eef4-424c-ae99-53ffdbc48088
8cd8bdfd-7ebd-484e-a48a-dca197c5edd2
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Advancement of women", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Labour rights and right to work", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Right to social se...
[ "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions" ]
Employment 40. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Promote women ’ s access to formal employment and social protection, enforce the principle of equal pay for work of equal value through mandatory wage audits and pay transparency, and finalize the development of the National Care System ; (b) Develop tar...
40. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Promote women ’ s access to formal employment and social protection, enforce the principle of equal pay for work of equal value through mandatory wage audits and pay transparency, and finalize the development of the National Care System ; (b) Develop targeted econo...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 8cd8bdfd-7ebd-484e-a48a-dca197c5edd2
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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Medical staff / health professionals", "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Right to life", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Right to social security", "Sexual & reproductive health and rights", "Persons with disabilities: protecting the integrity of the person" ]
[ "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genit...
Health 41.The Committee reiterates its previous concerns about persistently high rates of maternal mortality, in particular among Indigenous women, obstetric violence by health personnel and the forced sterilization of women and girls (CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/9, para. 41). It notes with concern women’s limited access to adequat...
41. The Committee reiterates its previous concerns about persistently high rates of maternal mortality, in particular among Indigenous women, obstetric violence by health personnel and the forced sterilization of women and girls (CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/9, para. 41). It notes with concern women’s limited access to adequate heal...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 3a7f430e-5fa4-4ab9-ab37-f429da6a3162
ba6b0463-96c9-4b57-98e1-ef89f4336a13
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Medical staff / health professionals", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Legal & institutional reform", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Right to life", "Access to justice & remedy", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Cooperation & follow up with the U...
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "10.3...
Health 42. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure universal health coverage through a comprehensive, adequately funded national health system providing affordable access to essential health services, in particular for poor, rural and Indigenous women and women with disabilities; (b) Strengthen preven...
42. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure universal health coverage through a comprehensive, adequately funded national health system providing affordable access to essential health services, in particular for poor, rural and Indigenous women and women with disabilities; (b) Strengthen preventive he...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: ba6b0463-96c9-4b57-98e1-ef89f4336a13
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CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Business & Human Rights", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Advancement of women", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to social security", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[ "2.a - Invest in rural infrastructure, agricultural research, technology and gene banks", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership", "2 - ZERO HUNGER", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
Economic empowerment of women 43.The Committee welcomes the State Party’s initiative to enhance women’s economic empowerment, including microcredit programmes and the ongoing development of a National Care System pending Senate approval. However, it notes with concern the persistent structural barriers limiting women’s...
43. The Committee welcomes the State Party’s initiative to enhance women’s economic empowerment, including microcredit programmes and the ongoing development of a National Care System pending Senate approval. However, it notes with concern the persistent structural barriers limiting women’s full economic rights protect...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 3b0bb510-dbed-472e-892e-fae1abcc9964
52e0a415-f5be-4ba2-89e3-745debf177dd
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Internally displaced persons", "Older persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Business & Human Rights", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Advancement of women", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Right to social security", "Budget & resources (for human righ...
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
Economic empowerment of women 44. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Strengthen access to pensions for older women and to affordable childcare facilities, and establish binding corporate governance frameworks requiring gender diversity in leadership positions with enforcement mechanisms for non-complian...
44. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Strengthen access to pensions for older women and to affordable childcare facilities, and establish binding corporate governance frameworks requiring gender diversity in leadership positions with enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance; (b) Develop a comprehensiv...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 52e0a415-f5be-4ba2-89e3-745debf177dd
c2ec8676-6aa9-4821-bb0b-96575eb20e74
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "1 - NO POVE...
Rural women 45.The Committee is concerned that women in rural areas continue to face systemic discrimination in access to land ownership and agricultural resources. It notes with particular concern: (a)That women are disproportionately excluded from land ownership in communal agrarian settings ( ejidos ), where patriar...
45. The Committee is concerned that women in rural areas continue to face systemic discrimination in access to land ownership and agricultural resources. It notes with particular concern: (a) That women are disproportionately excluded from land ownership in communal agrarian settings (ejidos), where patriarchal inherit...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: c2ec8676-6aa9-4821-bb0b-96575eb20e74
741eb624-9504-42d9-9421-154f9f168605
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Discrimination against women", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "2.3 - Double the productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers" ]
Rural women 46. Recalling its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Strengthen measures to ensure women ’ s equal access to land ownership and inheritance within ejido systems, including through targeted legal aid programmes, documentation ...
46. Recalling its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Strengthen measures to ensure women ’ s equal access to land ownership and inheritance within ejido systems, including through targeted legal aid programmes, documentation campaigns an...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 741eb624-9504-42d9-9421-154f9f168605
5068e612-d4e4-4979-a3e1-0693d5570658
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "People of African Descent", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Human rights & poverty", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "Right to social security", "Land & proper...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 -...
Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women 47.The Committee notes the September 2024 constitutional reform recognizing Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities as public law subjects. However, it is concerned that Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women: (a)Experience significant economic marginalization, with disproportionately high ...
47. The Committee notes the September 2024 constitutional reform recognizing Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities as public law subjects. However, it is concerned that Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women: (a) Experience significant economic marginalization, with disproportionately high numbers living below the poverty...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 5068e612-d4e4-4979-a3e1-0693d5570658
1552604b-6804-4b1e-b2a8-8880e932754e
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Civil society", "Indigenous peoples", "People of African Descent", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Economic, social & cultural rights - general measures of implementation", "Cultural rights", "Advancement of women", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Labour rights and right to work", "Access to justice & remedy", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based ...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "5....
Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women 48. Recalling its general recommendation No. 39 (2022) on the rights of Indigenous women and girls, and highlighting the importance of further strengthening meaningful collaboration with civil society organizations working to promote the rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women, the...
48. Recalling its general recommendation No. 39 (2022) on the rights of Indigenous women and girls, and highlighting the importance of further strengthening meaningful collaboration with civil society organizations working to promote the rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women, the Committee recommends that the Sta...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 1552604b-6804-4b1e-b2a8-8880e932754e
48bfd589-6548-4752-a302-2eb76f4f5c8f
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Internally displaced persons", "Migrants", "Women & girls", "Military personnel" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Children: protection against exploitation", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimina...
[ "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access ...
Displaced, refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women 49.The Committee recalls its previous concluding observations (CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/9, paras. 47 and 48) and notes with concern intersectional discrimination and gender-based violence against internally displaced, refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women, and their dispro...
49. The Committee recalls its previous concluding observations (CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/9, paras. 47 and 48) and notes with concern intersectional discrimination and gender-based violence against internally displaced, refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women, and their disproportionate risk of exploitation, trafficking and kid...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 48bfd589-6548-4752-a302-2eb76f4f5c8f
f99219a4-868e-46db-9e70-a2fcc4ff204b
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Internally displaced persons", "Migrants", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to health", "Conditions of detention", "Discrimination against women", "Sexual & reproductive health and rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights" ]
Displaced, refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women 50. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Implement alternatives to detention for migrant women and girls, eliminate forced internal transfers, and ensure that migration enforcement is conducted by trained civilian personnel with independent oversight to...
50. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Implement alternatives to detention for migrant women and girls, eliminate forced internal transfers, and ensure that migration enforcement is conducted by trained civilian personnel with independent oversight to prevent abuses; (b) Ensure timely and non-discrimina...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: f99219a4-868e-46db-9e70-a2fcc4ff204b
f2d50ad6-4278-4877-abe7-f6358038e9fa
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
Lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons 51.The Committee is concerned about persistent gender-based violence and discrimination faced by LBTI women despite recent legislative reforms. It also notes with concern that: (a)Transphobic killings are specifically criminalized only in Mexico City (2024) a...
51. The Committee is concerned about persistent gender-based violence and discrimination faced by LBTI women despite recent legislative reforms. It also notes with concern that: (a) Transphobic killings are specifically criminalized only in Mexico City (2024) and Nayarit (2024) but not at the national level; (b) Despit...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: f2d50ad6-4278-4877-abe7-f6358038e9fa
1a7b05e1-18fa-4256-9ca7-b8fb42e4d022
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable...
Lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons 52. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Adopt national anti-hate crime legislation protecting LBTI women, and ensure its uniform enforcement; (b) Guarantee that administrative procedures for legal gender recognition are available nationwide, an...
52. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Adopt national anti-hate crime legislation protecting LBTI women, and ensure its uniform enforcement; (b) Guarantee that administrative procedures for legal gender recognition are available nationwide, and provide training to civil registry officials; (c) Provide c...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 1a7b05e1-18fa-4256-9ca7-b8fb42e4d022
7b50e44d-175a-4a23-be36-d123a5fb32f8
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Civil society", "Children", "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Right to social security", "Discrimination against...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.5 - Equal opportunities ...
Women and girls with disabilities 53.The Committee is concerned about the intersectional discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities and the lack of specific policies, services and measures to combat it. It further notes with concern: (a)The low representation of women with disabilities in civil society c...
53. The Committee is concerned about the intersectional discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities and the lack of specific policies, services and measures to combat it. It further notes with concern: (a) The low representation of women with disabilities in civil society consultative bodies for the desig...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 7b50e44d-175a-4a23-be36-d123a5fb32f8
ae124e4f-77df-47c6-8433-d42bdd2d8349
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Civil society", "Children", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Right to social ...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violen...
Women and girls with disabilities 54. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure the meaningful participation of women with disabilities in civil society consultative bodies for the design and development of public policy, especially in gender equality and disability; (b) Develop gender-responsive disabi...
54. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure the meaningful participation of women with disabilities in civil society consultative bodies for the design and development of public policy, especially in gender equality and disability; (b) Develop gender-responsive disability assessment and certification ...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: ae124e4f-77df-47c6-8433-d42bdd2d8349
afd75928-c0e2-40a6-995a-6b61a0eb47d9
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons", "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Enforced disappearances", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
Women human rights defenders and buscadoras 55.The Committee is concerned about the escalating violence towards and targeting of women journalists and women human rights defenders in the State Party. It is alarmed: (a)By the high numbers of women human rights defenders and journalists murdered, attacked or disappeared;...
55. The Committee is concerned about the escalating violence towards and targeting of women journalists and women human rights defenders in the State Party. It is alarmed: (a) By the high numbers of women human rights defenders and journalists murdered, attacked or disappeared; (b) That women journalists and women huma...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: afd75928-c0e2-40a6-995a-6b61a0eb47d9
c8193576-69ea-4109-a04a-8bf4e49ebf4b
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Rule of law & impunity" ]
[ "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Women human rights defenders and buscadoras 56. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Strengthen the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists by implementing gender-responsive and intersectional risk assessments, ensuring adequate funding and effective coordination between federal an...
56. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Strengthen the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists by implementing gender-responsive and intersectional risk assessments, ensuring adequate funding and effective coordination between federal and State institutions; (b) Conduct prompt, th...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: c8193576-69ea-4109-a04a-8bf4e49ebf4b
ab8ab70b-2a91-40a8-adc8-112cde536172
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Enforced disappearances", "Economic & political crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies", "Transitional justice", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
Women human rights defenders and buscadoras 57.The Committee is particularly concerned about the situation of buscadoras , noting that most of those searching for disappeared persons are women, predominantly mothers, daughters and wives, and that the violence and discrimination they face constitutes gendered persecutio...
57. The Committee is particularly concerned about the situation of buscadoras, noting that most of those searching for disappeared persons are women, predominantly mothers, daughters and wives, and that the violence and discrimination they face constitutes gendered persecution that reinforces patriarchal structures. It...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: ab8ab70b-2a91-40a8-adc8-112cde536172
adb426fb-a4b8-4ddc-9695-c8e51acfb2c8
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Right to health", "Enforced disappearances", "Transitional justice", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ...
Women human rights defenders and buscadoras 58. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Formally recognize buscadoras as a special category of human rights defenders, establishing nationwide minimum standards for the definition and protection measures of buscadoras , ensuring consistent minimum protection ac...
58. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Formally recognize buscadoras as a special category of human rights defenders, establishing nationwide minimum standards for the definition and protection measures of buscadoras, ensuring consistent minimum protection across all states, and extend the protection ac...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: adb426fb-a4b8-4ddc-9695-c8e51acfb2c8
db2fa682-992f-4e0e-b0b0-a7f1d8f01ac3
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls" ]
[ "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human rights & the environment", "Economic & political crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Right to food", "Human rights & climate change", "Participa...
[ "13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disasters", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "12.2 - Sustainable management and use of natural resources", "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "11.5 - Reduce the adve...
Climate change and disaster risk reduction 59.The Committee welcomes the State Party’s adoption of the National Action Plan for Gender, Human Rights and Climate Change in 2022. However, it is concerned that climate change and environmental degradation disproportionately affect women, in particular rural and Indigenous ...
59. The Committee welcomes the State Party’s adoption of the National Action Plan for Gender, Human Rights and Climate Change in 2022. However, it is concerned that climate change and environmental degradation disproportionately affect women, in particular rural and Indigenous women, who face increased vulnerabilities ...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: db2fa682-992f-4e0e-b0b0-a7f1d8f01ac3
930b32ae-4280-44d5-9654-3489c2fbf769
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Economic & political crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies", "Human rights & climate change", "Participation of women in political & public life" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disasters", "11.5 - Reduce the adverse effects of natural disasters", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
Climate change and disaster risk reduction 60. Recalling its general recommendations No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change, the Committee recommends that the State Party ensure the meaningful participatio...
60. Recalling its general recommendations No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change, the Committee recommends that the State Party ensure the meaningful participation of women, in particular rural and Indigen...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 930b32ae-4280-44d5-9654-3489c2fbf769
d8df041b-c939-4df2-a12e-243dd70e6926
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rule of law & impunity", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women"...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "10.3 - Ensure equal op...
Marriage and family relations 61.The Committee is concerned about discriminatory practices in family law proceedings. It notes with concern: (a)That mediation and conciliation procedures are routinely applied in family courts, even in cases involving domestic violence resulting in revictimization, the normalization of ...
61. The Committee is concerned about discriminatory practices in family law proceedings. It notes with concern: (a) That mediation and conciliation procedures are routinely applied in family courts, even in cases involving domestic violence resulting in revictimization, the normalization of abuse and impunity for perpe...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: d8df041b-c939-4df2-a12e-243dd70e6926
d5ff6d45-7ee1-42d7-acfe-c43ed939a358
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
Marriage and family relations 62. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Prohibit mediation and conciliation procedures in family law cases involving domestic violence; (b) Enforce the prohibitions of marriage and cohabitation for girls under 18, prosecute forced marriage or coercive unions, and consider es...
62. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Prohibit mediation and conciliation procedures in family law cases involving domestic violence; (b) Enforce the prohibitions of marriage and cohabitation for girls under 18, prosecute forced marriage or coercive unions, and consider establishing a national registry...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: d5ff6d45-7ee1-42d7-acfe-c43ed939a358
b52233b2-d9a4-4146-b374-39e82302d1ae
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Data collection and analysis 63.The Committee welcomes the State Party’s efforts to collect disaggregated data for policy development at the federal, state and local levels. However, it is concerned about persistent challenges in data disaggregation, state-level comparisons and public accessibility of data in accessibl...
63. The Committee welcomes the State Party’s efforts to collect disaggregated data for policy development at the federal, state and local levels. However, it is concerned about persistent challenges in data disaggregation, state-level comparisons and public accessibility of data in accessible formats, in particular reg...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: b52233b2-d9a4-4146-b374-39e82302d1ae
2d30855c-735b-443a-9739-1952e35f6648
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[ "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Data collection and analysis 64. The Committee recommends that the State Party continue to strengthen data collection systems by establishing standardized indicators across states for measuring gender-based violence and trafficking, implementing mandatory reporting mechanisms for disaggregated data, and to conduct regu...
64. The Committee recommends that the State Party continue to strengthen data collection systems by establishing standardized indicators across states for measuring gender-based violence and trafficking, implementing mandatory reporting mechanisms for disaggregated data, and to conduct regular quality assessments to en...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 2d30855c-735b-443a-9739-1952e35f6648
0dfb3588-2636-4103-8f80-668bea08a15b
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Cooperation with international organizations" ]
[]
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 65. In view of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Committee calls upon the State Party to reaffirm its implementation and to re-evaluate the realization of the rights enshrined in the Convention in order to achieve substantive eq...
65. In view of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Committee calls upon the State Party to reaffirm its implementation and to re-evaluate the realization of the rights enshrined in the Convention in order to achieve substantive equality between women and men.
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 0dfb3588-2636-4103-8f80-668bea08a15b
0e5397f6-9d94-4665-a7dc-9bc72e16885b
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Civil society", "Public officials", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising" ]
[]
Dissemination 66. The Committee requests the State Party to ensure the timely dissemination of the present concluding observations, in the official languages of the State Party, to the relevant State institutions at all levels (national, regional and local), in particular to the Government, the ministries, the parliame...
66. The Committee requests the State Party to ensure the timely dissemination of the present concluding observations, in the official languages of the State Party, to the relevant State institutions at all levels (national, regional and local), in particular to the Government, the ministries, the parliament and the jud...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 0e5397f6-9d94-4665-a7dc-9bc72e16885b
0e11bf43-8cbe-4008-ba3f-8326654f7ded
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
Follow-up to the concluding observations 67. The Committee requests the State Party to provide, within two years, written information on the steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 20 (b), 28 (e), 42 (c) and 58 (a) above.
67. The Committee requests the State Party to provide, within two years, written information on the steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 20 (b), 28 (e), 42 (c) and 58 (a) above.
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 0e11bf43-8cbe-4008-ba3f-8326654f7ded
61decfe8-4175-447f-a5e2-12169539b4a8
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
Preparation of the next report 68. The Committee will establish and communicate the due date of the elev enth periodic report of the State Party in line with a future clear and regularized schedule for reporting by States Parties (General Assembly resolution 79/165 , para. 6) and following the adoption of a list of iss...
68. The Committee will establish and communicate the due date of the elev enth periodic report of the State Party in line with a future clear and regularized schedule for reporting by States Parties (General Assembly resolution 79/165 , para. 6) and following the adoption of a list of issues and questions prior to repo...
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: 61decfe8-4175-447f-a5e2-12169539b4a8
d677363a-5cd0-4278-a3ee-9c2e45436851
CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Mexico" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
Preparation of the next report 69. The Committee requests the State Party to follow the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties, including guidelines on a common core document and treaty-specific documents ( HRI/GEN/2/Rev.6 , chap. I).
69. The Committee requests the State Party to follow the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties, including guidelines on a common core document and treaty-specific documents ( HRI/GEN/2/Rev.6 , chap. I).
CEDAW | Mexico | CEDAW/C/MEX/CO/10 | 2025 | DocumentId: b3b2ec67-861b-4426-b674-d6baba7d5f00 | AnnotationId: d677363a-5cd0-4278-a3ee-9c2e45436851
21f369e5-6537-4a78-b2dc-65c1eb7cc8e3
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "2030 Agenda & other voluntary commitments", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
C.Sustainable Development Goals 6. The Committee welcomes the international support for the Sustainable Development Goals and calls for the realization of de jure (legal) and de facto (substantive) gender equality, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, throughout the process of implementing the 2030 Agen...
6. The Committee welcomes the international support for the Sustainable Development Goals and calls for the realization of de jure (legal) and de facto (substantive) gender equality, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, throughout the process of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 21f369e5-6537-4a78-b2dc-65c1eb7cc8e3
d59466dc-8689-49e9-91b3-5d8a213a2d71
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
D.Parliament 7. The Committee stresses the crucial role of the legislative power in ensuring the full implementation of the Convention (see A/65/38 , part two, annex VI). It invites the Federal Parliament, in line with its mandate, to take the necessary steps regarding the implementation of the present concluding obser...
7. The Committee stresses the crucial role of the legislative power in ensuring the full implementation of the Convention (see A/65/38 , part two, annex VI). It invites the Federal Parliament, in line with its mandate, to take the necessary steps regarding the implementation of the present concluding observations betwe...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: d59466dc-8689-49e9-91b3-5d8a213a2d71
e9b65fd2-47b2-4a8c-85b3-9bfa6d4f3b5b
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Access to justice & remedy" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Visibility of the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general recommendations 8.The Committee notes with appreciation that the Convention has been referenced in 121 decisions, orders and directives of the Supreme Court. However, it is concerned that women, in particular rural women, Indigenous...
8. The Committee notes with appreciation that the Convention has been referenced in 121 decisions, orders and directives of the Supreme Court. However, it is concerned that women, in particular rural women, Indigenous women, Dalit women and women with disabilities, are not aware of their rights under the Convention and...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: e9b65fd2-47b2-4a8c-85b3-9bfa6d4f3b5b
6122c9d5-780d-407f-a014-a4118a47ae20
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Civil society", "Children", "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "5.5 - Equal opportuni...
Visibility of the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general recommendations 9. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Raise awareness among women of their rights under the Convention and the legal remedies available to them to claim violations of those rights and ensure that info...
9. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Raise awareness among women of their rights under the Convention and the legal remedies available to them to claim violations of those rights and ensure that information on the Convention, the Optional Protocol and the Committee’s general recommendations is availabl...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 6122c9d5-780d-407f-a014-a4118a47ae20
1ef74fae-7c12-404c-bc8f-b92cc22d3a6b
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based gr...
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.b - Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensur...
Constitutional and legislative framework 10.The Committee remains concerned at the absence of comprehensive anti‑discrimination legislation to protect disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women facing intersecting forms of discrimination in the State Party, in particular rural women, older women, Indigenous women, ...
10. The Committee remains concerned at the absence of comprehensive anti‐discrimination legislation to protect disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women facing intersecting forms of discrimination in the State Party, in particular rural women, older women, Indigenous women, Dalit women, women with disabilities, le...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 1ef74fae-7c12-404c-bc8f-b92cc22d3a6b
542af0d9-6ad1-410b-b922-df8c8392856f
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end di...
Constitutional and legislative framework 11. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/1 , para. 9) and recommends that the State Party: (a) Accelerate the adoption of the Special Opportunity Bill and ensure that it covers direct and indirect discrimination in the public and private spheres,...
11. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/1 , para. 9) and recommends that the State Party: (a) Accelerate the adoption of the Special Opportunity Bill and ensure that it covers direct and indirect discrimination in the public and private spheres, as well as intersecting forms of discrim...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 542af0d9-6ad1-410b-b922-df8c8392856f
71fa1610-dc4d-49f1-8fcf-55cad6b80dff
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "4.6 - Universal lit...
Access to justice 12.The Committee notes the State Party’s efforts to implement the Integrated Legal Aid Policy and the Enhancing Access to Justice through the Institutional Reform Project, as well as the establishment of 175 Dalit Desks to enhance their access to justice. However, it notes with concern the following: ...
12. The Committee notes the State Party’s efforts to implement the Integrated Legal Aid Policy and the Enhancing Access to Justice through the Institutional Reform Project, as well as the establishment of 175 Dalit Desks to enhance their access to justice. However, it notes with concern the following: (a) Persistent ba...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 71fa1610-dc4d-49f1-8fcf-55cad6b80dff
bcacb349-61a0-4f41-8e66-da431e53da8b
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Civil society", "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Access to justice & remedy", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", ...
Access to justice 13. Recalling its general recommendation No. 33 (2015) on women’s access to justice, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure that women have access to affordable or, if necessary, free legal aid services, in particular rural women and women belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized...
13. Recalling its general recommendation No. 33 (2015) on women’s access to justice, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure that women have access to affordable or, if necessary, free legal aid services, in particular rural women and women belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups; (b) Enhan...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: bcacb349-61a0-4f41-8e66-da431e53da8b
d31dfb6e-e1c9-4706-a7c0-c078a2ccdd56
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Women & girls", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Legal & institutional reform", "Support to victims & witnesses", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violenc...
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in lea...
Women and peace and security and transitional justice mechanisms 14.The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the second national action plan (2022–2025) for the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), with a specific focus on victims and survivors of conflict-related sex...
14. The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the second national action plan (2022–2025) for the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), with a specific focus on victims and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. It also notes the adoption of the Bill to Amend th...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: d31dfb6e-e1c9-4706-a7c0-c078a2ccdd56
d688cab7-fa1c-4e08-80f8-101fdaaa4294
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Civil society", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "International...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", ...
Women and peace and security and transitional justice mechanisms 15. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2013) on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations, and its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 23), the Committee recommends that the State Party ensure the effecti...
15. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2013) on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations, and its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 23), the Committee recommends that the State Party ensure the effective implementation of the second national action plan for the impl...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: d688cab7-fa1c-4e08-80f8-101fdaaa4294
e4ceb83b-8dca-4a71-adf3-31089d68dd90
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Advancement of women", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
National machinery for the advancement of women 16.The Committee notes the adoption of the National Plan for implementing the National Gender Equality Policy in 2023, and the appointment of commissioners to the National Women Commission in 2021. However, it notes with concern the following: (a)The lack of information o...
16. The Committee notes the adoption of the National Plan for implementing the National Gender Equality Policy in 2023, and the appointment of commissioners to the National Women Commission in 2021. However, it notes with concern the following: (a) The lack of information on measures taken to effectively implement the ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: e4ceb83b-8dca-4a71-adf3-31089d68dd90
69d2c000-18df-47da-b995-26992a20175b
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Civil society", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Advancement of women", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women", "Budget & resources (...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportuni...
National machinery for the advancement of women 17. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Allocate adequate human, technical and financial resources for the implementation of the National Gender Equality Policy and its National Action Plan, and regularly monitor and evaluate their impact; (b) Further stren...
17. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Allocate adequate human, technical and financial resources for the implementation of the National Gender Equality Policy and its National Action Plan, and regularly monitor and evaluate their impact; (b) Further strengthen the mandate of the National Women Commissi...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 69d2c000-18df-47da-b995-26992a20175b
c699d816-2308-48e1-b3f9-1e19cd039b7c
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists" ]
[ "Data collection & research", "National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
National human rights institution 18.The Committee notes with appreciation that the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal was reaccredited with “A” status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions in 2023. However, the Committee notes with concern the limited implementation of the recommendations...
18. The Committee notes with appreciation that the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal was reaccredited with “A” status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions in 2023. However, the Committee notes with concern the limited implementation of the recommendations of the National Human Rights Com...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: c699d816-2308-48e1-b3f9-1e19cd039b7c
ac2343cc-aa6a-4709-8fc6-ded0be7dd34a
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation with human rights mechanisms & requests for technical assistance", "National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.9 - Enhance capacity-building in developing countries" ]
National human rights institution 19. The Committee recommends that the State Party implement the recommendations of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions to provide the National Human Rights Commission with adequate human, technical and financial resources to discharge its mandate effectively, inde...
19. The Committee recommends that the State Party implement the recommendations of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions to provide the National Human Rights Commission with adequate human, technical and financial resources to discharge its mandate effectively, independently and in compliance with t...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: ac2343cc-aa6a-4709-8fc6-ded0be7dd34a
4617b367-b918-4724-98a6-92859c0de745
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Data collection & research", "Participation of women in political & public life", ...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "4.5 - No ...
Temporary special measures 20.The Committee remains concerned that despite the Constitutional provisions on “special opportunities” for women in education, health, employment and the social security system, no specific legislation on temporary special measures has been adopted, and that the use of such “special opportu...
20. The Committee remains concerned that despite the Constitutional provisions on “special opportunities” for women in education, health, employment and the social security system, no specific legislation on temporary special measures has been adopted, and that the use of such “special opportunities” is limited to “soc...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 4617b367-b918-4724-98a6-92859c0de745
95adaf94-6cf2-45fe-a8d4-8aea164dea0c
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Data collection & research", "Participation of women in political & public life", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in l...
Temporary special measures 21. In line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 17) and recommends that the State Party: (a) Expedite the adoption of the dr...
21. In line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 17) and recommends that the State Party: (a) Expedite the adoption of the draft Special Opportunity Act...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 95adaf94-6cf2-45fe-a8d4-8aea164dea0c
63e61c30-a16c-4c79-97b0-721a7101da87
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women", "Sexual & reproductive health and rig...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equa...
Gender stereotypes 22.The Committee notes with concern the following: (a)The persistence of patriarchal attitudes and gender stereotypes concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, including in the media, considering women primarily as mothers and caregivers; (b)The prevalen...
22. The Committee notes with concern the following: (a) The persistence of patriarchal attitudes and gender stereotypes concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, including in the media, considering women primarily as mothers and caregivers; (b) The prevalence of son prefer...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 63e61c30-a16c-4c79-97b0-721a7101da87
af596043-6c94-44e9-a62b-4dc9b9a215de
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Educational staff & students", "Women & girls", "Media", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women", "Sexual & reproductive health and rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "5.3 - E...
Gender stereotypes 23. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Implement the National Strategy against Discriminatory Sex Selection (2021) to eradicate the practice of sex-selective abortions, establish services, including helplines, for women who are pressured into undergoing a sex-selective abortion, and t...
23. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Implement the National Strategy against Discriminatory Sex Selection (2021) to eradicate the practice of sex-selective abortions, establish services, including helplines, for women who are pressured into undergoing a sex-selective abortion, and take targeted measur...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: af596043-6c94-44e9-a62b-4dc9b9a215de
68c3860e-f0c0-4f9f-9d36-7268c11aabf0
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.3 - El...
Harmful practices 24.The Committee notes with concern that despite the explicit criminalization of harmful practices such as chhaupadi (menstrual segregation of women and girls), dowry, witchcraft allegations, caste-based discrimination and child marriage, those violations of women’s human rights continue to occur in m...
24. The Committee notes with concern that despite the explicit criminalization of harmful practices such as chhaupadi (menstrual segregation of women and girls), dowry, witchcraft allegations, caste-based discrimination and child marriage, those violations of women’s human rights continue to occur in many communities.
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 68c3860e-f0c0-4f9f-9d36-7268c11aabf0
f5d01fc2-7b0f-428c-80a2-84ce6c6c440b
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliab...
Harmful practices 25. Recalling joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (2019) on harmful practices, and the Committee’s previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 19), the Committe...
25. Recalling joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (2019) on harmful practices, and the Committee’s previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 19), the Committee recommends that ...
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ea2a4fae-3539-44a7-a8d3-1aca20bf01f3
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Media", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups",...
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Access to justice & remedy", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data...
Gender-based violence against women 26.The Committee notes with concern the high incidence of domestic violence in the State Party, and that 72 per cent of women having experienced violence have never sought help due to discriminatory social norms legitimizing such violence and lack of awareness about their rights and ...
26. The Committee notes with concern the high incidence of domestic violence in the State Party, and that 72 per cent of women having experienced violence have never sought help due to discriminatory social norms legitimizing such violence and lack of awareness about their rights and available remedies and specialized ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: ea2a4fae-3539-44a7-a8d3-1aca20bf01f3
4dadae62-bf3f-45a3-8f39-ba20acf53dec
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Media", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or desce...
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rule of law & impunity", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Sexual & gende...
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.9 - Enhance capacity-building in developing countries", "17.18 - Enhance availabil...
Gender-based violence against women 27. Recalling its general recommendation No. 35 (2017) on gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Adopt comprehensive legislation to ensure that all forms of gender-based violence against women an...
27. Recalling its general recommendation No. 35 (2017) on gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Adopt comprehensive legislation to ensure that all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls are specifically criminalize...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 4dadae62-bf3f-45a3-8f39-ba20acf53dec
700d567e-2b94-4031-8c0c-35d68e921dfc
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Children: protection against exploitation", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislat...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour...
Trafficking in women and exploitation of prostitution 28.The Committee welcomes the State Party’s ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in 2020. It also notes ...
28. The Committee welcomes the State Party’s ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in 2020. It also notes the information provided by the State Party on the on...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 700d567e-2b94-4031-8c0c-35d68e921dfc
3f6781d7-0c3c-40d8-bbe2-4686efeb0a3d
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Migrants", "Social workers", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Rule of law & impunity", "Legal & institutional reform", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Children: protection against exploitation", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human trafficking & contempo...
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "4.5 - No discrimination in education...
Trafficking in women and exploitation of prostitution 29. Recalling its general recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Amend the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act and other relevant national l...
29. Recalling its general recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Amend the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act and other relevant national legislation to criminalize all forms of human trafficki...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 3f6781d7-0c3c-40d8-bbe2-4686efeb0a3d
d36cceac-f850-49dc-916f-d59625d78bb4
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Advancement of women", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Data collection & research", "Participation of women in political & public life", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and ...
Equal and inclusive participation in decision-making systems in political and public life 30.The Committee notes the increase in the number of women mayors and of women chairing rural municipalities in 2022. However, it notes with concern the following: (a)Women account for only 33.45 per cent of members of the Federal...
30. The Committee notes the increase in the number of women mayors and of women chairing rural municipalities in 2022. However, it notes with concern the following: (a) Women account for only 33.45 per cent of members of the Federal Parliament and 23.29 per cent of members of the diplomatic service, and only 5 out of 3...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: d36cceac-f850-49dc-916f-d59625d78bb4
d403c203-e7ea-4d8b-8717-e5f339d4c9eb
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Media", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Advancement of women", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Data collection & research", "Participation of wom...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access...
Equal and inclusive participation in decision-making systems in political and public life 31. Recalling its general recommendation No. 23 (1997) on women in political and public life and general recommendation No. 40 (2024) on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, the Committee rec...
31. Recalling its general recommendation No. 23 (1997) on women in political and public life and general recommendation No. 40 (2024) on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, the Committee recommends that the State Party increase its target for the representation of women in decisi...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: d403c203-e7ea-4d8b-8717-e5f339d4c9eb
523f403d-722d-4ade-ac43-c092bab51964
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Freedom of association", "Private life & privacy", "Right to peaceful assembly", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Women human rights defenders 32.The Committee notes with appreciation the issuance by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Order on Security and Protection of Human Rights Activists in 2021. However, it is concerned at reports that women human rights defenders, working at the community and national levels, in both the p...
32. The Committee notes with appreciation the issuance by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Order on Security and Protection of Human Rights Activists in 2021. However, it is concerned at reports that women human rights defenders, working at the community and national levels, in both the private and public sectors, i...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 523f403d-722d-4ade-ac43-c092bab51964
c7d6a255-185e-4563-a769-978b0e45fce5
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Rule of law & impunity", "Freedom of association", "Liberty & security of the person", "Access to justice & remedy", "Right to peaceful assembly", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Discrimination against w...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "17.18 ...
Women human rights defenders 33. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure that women human rights defenders can freely carry out their advocacy for women’s human rights and exercise their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association free from harassment, surveillance or undue rest...
33. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Ensure that women human rights defenders can freely carry out their advocacy for women’s human rights and exercise their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association free from harassment, surveillance or undue restrictions, including arbitrary...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: c7d6a255-185e-4563-a769-978b0e45fce5
88819d1c-fdeb-46d3-b961-1b1c5aab2ba5
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Migrants", "Stateless persons", "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Human rights & poverty", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Data collection & research", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration", "17.18 - En...
Nationality 34.The Committee notes the information provided by the State Party’s delegation on the citizenship bill submitted in January 2025 to the Government. However, it remains concerned about the following: (a)Article 11 (2), (5) and (7) of the Constitution identifies three categories of Nepali mother and requires...
34. The Committee notes the information provided by the State Party’s delegation on the citizenship bill submitted in January 2025 to the Government. However, it remains concerned about the following: (a) Article 11 (2), (5) and (7) of the Constitution identifies three categories of Nepali mother and requires women to ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 88819d1c-fdeb-46d3-b961-1b1c5aab2ba5
646ef16c-deba-47e3-a70f-8b42742e5e16
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Migrants", "Stateless persons", "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Nationality 35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 31), the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Accelerate the adoption of the citizen...
35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and its previous recommendation ( CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6 , para. 31), the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Accelerate the adoption of the citizenship bill an...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 646ef16c-deba-47e3-a70f-8b42742e5e16
83b3876e-5f8a-4da0-87e0-f8b689cd2ded
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Legal & institutional reform", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Right to health", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data co...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "4 - QUALITY EDUCA...
Education 36.The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the Ten-Year School Education Plan for 2022/2023–2031/2032, prioritizing gender equality in school curricula. However, it notes with concern the following: (a)The lack of institutional capacity of local governments in the implementation of the Compulsor...
36. The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the Ten-Year School Education Plan for 2022/2023–2031/2032, prioritizing gender equality in school curricula. However, it notes with concern the following: (a) The lack of institutional capacity of local governments in the implementation of the Compulsory and Fr...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 83b3876e-5f8a-4da0-87e0-f8b689cd2ded
1c0c43ca-a6b5-47d3-a417-354028c761dd
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Youth & juveniles", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Legal & institutional reform", "Advancement of women", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Labour rights and right to work", "Nationa...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "4.3 - Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "8.6 - Promote youth employment, education and training", "17 ...
Education 37. Recalling its general recommendation No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State Party raise awareness of the importance of girls’ education as a basis for their empowerment and: (a) Strengthen the institutional capacity of local governments and ensu...
37. Recalling its general recommendation No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State Party raise awareness of the importance of girls’ education as a basis for their empowerment and: (a) Strengthen the institutional capacity of local governments and ensure the eff...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 1c0c43ca-a6b5-47d3-a417-354028c761dd
244e3c94-6908-4353-977e-cf4a73e0265c
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Right to social security", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and socia...
Employment 38.The Committee notes with concern the following: (a)The persistent horizontal and vertical segregation in the labour market and women’s concentration in lower-paid jobs in the informal economy, where they are exposed to exploitation and occupational health and safety hazards, and excluded from social prote...
38. The Committee notes with concern the following: (a) The persistent horizontal and vertical segregation in the labour market and women’s concentration in lower-paid jobs in the informal economy, where they are exposed to exploitation and occupational health and safety hazards, and excluded from social protection; (b...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 244e3c94-6908-4353-977e-cf4a73e0265c
22d4d8bf-b22f-4ac2-8c7e-18c8d9bc4df5
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Youth & juveniles", "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Business & Human Rights", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rule of law & impunity", "Labour rights and right to work", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collect...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "8.6 - Promote youth employment, educat...
Employment 39. The Committee recalls its general recommendation No. 13 (1989) on equal remuneration for work of equal value and target 8.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on achieving by 2030 full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabili...
39. The Committee recalls its general recommendation No. 13 (1989) on equal remuneration for work of equal value and target 8.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on achieving by 2030 full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and e...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 22d4d8bf-b22f-4ac2-8c7e-18c8d9bc4df5
32b8fa31-0be9-40ff-9806-f2e85d0e051a
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Domestic workers", "Migrants", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rule of law & impunity", "Labour rights and right to work", "Children: protection against exploitation", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "D...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with e...
Women migrant workers 40.The Committee notes that the State Party is a country of origin, transit and destination for migrant women and girls, and that women and girls constitute 43.8 per cent of migrants from Nepal internationally, and notes with concern the following: (a)Reports of numerous cases of discrimination ag...
40. The Committee notes that the State Party is a country of origin, transit and destination for migrant women and girls, and that women and girls constitute 43.8 per cent of migrants from Nepal internationally, and notes with concern the following: (a) Reports of numerous cases of discrimination against women migrant ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 32b8fa31-0be9-40ff-9806-f2e85d0e051a
541328b3-8cb8-4dec-a8db-e21ac508810c
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Civil society", "Domestic workers", "Children", "Public officials", "Migrants", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Inter-State cooperation and assistance", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Labour rights and right to work", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Access to j...
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, expl...
Women migrant workers 41. The Committee, recalling the need to respect the fundamental right to work and to free choice of employment , and target 8.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on the protection of labour rights and the promotion of safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant wor...
41. The Committee, recalling the need to respect the fundamental right to work and to free choice of employment , and target 8.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on the protection of labour rights and the promotion of safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular wo...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 541328b3-8cb8-4dec-a8db-e21ac508810c
e4e1629c-7b55-4dd7-9390-a41c0cb9e10f
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living with HIV/AIDS", "Children", "Medical staff / health professionals", "Youth & juveniles", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Social workers", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Right to life", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Prohibition of tor...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.2 - End all preventable deaths under 5 years of age", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "17 - PAR...
Health 42.The Committee notes with concern the following: (a)The high rates of maternal mortality (151 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023) and women’s limited access to antenatal and postnatal healthcare services in the State Party, particularly in rural and remote areas; (b)The lack of age-appropriate education on...
42. The Committee notes with concern the following: (a) The high rates of maternal mortality (151 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023) and women’s limited access to antenatal and postnatal healthcare services in the State Party, particularly in rural and remote areas; (b) The lack of age-appropriate education on sex...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: e4e1629c-7b55-4dd7-9390-a41c0cb9e10f
f5f944ad-9e3f-49b8-86af-01a1b501baf8
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living with HIV/AIDS", "Children", "Medical staff / health professionals", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Social workers", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", ...
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Right to physical & moral integrity", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Legal & institutional reform", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Right to life", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Chi...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.2 - End all preventable deaths under 5 years of age", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "17 - PAR...
Health 43. The Committee recalls its general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health and target 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, and recommends that the State Party: (a) Improve women’s access to adequate antenatal, perinatal and post...
43. The Committee recalls its general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health and target 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, and recommends that the State Party: (a) Improve women’s access to adequate antenatal, perinatal and postnatal h...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: f5f944ad-9e3f-49b8-86af-01a1b501baf8
6a09ab54-b1f8-413a-9d31-9d009eaee11e
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Human rights & poverty", "Economic, social & cultural rights - general measures of implementation", "Advancement of women", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Right to participate in p...
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "17 - PARTNERSHIP...
Economic empowerment of women 44.The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the Women First Programme (2022) and the Integrated National Social Protection Framework (2024) to increase access to social security programmes for disadvantaged groups of women. It is, however, concerned, at the feminization of pov...
44. The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the Women First Programme (2022) and the Integrated National Social Protection Framework (2024) to increase access to social security programmes for disadvantaged groups of women. It is, however, concerned, at the feminization of poverty. In particular, it notes...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 6a09ab54-b1f8-413a-9d31-9d009eaee11e
56db1192-bc37-4a69-bd18-32bc2f547331
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Business & Human Rights", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights & poverty", "Economic, social & cultural rights - general measures of implementation", "Advancement of women", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Data collection & research", "Right...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "12 - RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology...
Economic empowerment of women 45. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Address the feminization of poverty by mainstreaming gender into the national strategy for social protection and ensure that women, especially those belonging to disadvantaged groups, participate equally in the implementation, monitori...
45. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Address the feminization of poverty by mainstreaming gender into the national strategy for social protection and ensure that women, especially those belonging to disadvantaged groups, participate equally in the implementation, monitoring, evaluation and renewal of ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 56db1192-bc37-4a69-bd18-32bc2f547331
0a27f378-dc19-45eb-bcd1-17e175515f51
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Advancement of women", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Economic & political crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to v...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disa...
Rural, Indigenous and Dalit women 46.The Committee notes that 74 per cent of women in the State Party are employed in agriculture, that Indigenous women make up 36 per cent of the State Party’s female population, and that 15 per cent of Nepali women are Dalit. It is concerned that policymaking, decision-making, budget ...
46. The Committee notes that 74 per cent of women in the State Party are employed in agriculture, that Indigenous women make up 36 per cent of the State Party’s female population, and that 15 per cent of Nepali women are Dalit. It is concerned that policymaking, decision-making, budget allocation and land ownership rem...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 0a27f378-dc19-45eb-bcd1-17e175515f51
50f98a2b-e818-4de9-93e1-1ef2bb1e29a0
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Advancement of women", "Labour rights and right to work", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human rights & the environment", "Right to health", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Economic & political crisis, natu...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inc...
Rural, Indigenous and Dalit women 47. Recalling its general recommendations No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women, No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change and No. 39 (2022) on the rights of Indigenous women and girls, the Committee recommends that ...
47. Recalling its general recommendations No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women, No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change and No. 39 (2022) on the rights of Indigenous women and girls, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Amend the Con...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 50f98a2b-e818-4de9-93e1-1ef2bb1e29a0
51b0da1d-27dc-4b01-9a09-44110920a430
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Medical staff / health professionals", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Data collection & research", "Participation of women...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUAL...
Women and girls with disabilities 48.The Committee notes the adoption of the Disability-Responsive Health Service Directives (2021). It is, however, concerned that women and girls with disabilities face intersecting forms of discrimination, stigmatization and gender-based violence in the State Party, as well as signifi...
48. The Committee notes the adoption of the Disability-Responsive Health Service Directives (2021). It is, however, concerned that women and girls with disabilities face intersecting forms of discrimination, stigmatization and gender-based violence in the State Party, as well as significant barriers to access justice, ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 51b0da1d-27dc-4b01-9a09-44110920a430
b9264385-da79-4229-bb3b-7b9e5066e2a8
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Legal & institutional reform", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Persons with disabilities: independence, inclusion", "Data collection & research", "Sexual & reproductive health and rights", "Right to ed...
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "4.5 -...
Women and girls with disabilities 49. In line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 18 (1991) on disabled women, and the recommendation s of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2018 ( CRPD/C/NPL/CO/1 ), the Committee recommends that the State Party ensure that women and girls with disa...
49. In line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 18 (1991) on disabled women, and the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2018 ( CRPD/C/NPL/CO/1 ), the Committee recommends that the State Party ensure that women and girls with disabilities are able to access justice...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: b9264385-da79-4229-bb3b-7b9e5066e2a8
85b1f56f-68d8-41d8-aaa9-e12fa92148e6
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights & poverty", "Legal & institutional reform", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Economic & political crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies", "Persons with disabilities: independence, inclusion", "Human ...
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disasters", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for g...
Climate change and disaster risk reduction 50.The Committee notes that the State Party is severely affected by climate change. It notes the State Party’s establishment of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority in 2018, as well as the adoption of the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusio...
50. The Committee notes that the State Party is severely affected by climate change. It notes the State Party’s establishment of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority in 2018, as well as the adoption of the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Strategic Action Plan, and the National ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 85b1f56f-68d8-41d8-aaa9-e12fa92148e6
1f37d216-70f0-43d5-9ecb-6b6af1ed4c18
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Persons living in rural areas", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "Advancement of women", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human rights & the environment", "Constitutional & legislative framework", ...
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disasters", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GE...
Climate change and disaster risk reduction 51. The Committee recommends that, in line with its general recommendation No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change, the State Party review its climate change and disaster response strategies, taking into accoun...
51. The Committee recommends that, in line with its general recommendation No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change, the State Party review its climate change and disaster response strategies, taking into account the negative effects of climate change on...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 1f37d216-70f0-43d5-9ecb-6b6af1ed4c18
b9f23f12-5185-485e-ad99-54e2931da7aa
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual & gender-based violence", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16....
Marriage and family relations 52.The Committee notes with concern the following: (a)Despite article 79 of the Civil Code setting the minimum age of marriage at 20 years for both women and men, 33 per cent of girls in the State Party marry before the age of 18, and minors who marry may be prosecuted; (b)Article 74 (1) o...
52. The Committee notes with concern the following: (a) Despite article 79 of the Civil Code setting the minimum age of marriage at 20 years for both women and men, 33 per cent of girls in the State Party marry before the age of 18, and minors who marry may be prosecuted; (b) Article 74 (1) of the Civil Code states tha...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: b9f23f12-5185-485e-ad99-54e2931da7aa
7c3dd30f-6d0a-4046-b740-c3eea5cd2fac
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Civil society", "Children", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons with disabilities", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rule of law & impunity", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Legal & institutional reform", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementa...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", ...
Marriage and family relations 53. Recalling its general recommendations No. 21 (1994) on equality in marriage and family relations and No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution, and the joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discri...
53. Recalling its general recommendations No. 21 (1994) on equality in marriage and family relations and No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution, and the joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 7c3dd30f-6d0a-4046-b740-c3eea5cd2fac
737f1dff-f6bd-4280-a527-1eb8df2d248e
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Amendment to article 20 (1) of the Convention 54. The Committee encourages the State Party to accept, as soon as possible, the amendment to article 20 (1) of the Convention concerning the meeting time of the Committee.
54. The Committee encourages the State Party to accept, as soon as possible, the amendment to article 20 (1) of the Convention concerning the meeting time of the Committee.
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: 737f1dff-f6bd-4280-a527-1eb8df2d248e
ba135569-64f3-49f6-94f6-4c5605b59140
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Cooperation with international organizations" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 55. The Committee calls upon the State Party to use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and to further evaluate the realization of the rights enshrined in the Convention in order to achieve substantive equality between women and men.
55. The Committee calls upon the State Party to use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and to further evaluate the realization of the rights enshrined in the Convention in order to achieve substantive equality between women and men.
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: ba135569-64f3-49f6-94f6-4c5605b59140
ad51e179-a39b-4f5d-b9b4-55d8eb62f7ab
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Public officials", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Dissemination 56. The Committee requests the State Party to ensure the timely dissemination of the present concluding observations, in the official language(s) of the State party, to the relevant State institutions at all levels (national, regional and local), in particular to the Government, the Parliament and the jud...
56. The Committee requests the State Party to ensure the timely dissemination of the present concluding observations, in the official language(s) of the State party, to the relevant State institutions at all levels (national, regional and local), in particular to the Government, the Parliament and the judiciary, to ena...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: ad51e179-a39b-4f5d-b9b4-55d8eb62f7ab
d8554a87-d4e8-4ba4-b240-3ceac426b4af
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Migrants", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Enforced disappearances", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Ratification of other treaties 57. The Committee notes that the adherence of the State Party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee therefore encourages the State Party to ratify t...
57. The Committee notes that the adherence of the State Party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee therefore encourages the State Party to ratify the International Convention on ...
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: d8554a87-d4e8-4ba4-b240-3ceac426b4af
fe406da4-613f-405f-a9a1-61bac9a91cd6
CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
CEDAW
2025-02-28
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Nepal" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Follow-up to the concluding observations 58. The Committee requests the State Party to provide, within two years, written information on the steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 35 (b) and 35 (c) on nationality, and 53 (c) and 53 (e) on marriage and family relations.
58. The Committee requests the State Party to provide, within two years, written information on the steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 35 (b) and 35 (c) on nationality, and 53 (c) and 53 (e) on marriage and family relations.
CEDAW | Nepal | CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7 | 2025 | DocumentId: 67044380-0daf-4312-99be-d6990f74adb0 | AnnotationId: fe406da4-613f-405f-a9a1-61bac9a91cd6
4f850323-f550-448b-9cb7-dc1840e8670a
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Advancement of women", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Sexual & gen...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "...
B.Positive aspects 5.The Committee welcomes the State Party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption or establishment of the following: (a)National Gender Equality and Women’s Dev...
5. The Committee welcomes the State Party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption or establishment of the following: (a) National Gender Equality and Women’s Development Policy f...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: 4f850323-f550-448b-9cb7-dc1840e8670a
c518818c-b024-4e05-b18e-0e95655baa3f
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Persons with disabilities", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Children: protection against exploitation", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[ "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
B.Positive aspects 6.The Committee welcomes the fact that, in the period since the consideration of the previous report, the State Party has acceded to the following instruments: (a)Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2023; (b)Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the i...
6. The Committee welcomes the fact that, in the period since the consideration of the previous report, the State Party has acceded to the following instruments: (a) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2023; (b) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of ch...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: c518818c-b024-4e05-b18e-0e95655baa3f
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CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Legal & institutional reform", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "2030 Agenda & other voluntary commitments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality" ]
C.Sustainable Development Goals 7. The Committee calls for the realization of de jure (legal) and de facto (substantive) gender equality in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, recalls the importance of Goal 5 and of mainstreaming the principles of equality and non-discrimination throughou...
7. The Committee calls for the realization of de jure (legal) and de facto (substantive) gender equality in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, recalls the importance of Goal 5 and of mainstreaming the principles of equality and non-discrimination throughout all 17 Goals and urges the Sta...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: dd1ca5c8-1cf3-4a07-84e3-937b0a3da64f
bb5235eb-4ed4-41de-b269-99f956e21f2f
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
D.Parliament 8. The Committee stresses the crucial role of the legislative power in ensuring the full implementation of the Convention (see A/65/38 , part two, annex VI) and invites the National Parliament of Solomon Islands to implement, in line with its mandate, the present concluding observations between now and the...
8. The Committee stresses the crucial role of the legislative power in ensuring the full implementation of the Convention (see A/65/38 , part two, annex VI) and invites the National Parliament of Solomon Islands to implement, in line with its mandate, the present concluding observations between now and the submission o...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: bb5235eb-4ed4-41de-b269-99f956e21f2f
1bd88752-53ed-4a02-abf5-cc96d3f0b407
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights & poverty", "Access to justice & remedy" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Status and visibility of the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general recommendations 9.The Committee commends the State Party on its efforts to disseminate information about the Convention to its provinces and rural areas. It is concerned, however, that these efforts are not systematic and...
9. The Committee commends the State Party on its efforts to disseminate information about the Convention to its provinces and rural areas. It is concerned, however, that these efforts are not systematic and that many women, in particular rural women, older women, single women, women living in poverty, women with disabi...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: 1bd88752-53ed-4a02-abf5-cc96d3f0b407
7f141ff0-600f-49ab-a350-e6a60fa522e7
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Persons with disabilities: accessibility, mobility", "Access to justice & remedy", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against ...
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Status and visibility of the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general recommendations 10. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Continue to raise awareness among women of their human rights under the Convention and the legal remedies available to them to claim violations of tho...
10. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Continue to raise awareness among women of their human rights under the Convention and the legal remedies available to them to claim violations of those rights, and ensure that information on the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: 7f141ff0-600f-49ab-a350-e6a60fa522e7
d9fd9c0c-44d7-4a54-b837-2d7faca7a8b8
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5.5 - Equal opp...
Constitutional and legislative framework, definition of discrimination against women and discriminatory laws 11.The Committee acknowledges the State Party’s efforts to align its legal framework with the Convention, particularly through the amendment of the Constitution to incorporate a more comprehensive definition of ...
11. The Committee acknowledges the State Party’s efforts to align its legal framework with the Convention, particularly through the amendment of the Constitution to incorporate a more comprehensive definition of discrimination, including the explicit recognition of sex-based discrimination in section 15 (4). The Commit...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: d9fd9c0c-44d7-4a54-b837-2d7faca7a8b8
d514ce71-bc93-40ed-8897-5a1d1fefb7f7
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Civil society", "Children", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Legal & institutional reform", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against wome...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership", "10.3 - Ensure equal o...
Constitutional and legislative framework, definition of discrimination against women and discriminatory laws 12. Recalling the links between articles 1 and 2 of the Convention and target 5.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on ending all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere, the Committee...
12. Recalling the links between articles 1 and 2 of the Convention and target 5.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on ending all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere, the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Incorporate into its Constitution a comprehensive definition of discrim...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: d514ce71-bc93-40ed-8897-5a1d1fefb7f7
138c5be0-cdf8-44c4-aa38-2ffad0ffe8fc
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Transitional justice", "Participation of women in political & public life" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Women and peace and security and transitional justice 13.The Committee acknowledges the State Party’s efforts to restore peace and security following the ethnic tensions between 1998 and 2003, including through the adoption in 2020 of the National Policy on Conflict Prevention and Victims’ Rights. It notes with concern...
13. The Committee acknowledges the State Party’s efforts to restore peace and security following the ethnic tensions between 1998 and 2003, including through the adoption in 2020 of the National Policy on Conflict Prevention and Victims’ Rights. It notes with concern, however, that the rights of women to truth, justice...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: 138c5be0-cdf8-44c4-aa38-2ffad0ffe8fc
a3a8497a-adad-43e9-9626-b28bdddeb3f7
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Recommendations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Civil society", "Women & girls", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "National Human Rights Action Plans (or specific areas) / implementation plans", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Sexual...
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non...
Women and peace and security and transitional justice 14. In line with its general recommendation No. 30 (2013) on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations and recalling its previous recommendations ( CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/1-3 , para. 15), the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Finalize,...
14. In line with its general recommendation No. 30 (2013) on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations and recalling its previous recommendations ( CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/1-3 , para. 15), the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Finalize, adopt and implement without further delay the nationa...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: a3a8497a-adad-43e9-9626-b28bdddeb3f7
072df019-0792-4a1c-9d9d-a723a108f270
CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5
CEDAW
2025-07-10
2,025
Concerns/Observations
[ "Solomon Islands" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Persons living in rural areas", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", ...
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights & poverty", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Sexual & gender-based violence" ]
[ "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Women’s access to justice 15.The Committee notes with appreciation that the Public Solicitor’s Office in Honiara and in four of the nine provinces provides free legal aid, including for women who are survivors of gender-based violence, despite resource constraints. The Committee notes with concern, however: (a)The pers...
15. The Committee notes with appreciation that the Public Solicitor’s Office in Honiara and in four of the nine provinces provides free legal aid, including for women who are survivors of gender-based violence, despite resource constraints. The Committee notes with concern, however: (a) The persistent barriers to acces...
CEDAW | Solomon Islands | CEDAW/C/SLB/CO/4-5 | 2025 | DocumentId: 5e88fe37-239e-4b2f-a087-d0666d3c48a7 | AnnotationId: 072df019-0792-4a1c-9d9d-a723a108f270