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dc86e11a-aa4a-406d-8707-9fd0350c0821
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", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) women’s access to justice is limited because of their high rates of illiteracy, lack of information on their rights, lack of legal assistance tailored to their needs, lengthy legal proceedings and related costs, and the insufficient understanding of the Convention by the judiciary
c) women’s access to justice is limited because of their high rates of illiteracy, lack of information on their rights, lack of legal assistance tailored to their needs, lengthy legal proceedings and related costs, and the insufficient understanding of the Convention by the judiciary
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: dc86e11a-aa4a-406d-8707-9fd0350c0821
daf16b29-ebac-4f4b-b6eb-85e08835a9e9
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", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) create the necessary conditions for women, particularly for women living in poverty and rural and indigenous women, to have access to justice and enhance where appropriate, in the relevant languages, women’s legal literacy, awareness of their rights and capacity to effectively claim them r) take additional measures ...
r) create the necessary conditions for women, particularly for women living in poverty and rural and indigenous women, to have access to justice and enhance where appropriate, in the relevant languages, women’s legal literacy, awareness of their rights and capacity to effectively claim them r) take additional measures ...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: daf16b29-ebac-4f4b-b6eb-85e08835a9e9
6744c116-8d6d-4fb8-9b8a-31c5a5344b23
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the State Party’s efforts c) there is still a considerable number of women, particularly indigenous women in rural areas, older women and women with disabilities, who do not have identity documents and can therefore have neither access to public institutions nor to the relevant social services and benefits
n) the State Party’s efforts c) there is still a considerable number of women, particularly indigenous women in rural areas, older women and women with disabilities, who do not have identity documents and can therefore have neither access to public institutions nor to the relevant social services and benefits
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 6744c116-8d6d-4fb8-9b8a-31c5a5344b23
3f756652-ce80-4171-a2a9-a74f57260b17
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
r) continue to expedite and facilitate the process of registration of women, particularly indigenous women in rural areas, older women and women with disabilities, and issue birth certificates and the relevant identity documents r) the State party [should] establish concrete goals and timetables for this process i) inf...
r) continue to expedite and facilitate the process of registration of women, particularly indigenous women in rural areas, older women and women with disabilities, and issue birth certificates and the relevant identity documents r) the State party [should] establish concrete goals and timetables for this process i) inf...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 3f756652-ce80-4171-a2a9-a74f57260b17
71a66e0a-4631-494b-a8cf-99537eb80461
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", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" ]
c) despite the existence of awareness-raising programmes, traditional stereotypes relating to the roles and responsibilities of women and men within the family [persist], in the education system and in society in general, which reinforce their sense of inferiority and affect their status in all areas of life and throug...
c) despite the existence of awareness-raising programmes, traditional stereotypes relating to the roles and responsibilities of women and men within the family [persist], in the education system and in society in general, which reinforce their sense of inferiority and affect their status in all areas of life and throug...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 71a66e0a-4631-494b-a8cf-99537eb80461
018ca496-05f5-44cb-8d71-b0762f190e9a
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Media" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) the development of policies and implementation of programmes for women and men in both the rural and urban areas aimed at eliminating stereotypes associated with traditional roles within the family and manifested in the education system, employment, politics and society in general r) the media [should] be encouraged...
r) the development of policies and implementation of programmes for women and men in both the rural and urban areas aimed at eliminating stereotypes associated with traditional roles within the family and manifested in the education system, employment, politics and society in general r) the media [should] be encouraged...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 018ca496-05f5-44cb-8d71-b0762f190e9a
c57114df-3af7-45c5-a571-b900b5bb4171
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", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "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"...
w) the State party's recognition of cultural diversity and the differences and specificities of indigenous communities in legislation c) the emphasis placed on such specificities might detract from compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to non‑discrimination and formal and substantive equality betwee...
w) the State party's recognition of cultural diversity and the differences and specificities of indigenous communities in legislation c) the emphasis placed on such specificities might detract from compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to non‐discrimination and formal and substantive equality betwee...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: c57114df-3af7-45c5-a571-b900b5bb4171
72049faa-bcbc-4fab-8e25-f06a00636df1
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" ]
r) ensure that indigenous concepts and practices are in conformity with the legal framework of the Convention and create the conditions for a wide intercultural dialogue that would respect diversity while guaranteeing full compliance with the principles, values and international norms for the protection of human rights...
r) ensure that indigenous concepts and practices are in conformity with the legal framework of the Convention and create the conditions for a wide intercultural dialogue that would respect diversity while guaranteeing full compliance with the principles, values and international norms for the protection of human rights...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 72049faa-bcbc-4fab-8e25-f06a00636df1
9885cc9b-f018-41db-b42a-601321edb02e
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", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
n) various legislative and political initiatives to reduce violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence c) the extent, intensity and prevalence of such violence in the State party, which borders on feminicide, and about the lack of statistical data thereon c) the shortcomings of Law No. 1674 on Family...
n) various legislative and political initiatives to reduce violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence c) the extent, intensity and prevalence of such violence in the State party, which borders on feminicide, and about the lack of statistical data thereon c) the shortcomings of Law No. 1674 on Family...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 9885cc9b-f018-41db-b42a-601321edb02e
4e66a8fc-bf48-4fb1-81fc-fabb54e9ff08
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", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure that existing legislation to combat violence against women and girls, especially domestic and sexual violence, is appropriately formulated and enforced, and give priority attention to the design and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to combat and eradicate all forms of violence against women, in conf...
r) ensure that existing legislation to combat violence against women and girls, especially domestic and sexual violence, is appropriately formulated and enforced, and give priority attention to the design and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to combat and eradicate all forms of violence against women, in conf...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 4e66a8fc-bf48-4fb1-81fc-fabb54e9ff08
89354a5f-826b-4458-a5f6-0edab16245be
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", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
n) the State party’s recent initiatives to address the problem of trafficking in, and the sexual exploitation of, women and girls, including Act No. 3325 on Trafficking in Persons and Related Offences c) the persistence of trafficking in the State party and the insufficient information on its causes and extent in the c...
n) the State party’s recent initiatives to address the problem of trafficking in, and the sexual exploitation of, women and girls, including Act No. 3325 on Trafficking in Persons and Related Offences c) the persistence of trafficking in the State party and the insufficient information on its causes and extent in the c...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 89354a5f-826b-4458-a5f6-0edab16245be
d4c08d1f-e190-4c16-a889-28fae5a1b074
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES" ]
r) promulgate and fully implement its legislation on trafficking and sexual exploitation of human beings, as well as national plans of action and other measures to combat all forms of trafficking, and sexual exploitation of women r) promote, as far as possible, regional agreements on this issue in the Southern Common M...
r) promulgate and fully implement its legislation on trafficking and sexual exploitation of human beings, as well as national plans of action and other measures to combat all forms of trafficking, and sexual exploitation of women r) promote, as far as possible, regional agreements on this issue in the Southern Common M...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: d4c08d1f-e190-4c16-a889-28fae5a1b074
3f55ca42-2346-4fd8-9dcf-2e8324f60755
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", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) the dearth of special temporary measures introduced by the State party to accelerate the achievement of de facto equality between women and men, as provided for in article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25, and at the Government’s apparent lack of understanding of th...
c) the dearth of special temporary measures introduced by the State party to accelerate the achievement of de facto equality between women and men, as provided for in article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25, and at the Government’s apparent lack of understanding of th...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 3f55ca42-2346-4fd8-9dcf-2e8324f60755
3d008f9b-7fbe-465f-a922-f28ec6ba72ef
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) establish a legislative basis for temporary special measures, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25, and apply them in areas where necessary to accelerate the achievement of the substantive equality of women in all areas covered by the Conventi...
r) establish a legislative basis for temporary special measures, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25, and apply them in areas where necessary to accelerate the achievement of the substantive equality of women in all areas covered by the Conventi...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 3d008f9b-7fbe-465f-a922-f28ec6ba72ef
3e61fbc6-c177-47b3-9e5f-c4c00053d947
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", "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", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
w) the recent appointment of five women ministers and the importance of the legal provisions establishing quotas for women’s participation in elected bodies c) the insufficient representation of women in senior posts in many areas of professional and public life, for example, in the judiciary, particularly, at the high...
w) the recent appointment of five women ministers and the importance of the legal provisions establishing quotas for women’s participation in elected bodies c) the insufficient representation of women in senior posts in many areas of professional and public life, for example, in the judiciary, particularly, at the high...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 3e61fbc6-c177-47b3-9e5f-c4c00053d947
545cc420-6dc7-4bef-b9db-0908479de57f
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", "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", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation ...
r) the adoption of dynamic and effective policies to increase women’s participation at all levels of professional and public life, including the adoption of temporary special measures and appropriate penalties for failure to comply with existing provisions aimed at establishing a threshold and ceiling for each sex, and...
r) the adoption of dynamic and effective policies to increase women’s participation at all levels of professional and public life, including the adoption of temporary special measures and appropriate penalties for failure to comply with existing provisions aimed at establishing a threshold and ceiling for each sex, and...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 545cc420-6dc7-4bef-b9db-0908479de57f
57488d90-bc55-441a-ad9d-b8263622aff0
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education" ]
[ "9 - INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", ...
n) the State party’s efforts to reduce illiteracy and improve boys’ and girls’ access to education and ensure that they remain in school, for example, through the “Juancito Pinto” scholarship or the “Yo sí puedo” (“Yes I Can”) Literacy Programme c) the low level of education of rural and indigenous women and girls, who...
n) the State party’s efforts to reduce illiteracy and improve boys’ and girls’ access to education and ensure that they remain in school, for example, through the “Juancito Pinto” scholarship or the “Yo sí puedo” (“Yes I Can”) Literacy Programme c) the low level of education of rural and indigenous women and girls, who...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 57488d90-bc55-441a-ad9d-b8263622aff0
a7c61b0b-02e2-469c-9c46-90db88462679
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
r) adopt all necessary measures, including temporary special measures, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 on temporary special measures, with a view to reducing girls’ illiteracy and school dropout rates, particularly in rural and indigenous ar...
r) adopt all necessary measures, including temporary special measures, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 on temporary special measures, with a view to reducing girls’ illiteracy and school dropout rates, particularly in rural and indigenous ar...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: a7c61b0b-02e2-469c-9c46-90db88462679
bbe953af-f33d-403b-bc55-04a239a19eeb
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", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay" ]
c) despite the existence of employment legislation, inequalities in the labour market [persist], in particular limited employment opportunities for women and the existence of a huge gap in men’s and women’s wages, clear-cut job segregation and poor working conditions
c) despite the existence of employment legislation, inequalities in the labour market [persist], in particular limited employment opportunities for women and the existence of a huge gap in men’s and women’s wages, clear-cut job segregation and poor working conditions
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: bbe953af-f33d-403b-bc55-04a239a19eeb
14e0f941-7f76-496d-9b24-5207a1709b92
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay" ]
r) the adoption of measures to guarantee the implementation of the provisions of article 11 of the Convention and the implementation of the relevant conventions of the International Labour Organization that have been ratified by Bolivia r) establish effective mechanisms to monitor compliance with existing legislation a...
r) the adoption of measures to guarantee the implementation of the provisions of article 11 of the Convention and the implementation of the relevant conventions of the International Labour Organization that have been ratified by Bolivia r) establish effective mechanisms to monitor compliance with existing legislation a...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 14e0f941-7f76-496d-9b24-5207a1709b92
610c692f-a620-45aa-b61d-35f757a15438
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", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) the lack of a general employment policy to address women in the informal sector, in particular women in the agriculture and domestic work who are excluded from all social protection and benefits c) the lack of data on women’s work in formal and informal sectors of the economy
c) the lack of a general employment policy to address women in the informal sector, in particular women in the agriculture and domestic work who are excluded from all social protection and benefits c) the lack of data on women’s work in formal and informal sectors of the economy
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 610c692f-a620-45aa-b61d-35f757a15438
be55cc1f-5f64-429f-a7ea-8425472167fe
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
r) the adoption of a gender-sensitive employment policy to address women in the informal sector, in particular women in the agriculture and domestic work r) the systematic collection of data disaggregated by sex, age, rural and urban area and ethnicity with respect to women in the formal and informal sectors of the eco...
r) the adoption of a gender-sensitive employment policy to address women in the informal sector, in particular women in the agriculture and domestic work r) the systematic collection of data disaggregated by sex, age, rural and urban area and ethnicity with respect to women in the formal and informal sectors of the eco...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: be55cc1f-5f64-429f-a7ea-8425472167fe
363aa489-e713-4fb1-a47a-a5b0932be647
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
c) the high vulnerability of girls in child labour and the specific threats girls with and without families experience on the street n) the weaknesses in the design and allocation of financial resources to the National Plan for the Progressive Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (2000-2010), including its fo...
c) the high vulnerability of girls in child labour and the specific threats girls with and without families experience on the street n) the weaknesses in the design and allocation of financial resources to the National Plan for the Progressive Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (2000-2010), including its fo...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 363aa489-e713-4fb1-a47a-a5b0932be647
1a22a26b-b9bd-4bec-8f65-ec82c01f3435
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
r) address the issue of child labour in general, and the vulnerable situation of girls in particular, and rectify the weaknesses in the design and allocation of financial resources to the National Plan for the Progressive Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (2000-2010) and align its policies and legislation ...
r) address the issue of child labour in general, and the vulnerable situation of girls in particular, and rectify the weaknesses in the design and allocation of financial resources to the National Plan for the Progressive Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (2000-2010) and align its policies and legislation ...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 1a22a26b-b9bd-4bec-8f65-ec82c01f3435
832101d8-739a-478a-85f7-f2f0deacc6af
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", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) the State party’s insufficient recognition and protection of women’s sexual health and reproductive rights, in particular, the fact that Law No. 1810 — the framework Law on Sexual and Reproductive Rights adopted in 2004 — is still “frozen” and has not been promulgated, limiting access to sexual and reproductive heal...
c) the State party’s insufficient recognition and protection of women’s sexual health and reproductive rights, in particular, the fact that Law No. 1810 — the framework Law on Sexual and Reproductive Rights adopted in 2004 — is still “frozen” and has not been promulgated, limiting access to sexual and reproductive heal...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 832101d8-739a-478a-85f7-f2f0deacc6af
a48bca7d-8d35-4b5e-a75e-6dccdc583ae4
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and righ...
r) take the necessary steps to overcome the stalemate surrounding Law No. 1810 and promulgate the Law as soon as possible r) strengthen the implementation of family planning and reproductive health programmes and policies designed to afford women and adolescent girls, particularly in the rural areas, effective access t...
r) take the necessary steps to overcome the stalemate surrounding Law No. 1810 and promulgate the Law as soon as possible r) strengthen the implementation of family planning and reproductive health programmes and policies designed to afford women and adolescent girls, particularly in the rural areas, effective access t...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: a48bca7d-8d35-4b5e-a75e-6dccdc583ae4
2d2a5914-fa3c-42e4-af98-dff95bb68125
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", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.2 - End all preventable deaths under 5 years of age", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
c) the lack of a gender perspective in the delivery of health services limiting to women of child-bearing age c) the high rate of maternal mortality in the State party, caused mainly by pregnancy-related problems and the lack of appropriate medical care, particularly in the rural areas c) the difficulties in obtaining ...
c) the lack of a gender perspective in the delivery of health services limiting to women of child-bearing age c) the high rate of maternal mortality in the State party, caused mainly by pregnancy-related problems and the lack of appropriate medical care, particularly in the rural areas c) the difficulties in obtaining ...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 2d2a5914-fa3c-42e4-af98-dff95bb68125
2414b19e-87ea-41c9-929b-bcd6e0937ae4
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) integrate a gender perspective into its national health policy in line with general recommendation 24 and improve access to health services to the most vulnerable groups of women, in particular rural and indigenous women r) act without delay and adopt effective measures to resolve the problem of the high rate of mat...
r) integrate a gender perspective into its national health policy in line with general recommendation 24 and improve access to health services to the most vulnerable groups of women, in particular rural and indigenous women r) act without delay and adopt effective measures to resolve the problem of the high rate of mat...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 2414b19e-87ea-41c9-929b-bcd6e0937ae4
e483c9a3-2e61-4d41-9706-74ed03215551
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
n) the State party’s efforts to raise the age of marriage for women, particularly through current reforms to the Family Code c) such reform sets 16 years of age as the minimum age for marriage for both males and females c) marriage at such a young age can prevent girls from pursuing their studies and induce them to dro...
n) the State party’s efforts to raise the age of marriage for women, particularly through current reforms to the Family Code c) such reform sets 16 years of age as the minimum age for marriage for both males and females c) marriage at such a young age can prevent girls from pursuing their studies and induce them to dro...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: e483c9a3-2e61-4d41-9706-74ed03215551
cb134d52-48fe-4985-99eb-de9d22b67b27
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
r) take the necessary steps in this reform currently under way to raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years of age for both males and females, in line with the provisions of article 1 CRC; article 16, paragraph 2, CEDAW; and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 21 on equality in marital and family relations
r) take the necessary steps in this reform currently under way to raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years of age for both males and females, in line with the provisions of article 1 CRC; article 16, paragraph 2, CEDAW; and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 21 on equality in marital and family relations
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: cb134d52-48fe-4985-99eb-de9d22b67b27
cca11944-d607-4d40-9d3d-bed7d32057d0
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", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) the report’s lack of statistical data disaggregated by sex, age, rural and urban area and ethnicity, which makes it difficult to accurately assess the real situation of women in most of the areas covered by the Convention c) the paucity of disaggregated data may also impede the State party’s own efforts to design an...
c) the report’s lack of statistical data disaggregated by sex, age, rural and urban area and ethnicity, which makes it difficult to accurately assess the real situation of women in most of the areas covered by the Convention c) the paucity of disaggregated data may also impede the State party’s own efforts to design an...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: cca11944-d607-4d40-9d3d-bed7d32057d0
ca60a05e-c21f-4ec4-bc19-05c9d455f8d7
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
r) strengthen, without delay, its current system of data collection in all areas covered by the Convention in order to be able to accurately assess the real situation of women and adequately monitor evolving trends r) use quantifiable indicators to evaluate the impact of the measures adopted and the progress achieved i...
r) strengthen, without delay, its current system of data collection in all areas covered by the Convention in order to be able to accurately assess the real situation of women and adequately monitor evolving trends r) use quantifiable indicators to evaluate the impact of the measures adopted and the progress achieved i...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: ca60a05e-c21f-4ec4-bc19-05c9d455f8d7
42cae9bc-a67f-4e39-85cb-ab78acbaf574
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) the State party [should] accept, as soon as possible, the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention concerning the meeting time of the Committee
r) the State party [should] accept, as soon as possible, the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention concerning the meeting time of the Committee
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 42cae9bc-a67f-4e39-85cb-ab78acbaf574
9b82fa10-39dd-4e9c-ba3a-84eaa1ac9e6b
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
r) utilize fully, in its implementation of its obligations under the Convention, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of the Convention i) information thereon in the next periodic report
r) utilize fully, in its implementation of its obligations under the Convention, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of the Convention i) information thereon in the next periodic report
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 9b82fa10-39dd-4e9c-ba3a-84eaa1ac9e6b
7cb345ab-8795-455c-9a99-fa61d287c950
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
> 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 the Convention in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals i) information thereon ...
> 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 the Convention in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals i) information thereon ...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 7cb345ab-8795-455c-9a99-fa61d287c950
2c1251ed-05e6-46da-a89d-ca739215a610
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "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 treaties to which Bolivia is not yet a party, namely, the International Convention for the Protection of All Perso...
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 treaties to which Bolivia is not yet a party, namely, the International Convention for the Protection of All Perso...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 2c1251ed-05e6-46da-a89d-ca739215a610
059ae56a-8365-4539-8094-8d1186e6fa4a
CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4
CEDAW
2008-04-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) the wide dissemination in Bolivia 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 ste...
r) the wide dissemination in Bolivia 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 ste...
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 059ae56a-8365-4539-8094-8d1186e6fa4a
26ea3940-62c4-4e9d-a490-88ef20ef6370
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" ]
[]
r) respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in its next periodic report under article 18 of the Convention r) submit the fifth periodic report, which was due in July 2007, and the sixth periodic report, which is due in July 2011, in a combined report in 2011
r) respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in its next periodic report under article 18 of the Convention r) submit the fifth periodic report, which was due in July 2007, and the sixth periodic report, which is due in July 2011, in a combined report in 2011
CEDAW | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | CEDAW/C/BOL/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: fab6dd8e-7989-4e55-98c4-e8e2eb6f7092 | AnnotationId: 26ea3940-62c4-4e9d-a490-88ef20ef6370
870aa029-140e-48d1-afaf-1f41c6e09421
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Principal areas of concern and recommendations 9. While recalling the obligation of the State party to implement all the provisions of the Convention systematically and continuously, the Committee views the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations as requiring the priority attentio...
9. While recalling the obligation of the State party to implement all the provisions of the Convention systematically and continuously, the Committee views the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations as requiring the priority attention of the State party. Consequently, the Committ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 870aa029-140e-48d1-afaf-1f41c6e09421
cd5164b1-591c-4006-a87d-4271fdccae5f
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Parliament 10. While reaffirming that the Government has the primary responsibility and is particularly accountable for the full implementation of the State party’s obligations under the Convention, the Committee stresses that the Convention is binding on all branches of Government, and it invites the State party to en...
10. While reaffirming that the Government has the primary responsibility and is particularly accountable for the full implementation of the State party’s obligations under the Convention, the Committee stresses that the Convention is binding on all branches of Government, and it invites the State party to encourage its...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: cd5164b1-591c-4006-a87d-4271fdccae5f
356c88ed-9964-4be8-ad8b-1f7b2f156b0a
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Accountability of the federal Government 11.While the Committee is cognizant of the complex federal and constitutional structures in the State party, it underlines, as it did in its previous concluding observations of 2003, that the federal Government is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Convention and...
11. While the Committee is cognizant of the complex federal and constitutional structures in the State party, it underlines, as it did in its previous concluding observations of 2003, that the federal Government is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Convention and providing leadership to the provincial ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 356c88ed-9964-4be8-ad8b-1f7b2f156b0a
35e9f573-f882-4cc4-9dc9-85d650247203
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions" ]
Accountability of the federal Government 12. The Committee, taking into account the legal responsibility and leadership role of the federal Government in the implementation of the Convention, reiterates its previous recommendation of 2003 that the State party use its leadership and funding power to set standards and es...
12. The Committee, taking into account the legal responsibility and leadership role of the federal Government in the implementation of the Convention, reiterates its previous recommendation of 2003 that the State party use its leadership and funding power to set standards and establish an effective mechanism aimed at e...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 35e9f573-f882-4cc4-9dc9-85d650247203
3ad1d508-d9c5-4760-bc86-1d4b57d4e6c0
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
Accountability of the federal Government 13.The Committee notes that federal funds to support social assistance are provided to provinces and territories through the Canada Social Transfer (CST) and welcomes information indicating that the CST budget increased in the past year and will continue to increase in future. N...
13. The Committee notes that federal funds to support social assistance are provided to provinces and territories through the Canada Social Transfer (CST) and welcomes information indicating that the CST budget increased in the past year and will continue to increase in future. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 3ad1d508-d9c5-4760-bc86-1d4b57d4e6c0
e6fdba10-ca6a-4945-9304-faf8649dfb12
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
Accountability of the federal Government 14. The Committee calls upon the State party to establish minimum standards for the provision of funding to social assistance programmes, applicable at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, and a monitoring mechanism to ensure the accountability of provincial and terri...
14. The Committee calls upon the State party to establish minimum standards for the provision of funding to social assistance programmes, applicable at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, and a monitoring mechanism to ensure the accountability of provincial and territorial governments for the use of such fu...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: e6fdba10-ca6a-4945-9304-faf8649dfb12
3551e62f-14d5-4fe9-846e-a5d18fd4e926
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
Visibility of the Convention and its Optional Protocol 15.The Committee notes that the Convention and its Optional Protocol are made available on the Canadian Heritage website and that printed copies are available to the public upon request. It also notes that the judiciary receives training, including on the State par...
15. The Committee notes that the Convention and its Optional Protocol are made available on the Canadian Heritage website and that printed copies are available to the public upon request. It also notes that the judiciary receives training, including on the State party’s obligations under international law, gender issue...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 3551e62f-14d5-4fe9-846e-a5d18fd4e926
c3c5f50e-317d-45fa-8fec-de133a3ff3ac
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" ]
Visibility of the Convention and its Optional Protocol 16. The Committee calls upon the State party to take further measures to ensure the dissemination of and awareness-raising on the Convention and its Optional Protocol at all levels — federal, provincial and territorial, with a special emphasis on the judiciary and ...
16. The Committee calls upon the State party to take further measures to ensure the dissemination of and awareness-raising on the Convention and its Optional Protocol at all levels — federal, provincial and territorial, with a special emphasis on the judiciary and the legal profession, political parties and Government ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: c3c5f50e-317d-45fa-8fec-de133a3ff3ac
24f8a83e-4d79-404e-9d5b-fb0a978d38cd
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Racial discrimination", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.b - Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Discriminatory legislation 17.The Committee is concerned that the Convention has not been fully incorporated into domestic law and that discriminatory legislation still exists. In particular, the Committee is concerned at the fact that the Indian Act continues to discriminate between descendants of Indian women who mar...
17. The Committee is concerned that the Convention has not been fully incorporated into domestic law and that discriminatory legislation still exists. In particular, the Committee is concerned at the fact that the Indian Act continues to discriminate between descendants of Indian women who married non-Indian men and de...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 24f8a83e-4d79-404e-9d5b-fb0a978d38cd
0ce2e6bd-d5ba-4fbb-8ee7-4a1b575f9206
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Racial discrimination", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
Discriminatory legislation 18. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure the full incorporation of all substantive provisions of the Convention into domestic law. The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate action to amend the Indian Act to eliminate the continuing discrimination against wom...
18. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure the full incorporation of all substantive provisions of the Convention into domestic law. The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate action to amend the Indian Act to eliminate the continuing discrimination against women with respect to the tran...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 0ce2e6bd-d5ba-4fbb-8ee7-4a1b575f9206
50b6eaba-4696-4a52-8167-5f7437b511a4
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
Discriminatory legislation 19.The Committee is concerned that the division of matrimonial property in case of divorce does not apply to aboriginal women living on reserves, owing to the application of the Indian Act, which does not address the issue of matrimonial property. The Committee regrets that Bill C-47, aimed a...
19. The Committee is concerned that the division of matrimonial property in case of divorce does not apply to aboriginal women living on reserves, owing to the application of the Indian Act, which does not address the issue of matrimonial property. The Committee regrets that Bill C-47, aimed at addressing property righ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 50b6eaba-4696-4a52-8167-5f7437b511a4
8eb356d9-d4b5-471c-8725-c1c8d956d12c
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
Discriminatory legislation 20. The Committee urges the State party to ensure the speedy passage through Parliament and entry into force of legislation addressing the discriminatory provisions of the matrimonial property rights of aboriginal women living on reserves.
20. The Committee urges the State party to ensure the speedy passage through Parliament and entry into force of legislation addressing the discriminatory provisions of the matrimonial property rights of aboriginal women living on reserves.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 8eb356d9-d4b5-471c-8725-c1c8d956d12c
f0d1edc2-836b-452c-9d52-45094e012bef
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
Access to legal remedies 21.The Committee is concerned at reports that financial support for civil legal aid has diminished and that access to it has become increasingly restricted, in particular in British Columbia, consequently denying low-income women access to legal representation and legal services. The Committee ...
21. The Committee is concerned at reports that financial support for civil legal aid has diminished and that access to it has become increasingly restricted, in particular in British Columbia, consequently denying low-income women access to legal representation and legal services. The Committee also notes with concern ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: f0d1edc2-836b-452c-9d52-45094e012bef
2805c638-58b4-41d6-9200-33c1ec35d8e6
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Access to justice & remedy", "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" ]
Access to legal remedies 22. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all women, particularly women belonging to vulnerable groups, have access to remedies for discrimination on the basis of sex by making available to them adequate mechanisms and access to legal aid so as to enable them to have legal represen...
22. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all women, particularly women belonging to vulnerable groups, have access to remedies for discrimination on the basis of sex by making available to them adequate mechanisms and access to legal aid so as to enable them to have legal representation and to seek and ob...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 2805c638-58b4-41d6-9200-33c1ec35d8e6
a5ad2c91-335e-455a-a9a1-8c392decffde
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "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" ]
Temporary special measures 23.The Committee notes with regret that no temporary special measures are in place to accelerate de facto equality between men and women or to improve the situation of women’s rights in the State party, in particular with regard to women in the workplace and the participation of women in poli...
23. The Committee notes with regret that no temporary special measures are in place to accelerate de facto equality between men and women or to improve the situation of women’s rights in the State party, in particular with regard to women in the workplace and the participation of women in politics.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: a5ad2c91-335e-455a-a9a1-8c392decffde
ddfc6f2a-8299-4d7f-85b8-5bd4e2635385
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "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" ]
Temporary special measures 24. The Committee urges the State party to adopt, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25, temporary special measures, with an emphasis on the areas of employment of women and participation of women in public life.
24. The Committee urges the State party to adopt, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25, temporary special measures, with an emphasis on the areas of employment of women and participation of women in public life.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: ddfc6f2a-8299-4d7f-85b8-5bd4e2635385
2b3f26c1-595e-47e3-ab06-fa2d22fc54e3
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
National machinery for the advancement of women 25.Although noting the State party’s indication that the restructuring of Status of Women Canada (SWC) involved only the closure of administrative offices and that funds had been reallocated to programmes for women, the Committee expresses concern that this has resulted i...
25. Although noting the State party’s indication that the restructuring of Status of Women Canada (SWC) involved only the closure of administrative offices and that funds had been reallocated to programmes for women, the Committee expresses concern that this has resulted in the closure of a number of the body’s regiona...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 2b3f26c1-595e-47e3-ab06-fa2d22fc54e3
ada8db03-a055-41f4-addd-76422fea6964
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Land & property rights" ]
[]
National machinery for the advancement of women 26. The Committee urges the State party to carry out an assessment as to whether or not the closure of SWC offices has had a negative impact on the implementation of the Convention and on access to services by women, in particular aboriginal and rural women. If that is th...
26. The Committee urges the State party to carry out an assessment as to whether or not the closure of SWC offices has had a negative impact on the implementation of the Convention and on access to services by women, in particular aboriginal and rural women. If that is the case, the Committee urges the State party to t...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: ada8db03-a055-41f4-addd-76422fea6964
1f1bbc71-644f-4cb5-b9be-d754e9bbd177
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Non-governmental organizations 27.The Committee notes with regret that under the new guidelines for NGO funding by the SWC Women’s Programme, women’s organizations cannot receive funding for domestic advocacy activities, lobbying or research. The Committee notes with concern that the resulting lack of funding has force...
27. The Committee notes with regret that under the new guidelines for NGO funding by the SWC Women’s Programme, women’s organizations cannot receive funding for domestic advocacy activities, lobbying or research. The Committee notes with concern that the resulting lack of funding has forced a number of women’s NGOs to ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 1f1bbc71-644f-4cb5-b9be-d754e9bbd177
ba3290e1-31df-4792-b681-4602eb1d516a
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Non-governmental organizations 28. Noting the great importance of NGO advocacy, lobbying and research activities for the implementation of the Convention and its Optional Protocol, the Committee strongly urges the State party to consider revising guidelines for funding so that NGOs that carry out such lobbying, researc...
28. Noting the great importance of NGO advocacy, lobbying and research activities for the implementation of the Convention and its Optional Protocol, the Committee strongly urges the State party to consider revising guidelines for funding so that NGOs that carry out such lobbying, research and advocacy work are once ag...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: ba3290e1-31df-4792-b681-4602eb1d516a
8f89db36-715a-4d50-b198-2f6a5bca62c8
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and par...
Violence against women 29.The Committee welcomes initiatives at the federal, provincial and territorial levels to address violence against women, in particular domestic violence, and initiatives such as the Sisters in Spirit Initiative and the Aboriginal People’s Programme, which specifically address violence against a...
29. The Committee welcomes initiatives at the federal, provincial and territorial levels to address violence against women, in particular domestic violence, and initiatives such as the Sisters in Spirit Initiative and the Aboriginal People’s Programme, which specifically address violence against aboriginal women, as we...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 8f89db36-715a-4d50-b198-2f6a5bca62c8
88009448-6fb0-48f4-ad69-13b98125004c
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", ...
Violence against women 30. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to give priority attention to combating violence against women, in accordance with general recommendation 19, on violence against women. The Committee also recommends that the State party enact legislation specifically addressing domestic...
30. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to give priority attention to combating violence against women, in accordance with general recommendation 19, on violence against women. The Committee also recommends that the State party enact legislation specifically addressing domestic violence against women...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 88009448-6fb0-48f4-ad69-13b98125004c
4ae9af01-b4d1-4e1e-a1fa-8c264aeef0db
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
Violence against women 31.Although the Committee notes that a working group has been established to review the situation relating to missing and murdered women in the State party and those at risk in that context, it remains concerned that hundreds of cases involving aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murde...
31. Although the Committee notes that a working group has been established to review the situation relating to missing and murdered women in the State party and those at risk in that context, it remains concerned that hundreds of cases involving aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in the past two de...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 4ae9af01-b4d1-4e1e-a1fa-8c264aeef0db
39dda570-c33f-4b20-9594-8a1d536966f1
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Access to justice & remedy", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
Violence against women 32. The Committee urges the State party to examine the reasons for the failure to investigate the cases of missing or murdered aboriginal women and to take the necessary steps to remedy the deficiencies in the system. The Committee calls upon the State party to urgently carry out thorough investi...
32. The Committee urges the State party to examine the reasons for the failure to investigate the cases of missing or murdered aboriginal women and to take the necessary steps to remedy the deficiencies in the system. The Committee calls upon the State party to urgently carry out thorough investigations of the cases of...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 39dda570-c33f-4b20-9594-8a1d536966f1
7430a692-2984-4b74-9eea-8ed38d83b7b3
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
Women and girls in prison 33.The Committee notes with concern that a disproportionate number of aboriginal women are incarcerated; this is true also of Afro-Canadian women and other women of colour. The Committee is concerned at the fact that, while women in the federal prison system in general pose a low security risk...
33. The Committee notes with concern that a disproportionate number of aboriginal women are incarcerated; this is true also of Afro-Canadian women and other women of colour. The Committee is concerned at the fact that, while women in the federal prison system in general pose a low security risk, many are classified at ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 7430a692-2984-4b74-9eea-8ed38d83b7b3
e2ae640b-04a4-4355-bde4-f63ad9ffba0c
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.6 - Promote youth employment, education and training", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay" ]
Women and girls in prison 34. The Committee calls on the State party to address the issue of the overincarceration of aboriginal women and women of colour and to redesign its classification system for women in the federal prison system; to discontinue the practice of employing male guards as front-line staff in women’s...
34. The Committee calls on the State party to address the issue of the overincarceration of aboriginal women and women of colour and to redesign its classification system for women in the federal prison system; to discontinue the practice of employing male guards as front-line staff in women’s institutions and to estab...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: e2ae640b-04a4-4355-bde4-f63ad9ffba0c
264a0f20-d8b5-4522-bb7d-fef6fc6250d6
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "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" ]
Political participation and participation in public life 35.While welcoming the high number of women judges on the Canadian Supreme Court and other levels of the judiciary at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, and noting that efforts have been made at the federal, provincial and territorial levels to incre...
35. While welcoming the high number of women judges on the Canadian Supreme Court and other levels of the judiciary at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, and noting that efforts have been made at the federal, provincial and territorial levels to increase the number of women in public office, including thro...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 264a0f20-d8b5-4522-bb7d-fef6fc6250d6
fde500c2-3425-4987-bd8b-61087b8ee4ae
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Migrants", "Older persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "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" ]
Political participation and participation in public life 36. The Committee urges the State party to take sustained measures, including temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25, to accelerate an increase in the representation of...
36. The Committee urges the State party to take sustained measures, including temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25, to accelerate an increase in the representation of women in elected and appointed bodies in all areas of pu...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: fde500c2-3425-4987-bd8b-61087b8ee4ae
47ed0c45-0be1-45b6-a944-2c108ca0b710
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
Employment and economic empowerment 37.The Committee notes with appreciation the progress made in respect of women in the workplace, including decreased unemployment rates for women and their increased representation in a range of professional fields as well as a decrease in the pay gap between men and women. Neverthel...
37. The Committee notes with appreciation the progress made in respect of women in the workplace, including decreased unemployment rates for women and their increased representation in a range of professional fields as well as a decrease in the pay gap between men and women. Nevertheless, the Committee notes with conce...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 47ed0c45-0be1-45b6-a944-2c108ca0b710
b182d1b9-1a9e-4992-a593-a555990883b0
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Employment and economic empowerment 38. The Committee urges the State party to ensure equality between women and men in the labour market, including through the use of temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25. The Committee als...
38. The Committee urges the State party to ensure equality between women and men in the labour market, including through the use of temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25. The Committee also recommends that the State party in...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: b182d1b9-1a9e-4992-a593-a555990883b0
1591aa41-67a1-487d-bb9d-cf8bf19aac51
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
Employment and economic empowerment 39.While the Committee notes that the minimum wage rate has increased in a number of provinces and territories, it remains gravely concerned at the fact that poverty is widespread among women, in particular aboriginal women, minority women and single mothers. While noting that the Go...
39. While the Committee notes that the minimum wage rate has increased in a number of provinces and territories, it remains gravely concerned at the fact that poverty is widespread among women, in particular aboriginal women, minority women and single mothers. While noting that the Government of Canada provides support...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 1591aa41-67a1-487d-bb9d-cf8bf19aac51
8a1b1430-1b25-48b9-b5a9-44e1bf3814e5
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty", "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing" ]
Employment and economic empowerment 40. The Committee urges the State party to step up its efforts to provide a sufficient number of affordable childcare spaces and affordable and adequate housing options, including in aboriginal communities, with priority being given to low-income women, who are particularly disadvant...
40. The Committee urges the State party to step up its efforts to provide a sufficient number of affordable childcare spaces and affordable and adequate housing options, including in aboriginal communities, with priority being given to low-income women, who are particularly disadvantaged in those areas. The Committee a...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 8a1b1430-1b25-48b9-b5a9-44e1bf3814e5
273593b4-ec48-408c-9c8a-7908543b2c7f
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
Health 41.The Committee welcomes the Women’s Health Indicators initiative, aimed at promoting the inclusion of gender and diversity perspectives in health reporting, the 2005 federal initiative to address HIV/AIDS, the establishment of the Aboriginal Women’s Health and Healing Research Group in 2003 and the First Natio...
41. The Committee welcomes the Women’s Health Indicators initiative, aimed at promoting the inclusion of gender and diversity perspectives in health reporting, the 2005 federal initiative to address HIV/AIDS, the establishment of the Aboriginal Women’s Health and Healing Research Group in 2003 and the First Nations and...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 273593b4-ec48-408c-9c8a-7908543b2c7f
afd920e5-4423-423f-8afb-405229a99406
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Older persons", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Health 42. The Committee encourages the State party to carefully monitor the delivery of health services in order that it may respond in a gender-sensitive and age-sensitive manner to all health concerns of women, and in this regard it invites the State party to utilize the Committee’s general recommendation 24 as a fr...
42. The Committee encourages the State party to carefully monitor the delivery of health services in order that it may respond in a gender-sensitive and age-sensitive manner to all health concerns of women, and in this regard it invites the State party to utilize the Committee’s general recommendation 24 as a framework...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: afd920e5-4423-423f-8afb-405229a99406
6bdcc3c1-dd2e-4e17-8195-92d201471bee
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Racial discrimination", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "6 - CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal p...
Aboriginal and other minority women 43.The Committee is concerned at the fact that aboriginal women and women of various ethnic and minority communities continue to suffer from multiple forms of discrimination, particularly in terms of access to employment, housing, education and health care. The Committee notes the ex...
43. The Committee is concerned at the fact that aboriginal women and women of various ethnic and minority communities continue to suffer from multiple forms of discrimination, particularly in terms of access to employment, housing, education and health care. The Committee notes the existence of a number of programmes, ...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 6bdcc3c1-dd2e-4e17-8195-92d201471bee
f059ec13-faf4-4dc4-b144-d5443c32189c
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Racial discrimination", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women", "Right to education", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "...
Aboriginal and other minority women 44. Recalling its previous recommendations of 2003, the Committee encourages the State party to take measures, including temporary special measures in line with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25, to eliminate de jure and de facto ...
44. Recalling its previous recommendations of 2003, the Committee encourages the State party to take measures, including temporary special measures in line with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation 25, to eliminate de jure and de facto discrimination against aboriginal, e...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: f059ec13-faf4-4dc4-b144-d5443c32189c
95178337-0c18-4e8b-b8d0-33ea2affe566
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Aboriginal and other minority women 45.While welcoming the efforts of child and family services to place greater emphasis on prevention services, the Committee remains concerned at the fact that a disproportionately high number of aboriginal children, including girls, are being taken into State custody.
45. While welcoming the efforts of child and family services to place greater emphasis on prevention services, the Committee remains concerned at the fact that a disproportionately high number of aboriginal children, including girls, are being taken into State custody.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 95178337-0c18-4e8b-b8d0-33ea2affe566
e2c6f052-d041-4f06-a45b-a49eff1cf431
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls", "Indigenous peoples" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3 - GOOD HEALT...
Aboriginal and other minority women 46. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to address the issue of the separation of aboriginal children from their parents. In this regard, the State party should give particular attention to contributing factors such as poverty, lack of housing, v...
46. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to address the issue of the separation of aboriginal children from their parents. In this regard, the State party should give particular attention to contributing factors such as poverty, lack of housing, violence and drug abuse.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: e2c6f052-d041-4f06-a45b-a49eff1cf431
1a34e040-0cb8-4245-9987-14fb58a9a065
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
Marriage and family life 47.The Committee is concerned that not enough information was provided during the constructive dialogue on property distribution upon dissolution of marriage or de facto relationship, in particular with respect to future earning capacity.
47. The Committee is concerned that not enough information was provided during the constructive dialogue on property distribution upon dissolution of marriage or de facto relationship, in particular with respect to future earning capacity.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 1a34e040-0cb8-4245-9987-14fb58a9a065
1f654efd-e647-4795-a1de-e0acd5cd0a44
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
Marriage and family life 48. The Committee recommends that the State party provide information on property distribution upon dissolution of marriage or de facto relationship in its next periodic report.
48. The Committee recommends that the State party provide information on property distribution upon dissolution of marriage or de facto relationship in its next periodic report.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 1f654efd-e647-4795-a1de-e0acd5cd0a44
86298135-b341-4d38-b45b-8e42d4d7f671
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 49. The Committee urges the State party to utilize fully, in the implementation of its obligations under the Convention, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of the Convention, and requests the State party to include information ther...
49. The Committee urges the State party to utilize fully, in the implementation of its obligations under the Convention, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which reinforce the provisions of the Convention, and requests the State party to include information thereon in its next periodic report.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 86298135-b341-4d38-b45b-8e42d4d7f671
3dbfbb7f-0130-4db1-905a-464efb2ba4d9
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
Millennium Development Goals 50. The Committee also emphasizes that the full and effective implementation of the Convention is indispensable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It calls for the integration of a gender perspective and for the explicit reflection of the provisions of the Convention in all eff...
50. The Committee also emphasizes that the full and effective implementation of the Convention is indispensable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It calls for the integration of a gender perspective and for the explicit reflection of the provisions of the Convention in all efforts aimed at the achievement...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 3dbfbb7f-0130-4db1-905a-464efb2ba4d9
ad793914-7ff0-4c3c-b5a4-30268745a467
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "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" ]
Ratification of other treaties 51. The Committee notes that 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. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Government of Canada to ratify the treatie...
51. The Committee notes that 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. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Government of Canada to ratify the treaties to which it is not yet a part...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: ad793914-7ff0-4c3c-b5a4-30268745a467
d279cd0b-dd02-43b4-8440-75b81c7609b3
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "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" ]
Dissemination of concluding observations 52. The Committee requests the wide dissemination in Canada of the present concluding observations in order to make the people, including Government officials at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, politicians, parliamentarians and women’s and human rights organizati...
52. The Committee requests the wide dissemination in Canada of the present concluding observations in order to make the people, including Government officials at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, politicians, parliamentarians and women’s and human rights organizations, aware of the measures that have been...
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: d279cd0b-dd02-43b4-8440-75b81c7609b3
c28ef075-98d2-4cd2-8ef7-4b7120a17447
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
Follow-up to concluding observations 53. The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, written information on the steps undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 14 and 32.
53. The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, written information on the steps undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 14 and 32.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: c28ef075-98d2-4cd2-8ef7-4b7120a17447
080691ba-01f1-4b10-a12b-355008873123
CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Canada" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
Date of next report 54. The Committee requests the State party to respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in its next periodic report under article 18 of the Convention. The Committee invites the State party to submit its eighth and ninth periodic reports in a combined report in Decembe...
54. The Committee requests the State party to respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding observations in its next periodic report under article 18 of the Convention. The Committee invites the State party to submit its eighth and ninth periodic reports in a combined report in December 2014.
CEDAW | Canada | CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 9a2ac42b-c7c0-4e82-b96b-d19b26150819 | AnnotationId: 080691ba-01f1-4b10-a12b-355008873123
c2a51787-0d64-4161-b6e2-8f8e8b546510
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, tra...
w) the efforts to implement CEDAW and give follow-up to previous concluding observations through the adoption of a considerable number of laws, policies, plans and programmes, including the Code of Childhood and Adolescence; the Criminal Code Reform Act; the Labour Code Reform Act; the Health System Organization Act; t...
w) the efforts to implement CEDAW and give follow-up to previous concluding observations through the adoption of a considerable number of laws, policies, plans and programmes, including the Code of Childhood and Adolescence; the Criminal Code Reform Act; the Labour Code Reform Act; the Health System Organization Act; t...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: c2a51787-0d64-4161-b6e2-8f8e8b546510
3b79ba9c-55aa-443a-88eb-0caf1416d769
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
w) the recent establishment of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in charge, inter alia, of coordinating the work of different actors within the judicial system, including authorities in charge of the implementation of the national legal protection framework regarding sexual and gender-based violence
w) the recent establishment of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in charge, inter alia, of coordinating the work of different actors within the judicial system, including authorities in charge of the implementation of the national legal protection framework regarding sexual and gender-based violence
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 3b79ba9c-55aa-443a-88eb-0caf1416d769
4174d86d-069e-4709-a740-255df9149ee9
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to name, identity & nationality", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the plan to register and provide identity documents to all women in the country, including those living in rural areas
w) the plan to register and provide identity documents to all women in the country, including those living in rural areas
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 4174d86d-069e-4709-a740-255df9149ee9
be7fe2f2-c029-4cfe-9304-b495a9f5f89f
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the expansion of the Integrated System of Social Indicators, which includes two related systems, the women’s system (SIMUJERES) and the childhood system (SINIÑEZ)
w) the expansion of the Integrated System of Social Indicators, which includes two related systems, the women’s system (SIMUJERES) and the childhood system (SINIÑEZ)
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: be7fe2f2-c029-4cfe-9304-b495a9f5f89f
456f51d3-be8b-453a-a073-0571800b103c
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the involvement of civil society in initiatives aimed at developing relevant projects, programmes and policies, as well as the involvement of women’s organizations, in the preparation of the State party’s report
w) the involvement of civil society in initiatives aimed at developing relevant projects, programmes and policies, as well as the involvement of women’s organizations, in the preparation of the State party’s report
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 456f51d3-be8b-453a-a073-0571800b103c
bd9a68b5-8995-4e0d-a22b-4bacacaa2dd9
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the obligation of the State party to implement all the provisions of CEDAW systematically and continuously n) the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations [require] the priority attention of the State party r) focus on those areas in its implementation activities and to report o...
n) the obligation of the State party to implement all the provisions of CEDAW systematically and continuously n) the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations [require] the priority attention of the State party r) focus on those areas in its implementation activities and to report o...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: bd9a68b5-8995-4e0d-a22b-4bacacaa2dd9
11b65d8c-de3f-48ab-9be5-5a51d84589bd
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) 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 mandate and procedures, where appropriate, to take the necess...
n) 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 mandate and procedures, where appropriate, to take the necess...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 11b65d8c-de3f-48ab-9be5-5a51d84589bd
5b9d6744-6f6a-4e13-8f91-c22d1ca6c6c5
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the State party is undergoing a complex process of change in light of the recent enactment of a new Constitution n) this period provides the State party with a good opportunity to undertake the structural reforms that are necessary to respond to the concerns identified in the present concluding observations
n) the State party is undergoing a complex process of change in light of the recent enactment of a new Constitution n) this period provides the State party with a good opportunity to undertake the structural reforms that are necessary to respond to the concerns identified in the present concluding observations
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 5b9d6744-6f6a-4e13-8f91-c22d1ca6c6c5
5781402b-0d4b-47e8-a5d2-cbbdfa5dbb77
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality" ]
n) the important role played by CONAMU in advancing gender equality and women’s rights in Ecuador w) efforts at creating institutional and legal equal opportunity mechanisms at local level and within some ministries c) the functional structure, composition, legal basis, powers and resources of CONAMU do not allow it to...
n) the important role played by CONAMU in advancing gender equality and women’s rights in Ecuador w) efforts at creating institutional and legal equal opportunity mechanisms at local level and within some ministries c) the functional structure, composition, legal basis, powers and resources of CONAMU do not allow it to...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 5781402b-0d4b-47e8-a5d2-cbbdfa5dbb77
f7fef7f7-b3f6-4484-ad37-a6214189124b
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
w) the new Constitution provides for the existence of a specific mechanism to promote gender equality — the Council for Equality r) the Council [should] be functionally integrated in the Government structure and be given the necessary mandate and legal authority, through specific secondary legislation, to mainstream ge...
w) the new Constitution provides for the existence of a specific mechanism to promote gender equality — the Council for Equality r) the Council [should] be functionally integrated in the Government structure and be given the necessary mandate and legal authority, through specific secondary legislation, to mainstream ge...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: f7fef7f7-b3f6-4484-ad37-a6214189124b
56ed344b-4ae4-4333-a746-eaba1e660321
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
w) the development of the Equal Opportunity Plan 2005-2009 — declared State policy through an executive decree in 2006 — as well as the efforts by CONAMU to incorporate the Plan into the operative planning of all public-sector institutions, as well as the initiatives to promote decentralized equal opportunities plans i...
w) the development of the Equal Opportunity Plan 2005-2009 — declared State policy through an executive decree in 2006 — as well as the efforts by CONAMU to incorporate the Plan into the operative planning of all public-sector institutions, as well as the initiatives to promote decentralized equal opportunities plans i...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 56ed344b-4ae4-4333-a746-eaba1e660321
8a92a17b-6199-41c1-9636-bb823beeebed
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality" ]
r) ensure that the Plan and its implementation be provided with a legal basis through the adoption of the draft Equal Opportunities Act r) the Plan [should] be provided with the necessary political visibility and resources to promote a systemic and inclusive approach of all agencies, organizations and services, public ...
r) ensure that the Plan and its implementation be provided with a legal basis through the adoption of the draft Equal Opportunities Act r) the Plan [should] be provided with the necessary political visibility and resources to promote a systemic and inclusive approach of all agencies, organizations and services, public ...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 8a92a17b-6199-41c1-9636-bb823beeebed
4ac9da8c-3ebd-4e57-8f19-0efab8b7edd9
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "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" ]
w) the new Constitution enshrines the principle of equality between men and women and the principle of non‑discrimination and establishes that Ecuador is a secular State w) the legislative reforms undertaken by the State party in the period under consideration to eliminate a number of discriminatory provisions c) the d...
w) the new Constitution enshrines the principle of equality between men and women and the principle of non‐discrimination and establishes that Ecuador is a secular State w) the legislative reforms undertaken by the State party in the period under consideration to eliminate a number of discriminatory provisions c) the d...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 4ac9da8c-3ebd-4e57-8f19-0efab8b7edd9
225f5b67-34c6-41e1-914f-bcf01a18bc3b
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
r) adopt the draft Equal Opportunities Act and develop and implement mechanisms for its effective enforceability r) take adequate and prompt measures to ensure the full implementation of existing legislation in a manner that does not discriminate against women r) undertake a comprehensive process of review of the compa...
r) adopt the draft Equal Opportunities Act and develop and implement mechanisms for its effective enforceability r) take adequate and prompt measures to ensure the full implementation of existing legislation in a manner that does not discriminate against women r) undertake a comprehensive process of review of the compa...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 225f5b67-34c6-41e1-914f-bcf01a18bc3b
338faafd-6014-45ec-aed9-5d7cf37fb9c7
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal acc...
c) the persistence of high levels of poverty and social exclusion of Ecuadorean women, especially indigenous women and women of African descent, and obstacles to their access to basic social rights w) efforts undertaken in the State party to alleviate poverty, including through the recently expanded Human Development B...
c) the persistence of high levels of poverty and social exclusion of Ecuadorean women, especially indigenous women and women of African descent, and obstacles to their access to basic social rights w) efforts undertaken in the State party to alleviate poverty, including through the recently expanded Human Development B...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: 338faafd-6014-45ec-aed9-5d7cf37fb9c7
cdfd41d2-2a94-4ee6-b07e-816fb8623050
CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7
CEDAW
2008-11-21
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ecuador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) ensure that economic and social policies and public investment take into specific account the situation of women r) the nation’s system of social indicators [should] be strengthened and allow for disaggregated data on the situation of indigenous women and women of African descent, in particular in rural areas, and t...
r) ensure that economic and social policies and public investment take into specific account the situation of women r) the nation’s system of social indicators [should] be strengthened and allow for disaggregated data on the situation of indigenous women and women of African descent, in particular in rural areas, and t...
CEDAW | Ecuador | CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/7 | 2008 | DocumentId: 31ad6a1e-0e92-4e91-8fc9-6848b26b0b1b | AnnotationId: cdfd41d2-2a94-4ee6-b07e-816fb8623050