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CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "5.5 - Equal opportu...
r) make every effort to address the previous recommendations that have not yet been implemented, in particular those regarding the visibility of CEDAW, the effective coordination of the efforts of numerous federal and local structures to implement CEDAW, the participation of men and women on an equal footing in the pol...
r) make every effort to address the previous recommendations that have not yet been implemented, in particular those regarding the visibility of CEDAW, the effective coordination of the efforts of numerous federal and local structures to implement CEDAW, the participation of men and women on an equal footing in the pol...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: c8aa3a1d-f38d-4181-b470-143c6c733246
d75d0469-c813-490f-969c-3fa362afeb5a
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the Federal Government has the primary responsibility and is particularly accountable for the full implementation of the State party’s obligations under CEDAW n) CEDAW is binding on all branches of Government and all federated entities r) encourage the national Parliament and the parliaments of the regional and comm...
n) the Federal Government has the primary responsibility and is particularly accountable for the full implementation of the State party’s obligations under CEDAW n) CEDAW is binding on all branches of Government and all federated entities r) encourage the national Parliament and the parliaments of the regional and comm...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: d75d0469-c813-490f-969c-3fa362afeb5a
750985e3-e7d6-4b4c-a5f5-333cf019bd51
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "5.5 - Equ...
w) the adoption of a wide range of gender equality policies c) a certain number of those policies and projects, such as the federal law of 10 May 2007 aimed at combating discrimination and amending the law of 15 February 1993 creating a Centre for the Equality of Opportunity and the Struggle against Racism; the Flemish...
w) the adoption of a wide range of gender equality policies c) a certain number of those policies and projects, such as the federal law of 10 May 2007 aimed at combating discrimination and amending the law of 15 February 1993 creating a Centre for the Equality of Opportunity and the Struggle against Racism; the Flemish...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 750985e3-e7d6-4b4c-a5f5-333cf019bd51
3ec62578-0b42-4cb9-881d-e8df6e7b6ce3
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) fully implement all policies that have been adopted, such as those mentioned above, and make an assessment of the impact of the measures already implemented with a view to making improvements in the next periodic report
r) fully implement all policies that have been adopted, such as those mentioned above, and make an assessment of the impact of the measures already implemented with a view to making improvements in the next periodic report
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 3ec62578-0b42-4cb9-881d-e8df6e7b6ce3
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CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the existence of a large number of federal, Community and regional structures on the advancement of women is directed towards ensuring focused attention on the implementation of women’s rights in the country n) those structures, with different levels of autonomy and authority, lack coordination and thus may affect a...
n) the existence of a large number of federal, Community and regional structures on the advancement of women is directed towards ensuring focused attention on the implementation of women’s rights in the country n) those structures, with different levels of autonomy and authority, lack coordination and thus may affect a...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 2a45e363-b693-45cf-bffd-781550597c9a
826215a1-d55b-4733-8288-a2a904a00bc2
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) ensure, through the effective coordination of the structures at all levels and in all areas, that uniformity of results in the implementation of CEDAW is achieved throughout the State party’s territory i) in the next report a comprehensive picture offering a synthesis of all policies and measures applied at the fede...
r) ensure, through the effective coordination of the structures at all levels and in all areas, that uniformity of results in the implementation of CEDAW is achieved throughout the State party’s territory i) in the next report a comprehensive picture offering a synthesis of all policies and measures applied at the fede...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 826215a1-d55b-4733-8288-a2a904a00bc2
5e2d647e-3bb6-4313-8271-46fa1bc11130
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
c) CEDAW has not been given central importance as a binding human rights instrument and as a basis for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and the advancement of women in the State party c) the absence of direct reliance on CEDAW by litigants, lawyers and judges, although its provisions are in ...
c) CEDAW has not been given central importance as a binding human rights instrument and as a basis for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and the advancement of women in the State party c) the absence of direct reliance on CEDAW by litigants, lawyers and judges, although its provisions are in ...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 5e2d647e-3bb6-4313-8271-46fa1bc11130
7065261e-f780-41af-bcda-ed4e68d4010e
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
r) recognize CEDAW as the most pertinent, broad and binding international legal instrument in the sphere of the elimination of discrimination against women r) take measures to further increase awareness about CEDAW and OP-CEDAW r) continue to disseminate widely, in particular to women’s and human rights organizations, ...
r) recognize CEDAW as the most pertinent, broad and binding international legal instrument in the sphere of the elimination of discrimination against women r) take measures to further increase awareness about CEDAW and OP-CEDAW r) continue to disseminate widely, in particular to women’s and human rights organizations, ...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 7065261e-f780-41af-bcda-ed4e68d4010e
04126026-91be-40b4-b4ec-e414cc4538d8
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
w) impressive progress in the participation of women in political and public life resulting from the implementation of a 1994 law to promote the balanced representation of men and women in lists of electoral candidates c) in some cases, the quotas provided for under that law have not led to the expected results c) the ...
w) impressive progress in the participation of women in political and public life resulting from the implementation of a 1994 law to promote the balanced representation of men and women in lists of electoral candidates c) in some cases, the quotas provided for under that law have not led to the expected results c) the ...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 04126026-91be-40b4-b4ec-e414cc4538d8
355894ed-55cb-4c01-b136-a5cedf3c1250
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
r) ensure that women and men are able to participate on an equal footing in the political sphere and in the public affairs of the State r) introduce a range of legal, political and administrative measures, in accordance with the provisions of article 4, paragraph 1 CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendation 25, in order ...
r) ensure that women and men are able to participate on an equal footing in the political sphere and in the public affairs of the State r) introduce a range of legal, political and administrative measures, in accordance with the provisions of article 4, paragraph 1 CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendation 25, in order ...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 355894ed-55cb-4c01-b136-a5cedf3c1250
6b70e6de-db2d-42fc-bcf3-337d9fb251e0
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) the lack of women’s representation in the diplomatic service since women comprise only 13.5 per cent of diplomats
c) the lack of women’s representation in the diplomatic service since women comprise only 13.5 per cent of diplomats
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 6b70e6de-db2d-42fc-bcf3-337d9fb251e0
dc402f0c-8e6a-4344-9db5-2ce9780cfc8c
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) accelerate efforts to increase the presence of women in the diplomatic service using temporary special measures in line with the provisions of article 4, paragraph 1CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendation 25 and through other measures, such as information campaigns in universities targeting female students, and rep...
r) accelerate efforts to increase the presence of women in the diplomatic service using temporary special measures in line with the provisions of article 4, paragraph 1CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendation 25 and through other measures, such as information campaigns in universities targeting female students, and rep...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: dc402f0c-8e6a-4344-9db5-2ce9780cfc8c
f9ce41aa-5fa6-4066-a903-9d501dde8ab4
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) the persistence of stereotypes in the society and manifested, for example, in advertising and the media regarding the role of women and that numerous studies, campaigns and programmes aimed at the elimination of such stereotypes have not produced a significant change in attitude c) the persistence of stereotypes amo...
c) the persistence of stereotypes in the society and manifested, for example, in advertising and the media regarding the role of women and that numerous studies, campaigns and programmes aimed at the elimination of such stereotypes have not produced a significant change in attitude c) the persistence of stereotypes amo...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: f9ce41aa-5fa6-4066-a903-9d501dde8ab4
6754d8fe-60f1-42d4-a957-1c2ad7638678
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "4.5 - No discrimination in education" ]
r) strengthen efforts to eliminate stereotypical images and attitudes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men that perpetuate direct and indirect discrimination against women r) these should include, in a coordinated fashion, educational measures at all levels, such as the revision of school textbooks...
r) strengthen efforts to eliminate stereotypical images and attitudes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men that perpetuate direct and indirect discrimination against women r) these should include, in a coordinated fashion, educational measures at all levels, such as the revision of school textbooks...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 6754d8fe-60f1-42d4-a957-1c2ad7638678
fd461d41-6dbe-4114-96a5-44ad9d9ddb4e
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to social security", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "1 - NO POVERTY", "1.3 - Implement social protection systems" ]
c) the persistence of a wage gap between men and women workers in both the public and private sectors, the continuing sex-based occupational segregation and the high number of women in both voluntary and involuntary part-time and temporary jobs, all of which are a reflection of role stereotypes c) the discrimination wo...
c) the persistence of a wage gap between men and women workers in both the public and private sectors, the continuing sex-based occupational segregation and the high number of women in both voluntary and involuntary part-time and temporary jobs, all of which are a reflection of role stereotypes c) the discrimination wo...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: fd461d41-6dbe-4114-96a5-44ad9d9ddb4e
4108b385-6d40-4077-8124-75cc6a59ec8a
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to social security", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "1 - NO POVERTY", "1.3 - Implement so...
r) intensify measures to make sure that women have access to full-time and permanent jobs and to achieve equal pay for work of equal value r) continue to implement measures aimed at changing social stereotypes that encourage discrimination against women and impede their egalitarian performance in society, in particular...
r) intensify measures to make sure that women have access to full-time and permanent jobs and to achieve equal pay for work of equal value r) continue to implement measures aimed at changing social stereotypes that encourage discrimination against women and impede their egalitarian performance in society, in particular...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 4108b385-6d40-4077-8124-75cc6a59ec8a
eb02a2bb-fde7-443c-9a43-265ee357a970
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) the State party’s law on family names discriminates directly against women in that it does not allow a married woman or a woman living in de facto union with a man to give her family name to her children
c) the State party’s law on family names discriminates directly against women in that it does not allow a married woman or a woman living in de facto union with a man to give her family name to her children
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: eb02a2bb-fde7-443c-9a43-265ee357a970
f3dbb394-e450-4b37-9713-f3a5f61f5d67
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) modify legislation on family names in line with article 16 CEDAW so as to guarantee equal rights of women and men to transmit their family names to their children
r) modify legislation on family names in line with article 16 CEDAW so as to guarantee equal rights of women and men to transmit their family names to their children
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: f3dbb394-e450-4b37-9713-f3a5f61f5d67
ff4a6e45-a5be-4ba0-9336-c6a9853ecdc0
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) concern, expressed in its previous concluding observations, about the fact that Belgium’s Criminal Code qualifies sexual abuse as a crime of morality rather than as a violent crime
c) concern, expressed in its previous concluding observations, about the fact that Belgium’s Criminal Code qualifies sexual abuse as a crime of morality rather than as a violent crime
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: ff4a6e45-a5be-4ba0-9336-c6a9853ecdc0
a88ef1ef-c7f6-491b-b0d5-c710d6c6012e
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) intensify efforts to modify the Criminal Code with a view to qualifying sexual abuse as a violent crime rather than as a crime against morality
r) intensify efforts to modify the Criminal Code with a view to qualifying sexual abuse as a violent crime rather than as a crime against morality
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: a88ef1ef-c7f6-491b-b0d5-c710d6c6012e
c02478ff-5447-41e2-95a9-764db649d60d
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
w) the various measures undertaken by the State party to combat and eliminate violence against women, such as the adoption of the National Action Plan against Conjugal Violence c) the lack of information regarding convictions and penalties on violence against women c) the absence of a comprehensive and coordinated nati...
w) the various measures undertaken by the State party to combat and eliminate violence against women, such as the adoption of the National Action Plan against Conjugal Violence c) the lack of information regarding convictions and penalties on violence against women c) the absence of a comprehensive and coordinated nati...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: c02478ff-5447-41e2-95a9-764db649d60d
044f20ef-b1ee-4887-b406-258502c3327d
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) accord priority attention to the adoption of comprehensive measures to address violence against women in accordance with CEDAW’s general recommendation 19 on violence against women r) ensure the full implementation of legislation on violence against women, as well as the prosecution and conviction of perpetrators r)...
r) accord priority attention to the adoption of comprehensive measures to address violence against women in accordance with CEDAW’s general recommendation 19 on violence against women r) ensure the full implementation of legislation on violence against women, as well as the prosecution and conviction of perpetrators r)...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 044f20ef-b1ee-4887-b406-258502c3327d
109914d7-0936-4a80-9567-1070bfa4b5c8
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
c) despite the recommendation in CEDAW's previous concluding observations and as also highlighted by other treaty bodies, an independent national human rights institution with a wide mandate in the field of the protection and promotion of women’s human rights, in accordance with the Principles relating to the status of...
c) despite the recommendation in CEDAW's previous concluding observations and as also highlighted by other treaty bodies, an independent national human rights institution with a wide mandate in the field of the protection and promotion of women’s human rights, in accordance with the Principles relating to the status of...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 109914d7-0936-4a80-9567-1070bfa4b5c8
76f8f67a-5434-45c8-8622-9d7e46ba63f0
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) establish within a clear time frame an independent national human rights institution in accordance with the Principles, whose competencies will include issues related to the equality of women and men
r) establish within a clear time frame an independent national human rights institution in accordance with the Principles, whose competencies will include issues related to the equality of women and men
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 76f8f67a-5434-45c8-8622-9d7e46ba63f0
6c286a3f-c9fb-433a-84be-68fe25eba8ea
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) the ban of headscarves in schools may increase the discrimination faced by girls from ethnic and religious minorities and may impede equality of access to education
c) the ban of headscarves in schools may increase the discrimination faced by girls from ethnic and religious minorities and may impede equality of access to education
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 6c286a3f-c9fb-433a-84be-68fe25eba8ea
747b5a3c-bc21-420c-b279-aff08f79c371
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
r) pay special attention to the needs of girls belonging to ethnic and religious minorities and ensure that they have equal access to education as well as promote a genuine dialogue with and within ethnic and religious communities aimed at the formulation of a common approach to the ban of headscarves in schools
r) pay special attention to the needs of girls belonging to ethnic and religious minorities and ensure that they have equal access to education as well as promote a genuine dialogue with and within ethnic and religious communities aimed at the formulation of a common approach to the ban of headscarves in schools
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 747b5a3c-bc21-420c-b279-aff08f79c371
ff7a45ca-2ee5-46d0-b3e3-230be1808729
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) several measures intended to ensure the protection of women asylum-seekers, such as the publication of a booklet entitled “Women in the Asylum Procedure: Information for Women Asylum Applicants” c) the situation of women asylum-seekers, especially the fact that often they do not receive assistance from female public...
w) several measures intended to ensure the protection of women asylum-seekers, such as the publication of a booklet entitled “Women in the Asylum Procedure: Information for Women Asylum Applicants” c) the situation of women asylum-seekers, especially the fact that often they do not receive assistance from female public...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: ff7a45ca-2ee5-46d0-b3e3-230be1808729
e1bcf9af-9c35-4741-8336-0b40836a51b9
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) guarantee that female public officials and interpreters are present during request and appeal proceedings of female asylum-seekers
r) guarantee that female public officials and interpreters are present during request and appeal proceedings of female asylum-seekers
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: e1bcf9af-9c35-4741-8336-0b40836a51b9
cea16a3c-e3aa-42e4-9b04-a5a39146519c
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Women & girls", "Migrants", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) the continuing discrimination against immigrant, refugee and minority women, who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination on the basis of sex and ethnic or religious background, both in society at large and within their communities c) the very limited information provided in the reports with regard to violence a...
c) the continuing discrimination against immigrant, refugee and minority women, who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination on the basis of sex and ethnic or religious background, both in society at large and within their communities c) the very limited information provided in the reports with regard to violence a...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: cea16a3c-e3aa-42e4-9b04-a5a39146519c
2ab55fac-3991-43de-9ff9-1e8ba8b3314c
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Women & girls", "Migrants", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end di...
r) take effective measures to eliminate discrimination against immigrant, refugee and minority women, both in society at large and within their communities r) respect and fulfil the human rights of women and to take effective measures, including awareness-raising programmes, combat patriarchal attitudes and the stereot...
r) take effective measures to eliminate discrimination against immigrant, refugee and minority women, both in society at large and within their communities r) respect and fulfil the human rights of women and to take effective measures, including awareness-raising programmes, combat patriarchal attitudes and the stereot...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 2ab55fac-3991-43de-9ff9-1e8ba8b3314c
22945c73-e375-47e0-afdd-762fec5d1d0f
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
w) the ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime c) the root causes of trafficking are not addressed sufficiently by the State party, resources allocated to this problem are s...
w) the ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime c) the root causes of trafficking are not addressed sufficiently by the State party, resources allocated to this problem are s...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 22945c73-e375-47e0-afdd-762fec5d1d0f
ffd1da5f-5cff-489f-9a10-dedcd5e6d5ff
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, signed in 2005, and continue to take all appropriate measures to combat all forms of trafficking in women and children in line with article 6 CEDAW r) focus not only on criminal justice measures and the prosecution of traffickers,...
r) ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, signed in 2005, and continue to take all appropriate measures to combat all forms of trafficking in women and children in line with article 6 CEDAW r) focus not only on criminal justice measures and the prosecution of traffickers,...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: ffd1da5f-5cff-489f-9a10-dedcd5e6d5ff
93817136-940e-4fd6-bb48-71779e3a85b1
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
n) the State party has placed the issue of forced marriage on its political agenda for the past few years and it approved a law, on 10 March 2006, that established sanctions of imprisonment for those who coerce or attempt to coerce someone to contract marriage and provides for the annulment of such forced marriage c) t...
n) the State party has placed the issue of forced marriage on its political agenda for the past few years and it approved a law, on 10 March 2006, that established sanctions of imprisonment for those who coerce or attempt to coerce someone to contract marriage and provides for the annulment of such forced marriage c) t...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 93817136-940e-4fd6-bb48-71779e3a85b1
acccff24-6707-41e4-a5e5-99dc47d770fc
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) continue its efforts to eradicate those practices i) specific data and information about forced marriage and assess the impact of those measures in the next report
r) continue its efforts to eradicate those practices i) specific data and information about forced marriage and assess the impact of those measures in the next report
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: acccff24-6707-41e4-a5e5-99dc47d770fc
d6f98ab0-6319-49b3-a58d-2be4720bfe6b
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
w) the State party drafting its report after meeting with different actors of civil society, particularly associations of women and syndicates c) insufficient consultations were held with non‑governmental organizations working in the field of human rights
w) the State party drafting its report after meeting with different actors of civil society, particularly associations of women and syndicates c) insufficient consultations were held with non‐governmental organizations working in the field of human rights
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: d6f98ab0-6319-49b3-a58d-2be4720bfe6b
bb0d2d92-06f4-4136-9711-f7b5f48e1359
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality" ]
r) ensure regular consultations with non-governmental organizations in the elaboration, implementation and evaluation of policies aimed at achieving gender equality and generate regular dialogue with non-governmental organizations in connection with the drafting of the next periodic report
r) ensure regular consultations with non-governmental organizations in the elaboration, implementation and evaluation of policies aimed at achieving gender equality and generate regular dialogue with non-governmental organizations in connection with the drafting of the next periodic report
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: bb0d2d92-06f4-4136-9711-f7b5f48e1359
f8124dfa-b1ef-4d59-ae68-b8637fc3e52e
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
n) the State party provided comprehensive annexes to its report c) insufficient sex-disaggregated statistical data in the report
n) the State party provided comprehensive annexes to its report c) insufficient sex-disaggregated statistical data in the report
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: f8124dfa-b1ef-4d59-ae68-b8637fc3e52e
300aaa2b-a374-4f74-8b57-ad9164ab65be
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) a comprehensive compilation and analysis of sex-disaggregated data as relevant under federal, Community and regional authorities
r) a comprehensive compilation and analysis of sex-disaggregated data as relevant under federal, Community and regional authorities
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 300aaa2b-a374-4f74-8b57-ad9164ab65be
f68faaec-dd81-419d-8bcd-3162647c0206
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) utilize fully, in the implementation of the obligations under CEDAW, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of CEDAW i) information thereon in the next periodic report
r) utilize fully, in the implementation of the obligations under CEDAW, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of CEDAW i) information thereon in the next periodic report
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: f68faaec-dd81-419d-8bcd-3162647c0206
69728ba4-64d1-45b6-af74-d65ee8af99b1
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the full and effective implementation of CEDAW is indispensable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals r) the integration of a gender perspective and explicit reflection of the provisions of CEDAW in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals i) information thereon in the next p...
n) the full and effective implementation of CEDAW is indispensable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals r) the integration of a gender perspective and explicit reflection of the provisions of CEDAW in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals i) information thereon in the next p...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 69728ba4-64d1-45b6-af74-d65ee8af99b1
09c79f1d-f675-4716-a450-1b5a76e5cee1
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Migrants", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
n) States’ adherence to the nine major international human rights instruments enhances the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life r) consider ratifying the instruments to which Belgium is not yet a party, namely, ICRMW, the International Convention on the Protection of ...
n) States’ adherence to the nine major international human rights instruments enhances the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life r) consider ratifying the instruments to which Belgium is not yet a party, namely, ICRMW, the International Convention on the Protection of ...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 09c79f1d-f675-4716-a450-1b5a76e5cee1
a95c9dcd-e979-488a-9d27-ecfb580ea58a
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Access to justice & remedy", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) wide dissemination in Belgium of the present concluding observations in order to make the people, including Government officials, politicians, parliamentarians and women’s and human rights organizations, aware of the steps that have been taken to ensure de jure and de facto equality of women and the further steps th...
r) wide dissemination in Belgium of the present concluding observations in order to make the people, including Government officials, politicians, parliamentarians and women’s and human rights organizations, aware of the steps that have been taken to ensure de jure and de facto equality of women and the further steps th...
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: a95c9dcd-e979-488a-9d27-ecfb580ea58a
a36745b8-351a-4cdf-9da7-e82e265dbf89
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
i) provide, within two years, detailed written information on the implementation of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 28 and 30 above
i) provide, within two years, detailed written information on the implementation of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 28 and 30 above
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: a36745b8-351a-4cdf-9da7-e82e265dbf89
7fb731cd-21d2-440e-b847-e18af4a15c17
CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Belgium" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in the next periodic report under article 18 CEDAW r) submit the seventh periodic report, as scheduled, in October 2012
r) respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in the next periodic report under article 18 CEDAW r) submit the seventh periodic report, as scheduled, in October 2012
CEDAW | Belgium | CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 69752f05-9a2b-477f-8c36-4ad8f43770e1 | AnnotationId: 7fb731cd-21d2-440e-b847-e18af4a15c17
434e07af-ab2b-4743-bbc7-0026868c8b54
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the adoption of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Bahraini Women to promote women’s enjoyment of their rights in all areas, which includes several plans and programmes
w) the adoption of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Bahraini Women to promote women’s enjoyment of their rights in all areas, which includes several plans and programmes
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 434e07af-ab2b-4743-bbc7-0026868c8b54
31c7e2ea-945b-49f9-bf10-b0827f3f2ae7
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the establishment of the Supreme Council for Women in 2001 as the national mechanism for the advancement of women
w) the establishment of the Supreme Council for Women in 2001 as the national mechanism for the advancement of women
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 31c7e2ea-945b-49f9-bf10-b0827f3f2ae7
0d303551-e871-4fef-be71-7b4f5ff05a2b
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
w) the State party’s enactment of Law No. 1 of 2008 on human trafficking, which includes key provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the additional protocols thereto
w) the State party’s enactment of Law No. 1 of 2008 on human trafficking, which includes key provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the additional protocols thereto
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 0d303551-e871-4fef-be71-7b4f5ff05a2b
cca89e39-866f-4854-a69a-b7d13223dbef
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the establishment within the Supreme Council for Women of a centre with offices in all governorates to receive and act on women’s complaints
w) the establishment within the Supreme Council for Women of a centre with offices in all governorates to receive and act on women’s complaints
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: cca89e39-866f-4854-a69a-b7d13223dbef
96be098a-cfce-4cdf-8927-2128fa8be0ee
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the institution of several prizes, including the King’s Prize aimed at encouraging Bahraini working women
w) the institution of several prizes, including the King’s Prize aimed at encouraging Bahraini working women
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 96be098a-cfce-4cdf-8927-2128fa8be0ee
8f944415-5197-4995-b03d-321bb1550e57
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
CEDAW recalls the State party’s obligation to systematically and continuously implement all the provisions of CEDAW and views the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding comments as requiring the State party’s priority attention between now and the submission of the next periodic report r) foc...
CEDAW recalls the State party’s obligation to systematically and continuously implement all the provisions of CEDAW and views the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding comments as requiring the State party’s priority attention between now and the submission of the next periodic report r) foc...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 8f944415-5197-4995-b03d-321bb1550e57
d877fc24-5e60-4038-880d-6b1236614bcb
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
while reaffirming that the Government has the primary responsibility and is particularly accountable for the full implementation of the State party’s obligations under CEDAW n) CEDAW is binding on all branches of Government r) encourage the national Parliament in line with its procedures, where appropriate, to take the...
while reaffirming that the Government has the primary responsibility and is particularly accountable for the full implementation of the State party’s obligations under CEDAW n) CEDAW is binding on all branches of Government r) encourage the national Parliament in line with its procedures, where appropriate, to take the...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: d877fc24-5e60-4038-880d-6b1236614bcb
35df42da-68b9-4b3c-81f5-61ed00d372d0
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
n) article 18 of the Constitution enshrines the principle of equality between men and women and the Constitution further provides that CEDAW has the status of law in Bahrain and can thus be directly applied c) the absence of a specific definition of discrimination against women in accordance with article 1 of CEDAW, in...
n) article 18 of the Constitution enshrines the principle of equality between men and women and the Constitution further provides that CEDAW has the status of law in Bahrain and can thus be directly applied c) the absence of a specific definition of discrimination against women in accordance with article 1 of CEDAW, in...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 35df42da-68b9-4b3c-81f5-61ed00d372d0
a0def05d-9fb8-40f1-ae25-8e228bef2deb
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
r) take steps to incorporate the definition of discrimination against women as contained in article 1 of CEDAW, into domestic legislation
r) take steps to incorporate the definition of discrimination against women as contained in article 1 of CEDAW, into domestic legislation
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: a0def05d-9fb8-40f1-ae25-8e228bef2deb
384a3e06-86e3-4147-b489-e834363e8bd4
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the efforts made by the State party in disseminating and raising awareness of the provisions enshrined in the Convention c) CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendations are not widely known in the country c) the provisions of CEDAW have been applied in only one case before the courts
w) the efforts made by the State party in disseminating and raising awareness of the provisions enshrined in the Convention c) CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendations are not widely known in the country c) the provisions of CEDAW have been applied in only one case before the courts
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 384a3e06-86e3-4147-b489-e834363e8bd4
6557dbff-ea4c-45a5-ab5c-4b1cf6ba8606
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) continue to conduct its awareness-raising campaigns on CEDAW and the work of CEDAW and provide training for judges and the legal profession r) report on progress made in this regard in the next periodic report, including cases where the provisions of the Convention were invoked or applied by courts
r) continue to conduct its awareness-raising campaigns on CEDAW and the work of CEDAW and provide training for judges and the legal profession r) report on progress made in this regard in the next periodic report, including cases where the provisions of the Convention were invoked or applied by courts
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 6557dbff-ea4c-45a5-ab5c-4b1cf6ba8606
19a2734d-4892-49bf-ab22-6a8deee1ffc3
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the explanation provided by the delegation that the reservation on article 2 of CEDAW does not impact negatively on the enjoyment of women of their human rights n) the commitment made by the State party during its consideration at the universal periodic review mechanism as well as during the dialogue with CEDAW, of ...
n) the explanation provided by the delegation that the reservation on article 2 of CEDAW does not impact negatively on the enjoyment of women of their human rights n) the commitment made by the State party during its consideration at the universal periodic review mechanism as well as during the dialogue with CEDAW, of ...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 19a2734d-4892-49bf-ab22-6a8deee1ffc3
49692522-cb18-4314-ac76-ae4639257b54
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) intensify efforts and take all necessary steps for the withdrawal of all reservations to CEDAW so as to ensure that women in Bahrain benefit from all the provisions enshrined in CEDAW
r) intensify efforts and take all necessary steps for the withdrawal of all reservations to CEDAW so as to ensure that women in Bahrain benefit from all the provisions enshrined in CEDAW
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 49692522-cb18-4314-ac76-ae4639257b54
53954417-e285-4615-98eb-ecd408cf46e2
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the important role played by the Supreme Council for Women led by Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, in advancing gender equality and women’s rights in Bahrain and the information by the head of delegation that a 2008-2009 action plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Advance...
n) the important role played by the Supreme Council for Women led by Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, in advancing gender equality and women’s rights in Bahrain and the information by the head of delegation that a 2008-2009 action plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Advance...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 53954417-e285-4615-98eb-ecd408cf46e2
c5dc4637-e214-4085-b631-e0185c47cfa8
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) continue to support the Supreme Council for Women and ensure that it can effectively implement its mandate r) the Council [should] strengthen its cooperation with all stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations
r) continue to support the Supreme Council for Women and ensure that it can effectively implement its mandate r) the Council [should] strengthen its cooperation with all stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: c5dc4637-e214-4085-b631-e0185c47cfa8
8ac70bc2-f51d-484a-9037-51fb0b50afb8
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "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", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
n) the State party’s insufficient understanding of the purpose of, and need for, temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of CEDAW c) they are regarded as contrary to the Constitution and discriminatory c) no temporary special measures are in place to accelerate the achievement of de facto ...
n) the State party’s insufficient understanding of the purpose of, and need for, temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of CEDAW c) they are regarded as contrary to the Constitution and discriminatory c) no temporary special measures are in place to accelerate the achievement of de facto ...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 8ac70bc2-f51d-484a-9037-51fb0b50afb8
3d151867-16f5-4d61-a91a-00e5223dceca
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
r) adopt and implement, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1 CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendation No. 25, temporary special measures, in particular in the field of participation of women in public life and in the area of employment of women r) raise public awareness about the importance of temporary special me...
r) adopt and implement, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1 CEDAW and CEDAW’s general recommendation No. 25, temporary special measures, in particular in the field of participation of women in public life and in the area of employment of women r) raise public awareness about the importance of temporary special me...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 3d151867-16f5-4d61-a91a-00e5223dceca
db5bbaec-56a2-47ab-82e9-1f21258f4f64
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
n) the efforts made by the State party, including the adoption of a national strategy to promote the human rights of Bahraini women and eliminate stereotypes about the role of women and men c) the persistence of entrenched, traditional stereotypes regarding the role and responsibilities of women and men in the family a...
n) the efforts made by the State party, including the adoption of a national strategy to promote the human rights of Bahraini women and eliminate stereotypes about the role of women and men c) the persistence of entrenched, traditional stereotypes regarding the role and responsibilities of women and men in the family a...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: db5bbaec-56a2-47ab-82e9-1f21258f4f64
0d07a4f9-9623-4604-a71d-0889f7ecd098
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" ]
r) effectively implement and monitor the national strategic plan, in particular bring about change in the widely accepted stereotypical roles of women and men by promoting equal sharing of family responsibilities between women and men r) awareness-raising campaigns [should] be addressed to both women and men and the me...
r) effectively implement and monitor the national strategic plan, in particular bring about change in the widely accepted stereotypical roles of women and men by promoting equal sharing of family responsibilities between women and men r) awareness-raising campaigns [should] be addressed to both women and men and the me...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 0d07a4f9-9623-4604-a71d-0889f7ecd098
ca66bf92-b2f8-4266-9bb9-ec93b7ac70d8
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
w) the State party's study on violence against women and the various measures taken, including the establishment of a shelter for battered women and the increase of the number of women police officers dealing with domestic violence c) the lack of specific legislation criminalizing violence against women, including dome...
w) the State party's study on violence against women and the various measures taken, including the establishment of a shelter for battered women and the increase of the number of women police officers dealing with domestic violence c) the lack of specific legislation criminalizing violence against women, including dome...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: ca66bf92-b2f8-4266-9bb9-ec93b7ac70d8
0453a4d1-f30e-48a8-84d7-4641bc71f748
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) implement the recommendations identified in the study on violence against women and monitor their impact r) enact legislation on violence against women, including domestic violence r) revise relevant provisions of the Penal Code so as to ensure that all forms of domestic violence, including marital rape, are crimina...
r) implement the recommendations identified in the study on violence against women and monitor their impact r) enact legislation on violence against women, including domestic violence r) revise relevant provisions of the Penal Code so as to ensure that all forms of domestic violence, including marital rape, are crimina...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 0453a4d1-f30e-48a8-84d7-4641bc71f748
982a4a4d-cd60-4b1c-9673-11bd2e1aee5d
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
w) the State party’s enactment of Law No. 1 of 2008 on human trafficking, which includes the provisions set forth in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the additional protocols thereto, and the establishment of a National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking with the responsibility...
w) the State party’s enactment of Law No. 1 of 2008 on human trafficking, which includes the provisions set forth in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the additional protocols thereto, and the establishment of a National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking with the responsibility...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 982a4a4d-cd60-4b1c-9673-11bd2e1aee5d
e13da396-b449-4e98-855a-b25b42ec360f
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "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" ]
r) effectively implement the recently adopted law on human trafficking and introduce and implement a strategy that includes measures of prevention, prosecution and punishment of offenders, as well as measures to protect and rehabilitate victims and reintegrate them into society r) increase efforts in regard to internat...
r) effectively implement the recently adopted law on human trafficking and introduce and implement a strategy that includes measures of prevention, prosecution and punishment of offenders, as well as measures to protect and rehabilitate victims and reintegrate them into society r) increase efforts in regard to internat...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: e13da396-b449-4e98-855a-b25b42ec360f
71fa6160-eae4-463b-a764-49dace2f7360
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
n) the State party’s initiatives to promote the participation of women in public and political life c) women continue to be underrepresented in public and political life and in decision-making positions, particularly in the Council of Representatives and in Municipal Councils
n) the State party’s initiatives to promote the participation of women in public and political life c) women continue to be underrepresented in public and political life and in decision-making positions, particularly in the Council of Representatives and in Municipal Councils
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 71fa6160-eae4-463b-a764-49dace2f7360
caace53b-0110-445d-9152-09afac285063
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
r) take all appropriate measures, including temporary special measures under article 4, paragraph 1 CEDAW, and CEDAW’s general recommendation No. 25, and establish concrete goals to accelerate the increase of women in the Council of Representatives and Municipal Councils r) encourage political parties to use quotas r) ...
r) take all appropriate measures, including temporary special measures under article 4, paragraph 1 CEDAW, and CEDAW’s general recommendation No. 25, and establish concrete goals to accelerate the increase of women in the Council of Representatives and Municipal Councils r) encourage political parties to use quotas r) ...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: caace53b-0110-445d-9152-09afac285063
3df16760-1d0b-412b-867c-03848e97b44a
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the royal decree, issued in September 2006 by the King granting citizenship to at least 372 children of Bahraini mothers and non-citizen fathers c) to date, the draft Nationality Law concerning the elimination of nationality-related cases of discrimination against women allowing the transfer of Bahraini citizenship ...
w) the royal decree, issued in September 2006 by the King granting citizenship to at least 372 children of Bahraini mothers and non-citizen fathers c) to date, the draft Nationality Law concerning the elimination of nationality-related cases of discrimination against women allowing the transfer of Bahraini citizenship ...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 3df16760-1d0b-412b-867c-03848e97b44a
3c477f85-2c26-496e-863f-09cb11e7ae54
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) take all necessary steps to expedite the adoption of the draft Nationality Law in order to comply with article 9 CEDAW, and withdraw the reservation to article 9, paragraph 2
r) take all necessary steps to expedite the adoption of the draft Nationality Law in order to comply with article 9 CEDAW, and withdraw the reservation to article 9, paragraph 2
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 3c477f85-2c26-496e-863f-09cb11e7ae54
56e9fd6b-98ef-42bf-bbc7-2dbe90005219
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education" ]
[ "4.3 - Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" ]
w) the introduction of a new curriculum entitled “Citizenship”, which includes human rights issues with the view to empower women in society, as well as a cooperation protocol of 2006 regarding the review of curricula and educational material in order to eliminate stereotypical portrayal of women, and the significant p...
w) the introduction of a new curriculum entitled “Citizenship”, which includes human rights issues with the view to empower women in society, as well as a cooperation protocol of 2006 regarding the review of curricula and educational material in order to eliminate stereotypical portrayal of women, and the significant p...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 56e9fd6b-98ef-42bf-bbc7-2dbe90005219
2894a7a9-2f08-489b-863e-4ebfda388263
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education" ]
r) enhance compliance with article 10 and continue raising awareness in the State party of the importance of education for the empowerment of women r) take steps to overcome traditional attitudes which constitute obstacles to the education of girls and women r) girls and women [should] be actively encouraged to choose ...
r) enhance compliance with article 10 and continue raising awareness in the State party of the importance of education for the empowerment of women r) take steps to overcome traditional attitudes which constitute obstacles to the education of girls and women r) girls and women [should] be actively encouraged to choose ...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 2894a7a9-2f08-489b-863e-4ebfda388263
4098e087-d84f-45d4-818a-3587489268bb
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Migrants", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments" ]
w) the information provided by the State party concerning the draft labour code which is currently being discussed by the Parliament c) the poor working conditions of female migrant domestic workers who are unaware of their rights, who in practice cannot easily file complaints and seek redress in cases of abuses, and w...
w) the information provided by the State party concerning the draft labour code which is currently being discussed by the Parliament c) the poor working conditions of female migrant domestic workers who are unaware of their rights, who in practice cannot easily file complaints and seek redress in cases of abuses, and w...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 4098e087-d84f-45d4-818a-3587489268bb
fb66c5fa-6f0e-450d-9a7e-19ddb9c33af3
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Migrants", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) take all appropriate measures to expedite the adoption of the draft labour code, and ensure that it covers all migrant domestic workers r) strengthen its efforts to ensure that migrant domestic workers have adequate legal protection, are aware of their rights and have access to legal aid i) information on the legal ...
r) take all appropriate measures to expedite the adoption of the draft labour code, and ensure that it covers all migrant domestic workers r) strengthen its efforts to ensure that migrant domestic workers have adequate legal protection, are aware of their rights and have access to legal aid i) information on the legal ...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: fb66c5fa-6f0e-450d-9a7e-19ddb9c33af3
35ba73ad-0239-4a82-8238-d7cac20bc168
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
w) the State party's high quality of health services and the fact that family planning services are provided free of charge as part of primary health services c) the husband’s consent is required before a Caesarean-section delivery is performed on his wife c) the very low number of women who undergo breast and cervical...
w) the State party's high quality of health services and the fact that family planning services are provided free of charge as part of primary health services c) the husband’s consent is required before a Caesarean-section delivery is performed on his wife c) the very low number of women who undergo breast and cervical...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 35ba73ad-0239-4a82-8238-d7cac20bc168
1f4abbc5-c61f-4700-b65b-5aa07c552550
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) take appropriate measures to ensure that women can consent to Caesarean-section procedures and the medical treatment without the consent and/or authorization of any other person, including that of their husbands r) take note of general recommendations No. 21 on equality in marriage and family relations and No. 24 on...
r) take appropriate measures to ensure that women can consent to Caesarean-section procedures and the medical treatment without the consent and/or authorization of any other person, including that of their husbands r) take note of general recommendations No. 21 on equality in marriage and family relations and No. 24 on...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 1f4abbc5-c61f-4700-b65b-5aa07c552550
a12520e6-7196-41a7-8e86-ec842302fe28
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
c) the laws applicable to family matters are not uniform and contain differences resulting from sectarian interpretational and jurisprudential differences between Sunni and Shia c) the lack of a codified family law containing clear and non‑discriminatory provisions on marriage, divorce, inheritance and child custody in...
c) the laws applicable to family matters are not uniform and contain differences resulting from sectarian interpretational and jurisprudential differences between Sunni and Shia c) the lack of a codified family law containing clear and non‐discriminatory provisions on marriage, divorce, inheritance and child custody in...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: a12520e6-7196-41a7-8e86-ec842302fe28
59d75b81-05ed-4a2d-b058-f7ae3032ba1b
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
r) take, as a matter of priority, all necessary measures, including through awareness-raising campaigns among all sectors of the society, particularly traditional leaders, religious clerics, the media and civil society, on the importance of adopting a unified family law which provides women with equal rights r) raise t...
r) take, as a matter of priority, all necessary measures, including through awareness-raising campaigns among all sectors of the society, particularly traditional leaders, religious clerics, the media and civil society, on the importance of adopting a unified family law which provides women with equal rights r) raise t...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 59d75b81-05ed-4a2d-b058-f7ae3032ba1b
5fc9102f-eb05-4900-805b-af63bbfbf500
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations" ]
[]
n) the high rate of divorce in the State party c) the possible negative economic consequences of divorce on women
n) the high rate of divorce in the State party c) the possible negative economic consequences of divorce on women
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 5fc9102f-eb05-4900-805b-af63bbfbf500
3f52b59f-4f6f-4c47-bef9-a809ebfa3b60
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) conduct a study on the economic consequences of divorce on both spouses and adopt legislative measures to remedy possible adverse effects of existing rules of property distribution
r) conduct a study on the economic consequences of divorce on both spouses and adopt legislative measures to remedy possible adverse effects of existing rules of property distribution
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 3f52b59f-4f6f-4c47-bef9-a809ebfa3b60
d11b56b4-4f62-4f32-80f9-3284dbce2ff8
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) utilize fully, in the implementation of its obligations under CEDAW, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of CEDAW i) information thereon in the next periodic report
r) utilize fully, in the implementation of its obligations under CEDAW, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of CEDAW i) information thereon in the next periodic report
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: d11b56b4-4f62-4f32-80f9-3284dbce2ff8
31287660-e614-44b5-9607-dc26888cd982
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) full and effective implementation of the Convention is indispensable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals r) the integration of a gender perspective and explicit reflection of the provisions of CEDAW in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals i) information thereon in the n...
n) full and effective implementation of the Convention is indispensable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals r) the integration of a gender perspective and explicit reflection of the provisions of CEDAW in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals i) information thereon in the n...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 31287660-e614-44b5-9607-dc26888cd982
9ca4f5cb-11e9-43a1-9535-ee13208ad1b2
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) the wide dissemination in Bahrain, of the present concluding observations in order to make the people, including Government officials at the national and local levels, politicians, parliamentarians and women’s and human rights organizations, aware of the measures that have been taken to ensure de jure and de facto e...
r) the wide dissemination in Bahrain, of the present concluding observations in order to make the people, including Government officials at the national and local levels, politicians, parliamentarians and women’s and human rights organizations, aware of the measures that have been taken to ensure de jure and de facto e...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 9ca4f5cb-11e9-43a1-9535-ee13208ad1b2
ef06b680-b481-4d4d-b14b-cda9be896e58
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Migrants", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
n) States’ adherence to the nine major international human rights instruments enhances the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life r) ratify the treaties to which Bahrein is not yet a party, namely ICRMW; CRD and the International Convention for the Protection of All Per...
n) States’ adherence to the nine major international human rights instruments enhances the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life r) ratify the treaties to which Bahrein is not yet a party, namely ICRMW; CRD and the International Convention for the Protection of All Per...
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: ef06b680-b481-4d4d-b14b-cda9be896e58
be72fd5e-5b4a-4bad-843e-ec645a943389
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the statement of the delegation of the State party that the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 CEDAW concerning the meeting time of CEDAW has been accepted and that legal steps are being taken to formalize such decision r) finalize this process so that amendment can be accepted
w) the statement of the delegation of the State party that the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 CEDAW concerning the meeting time of CEDAW has been accepted and that legal steps are being taken to formalize such decision r) finalize this process so that amendment can be accepted
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: be72fd5e-5b4a-4bad-843e-ec645a943389
9107228a-d9d9-495e-b723-bc145adef735
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Inter-State cooperation and assistance", "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) provide, within two years, written information on the steps undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 30 and 38 r) consider seeking technical cooperation and assistance, including advisory services, if necessary and when appropriate for implementation of the above recommendations
r) provide, within two years, written information on the steps undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 30 and 38 r) consider seeking technical cooperation and assistance, including advisory services, if necessary and when appropriate for implementation of the above recommendations
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 9107228a-d9d9-495e-b723-bc145adef735
38bb40dd-1b1a-4a16-b3d5-c20b895ddbba
CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2
CEDAW
2008-11-20
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bahrain" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in the next periodic report under article 18 CEDAW r) submit the third periodic report, which is due on 18 July 2011
r) respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in the next periodic report under article 18 CEDAW r) submit the third periodic report, which is due on 18 July 2011
CEDAW | Bahrain | CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 2689886a-826a-4092-a0df-dc94219d07ca | AnnotationId: 38bb40dd-1b1a-4a16-b3d5-c20b895ddbba
0763628c-4d19-45c8-afcf-7a5056a89c6e
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Access to justice & remedy", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) [the ratification by the State Party of] the Optional Protocol to the Convention in 2000
w) [the ratification by the State Party of] the Optional Protocol to the Convention in 2000
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 0763628c-4d19-45c8-afcf-7a5056a89c6e
17e07e65-5f39-4e81-9ec3-aaa9faa9ee05
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and...
w) the many efforts made to implement the Convention through the adoption of a considerable number of laws, policies, plans and programmes, including the Family and Domestic Violence Act, No. 1674; the Electoral Reform and Enhancement Act, No. 1779; the Executive Branch Reform Act, No. 1788, promoting gender equality; ...
w) the many efforts made to implement the Convention through the adoption of a considerable number of laws, policies, plans and programmes, including the Family and Domestic Violence Act, No. 1674; the Electoral Reform and Enhancement Act, No. 1779; the Executive Branch Reform Act, No. 1788, promoting gender equality; ...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 17e07e65-5f39-4e81-9ec3-aaa9faa9ee05
e9deb4d8-124e-4a95-873f-7e521d385726
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the State party’s obligation to systematically and continuously implement all the provisions of the Convention > the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations [require] the State party’s priority attention between now and the submission of the next periodic report r) focus on tho...
n) the State party’s obligation to systematically and continuously implement all the provisions of the Convention > the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations [require] the State party’s priority attention between now and the submission of the next periodic report r) focus on tho...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: e9deb4d8-124e-4a95-873f-7e521d385726
929d6a07-c73e-4f89-9e9e-58932bd775ea
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
c) the disparity between the de jure and de facto situation regarding the legal protection of women and gender equality w) the legislative reforms carried out and the bills currently before Parliament designed to improve the status of women in Bolivia c) discriminatory provisions still remain in the State party’s crimi...
c) the disparity between the de jure and de facto situation regarding the legal protection of women and gender equality w) the legislative reforms carried out and the bills currently before Parliament designed to improve the status of women in Bolivia c) discriminatory provisions still remain in the State party’s crimi...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 929d6a07-c73e-4f89-9e9e-58932bd775ea
575d03b3-809e-4fd4-9408-293416ce3478
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality" ]
r) take the necessary measures to ensure the full implementation of existing legislation on gender equality r) streamline procedures for review of the compatibility of those laws with the Convention, repeal without delay all legislation that discriminates against women, including discriminatory provisions in its crimin...
r) take the necessary measures to ensure the full implementation of existing legislation on gender equality r) streamline procedures for review of the compatibility of those laws with the Convention, repeal without delay all legislation that discriminates against women, including discriminatory provisions in its crimin...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 575d03b3-809e-4fd4-9408-293416ce3478
5e494ae4-6484-4f44-92b3-2351cc633004
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
n) the various internal reforms in the Department for Gender and Generational Affairs c) the lack of institutional stability of national machineries for the advancement of women, their limited decision-making power and the fact that they lack the financial and human resources to effectively promote the implementation o...
n) the various internal reforms in the Department for Gender and Generational Affairs c) the lack of institutional stability of national machineries for the advancement of women, their limited decision-making power and the fact that they lack the financial and human resources to effectively promote the implementation o...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 5e494ae4-6484-4f44-92b3-2351cc633004
d54d825d-20ba-4dc3-96d4-371cd1fbe2b3
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
r) enhance the institutional status of the national machinery for the advancement of women and provide it with sufficient decision-making authority and with human and financial resources at the central, regional and municipal government levels to effectively promote and coordinate the application of a substantive gende...
r) enhance the institutional status of the national machinery for the advancement of women and provide it with sufficient decision-making authority and with human and financial resources at the central, regional and municipal government levels to effectively promote and coordinate the application of a substantive gende...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: d54d825d-20ba-4dc3-96d4-371cd1fbe2b3
d0e1e20d-8553-41f3-a52b-df0677425e7e
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to education", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "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 inclusion", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial...
c) the persistence of high levels of poverty and social exclusion among Bolivian women, particularly among women living in rural areas, indigenous women, older women and women with disabilities, and their insufficient access to land, housing and basic social services n) the free market economy without a social dimensio...
c) the persistence of high levels of poverty and social exclusion among Bolivian women, particularly among women living in rural areas, indigenous women, older women and women with disabilities, and their insufficient access to land, housing and basic social services n) the free market economy without a social dimensio...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: d0e1e20d-8553-41f3-a52b-df0677425e7e
418dc61d-f02e-4405-8517-6eae56da9611
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "1.2 - Reduce poverty at least by 50%", "1 - NO POVERTY" ]
r) the free market economy on women’s poverty situation [should] be studied and appropriate measures to address this [should] be integrated in the poverty reduction strategy
r) the free market economy on women’s poverty situation [should] be studied and appropriate measures to address this [should] be integrated in the poverty reduction strategy
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 418dc61d-f02e-4405-8517-6eae56da9611
cd41fa48-dafd-401d-9f12-2e6ac39e9d44
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to education", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "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 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION",...
r) ensure that all poverty eradication policies and programmes integrate a gender perspective and explicitly address the structural nature and various dimensions of poverty faced by women, in particular women living in rural areas, indigenous women, older women and women with disabilities r) strengthen its efforts to i...
r) ensure that all poverty eradication policies and programmes integrate a gender perspective and explicitly address the structural nature and various dimensions of poverty faced by women, in particular women living in rural areas, indigenous women, older women and women with disabilities r) strengthen its efforts to i...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: cd41fa48-dafd-401d-9f12-2e6ac39e9d44
69d6af23-2cb7-4e94-9bb1-ac90855b6aae
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) the Afro-Bolivian community is socially invisible and marginalized due to the fact that it is not recognized in the national statistics, which hinders their access to basic social services and makes, in particular, Afro-Bolivian women suffer from the intersections of race- and gender-based forms of discrimination
c) the Afro-Bolivian community is socially invisible and marginalized due to the fact that it is not recognized in the national statistics, which hinders their access to basic social services and makes, in particular, Afro-Bolivian women suffer from the intersections of race- and gender-based forms of discrimination
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 69d6af23-2cb7-4e94-9bb1-ac90855b6aae
83ab21ab-3ba8-4fc1-81ae-247900e1570e
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing" ]
r) take the necessary steps to enable men and women in the Afro-Bolivian community to have access to all basic social services, through their inclusion in the national statistics and address the specific vulnerability of Afro-Bolivian women r) report on measures taken in this respect in its next report
r) take the necessary steps to enable men and women in the Afro-Bolivian community to have access to all basic social services, through their inclusion in the national statistics and address the specific vulnerability of Afro-Bolivian women r) report on measures taken in this respect in its next report
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 83ab21ab-3ba8-4fc1-81ae-247900e1570e