Latest items for Honduras
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee nevertheless notes with concern… (d) Persistent discriminatory gender stereotypes in the education system, including an emphasis on traditional roles of women in school textbooks" (11).
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee nevertheless notes with concern… (d) Persistent discriminatory gender stereotypes in the education system, including an emphasis on traditional roles of women in school textbooks" (11).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CLCC-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes the measures taken by the State party to prevent and reduce statelessness, including of women and girls, and the signature of a memorandum of understanding between the National Registry of Persons and the civil registries of Guatemala and El Salvador to facilitate the registration of children born to Honduran parents living in border areas. However, the Committee notes with concern shortcomings and delays in birth registrations and in the registration, issuance and renewal of identity cards for refugee women and girls in the State party" (10).
Variables: CLCC-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes the measures taken by the State party to prevent and reduce statelessness, including of women and girls, and the signature of a memorandum of understanding between the National Registry of Persons and the civil registries of Guatemala and El Salvador to facilitate the registration of children born to Honduran parents living in border areas. However, the Committee notes with concern shortcomings and delays in birth registrations and in the registration, issuance and renewal of identity cards for refugee women and girls in the State party" (10).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CLCW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern shortcomings and delays in birth registrations and in the registration, issuance and renewal of identity cards for refugee women and girls in the State party" (10).
Variables: CLCW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern shortcomings and delays in birth registrations and in the registration, issuance and renewal of identity cards for refugee women and girls in the State party" (10).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"The Committee notes that the principles of equality and non-discrimination are enshrined in the Constitution" (3).
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"The Committee notes that the principles of equality and non-discrimination are enshrined in the Constitution" (3).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CUST-LAW-4
"[A]rticle 22 of the Special Act on Adoption (2018) prohibits the adoption of children by women in same-sex marriages or de facto unions" (17).
Variables: CUST-LAW-4
"[A]rticle 22 of the Special Act on Adoption (2018) prohibits the adoption of children by women in same-sex marriages or de facto unions" (17).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2016 of the State party’s combined seventh and eighth periodic reports in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the following: (a) Regulations for the National Solidarity Credit Programme for Rural Women Act, in 2018" (1). "It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "However, it remains concerned about intersecting forms of discrimination against disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women in the State party, in particular...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2016 of the State party’s combined seventh and eighth periodic reports in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the following: (a) Regulations for the National Solidarity Credit Programme for Rural Women Act, in 2018" (1). "It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "However, it remains concerned about intersecting forms of discrimination against disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women in the State party, in particular...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "[T]he Committee notes with concern shortcomings and delays in birth registrations and in the registration, issuance and renewal of identity cards for refugee women and girls in the State party" (10). "The Committee takes note of the efforts put in place by the State...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "[T]he Committee notes with concern shortcomings and delays in birth registrations and in the registration, issuance and renewal of identity cards for refugee women and girls in the State party" (10). "The Committee takes note of the efforts put in place by the State...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DACH-DATA-2
"[I]t notes with concern… (d) The limited access for women and girls to sexual and reproductive health information, including information on responsible sexual behaviour, and to family planning and modern contraceptives, especially in rural areas" (13).
Variables: DACH-DATA-2
"[I]t notes with concern… (d) The limited access for women and girls to sexual and reproductive health information, including information on responsible sexual behaviour, and to family planning and modern contraceptives, especially in rural areas" (13).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"[I]t notes with concern… (b) The prohibition of the promotion, use, sale and purchase of emergency contraception, including when pregnancy results from rape or incest… (d) The limited access for women and girls to sexual and reproductive health information, including information on responsible sexual behaviour, and to family planning and modern contraceptives, especially in rural areas" (13).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"[I]t notes with concern… (b) The prohibition of the promotion, use, sale and purchase of emergency contraception, including when pregnancy results from rape or incest… (d) The limited access for women and girls to sexual and reproductive health information, including information on responsible sexual behaviour, and to family planning and modern contraceptives, especially in rural areas" (13).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "However, it remains concerned about intersecting forms of discrimination against disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women in the State party, in particular women living in poverty, women with disabilities, rural women, Indigenous women, Afro-Honduran women, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, and women human rights defenders" (3-4). "It also notes with concern the absence of temporary special measures other than electoral quotas, in particular to address intersecting forms of discrimination...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"It is concerned that women, especially rural women, women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities are often not aware of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to claim them" (para 3). "However, it remains concerned about intersecting forms of discrimination against disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women in the State party, in particular women living in poverty, women with disabilities, rural women, Indigenous women, Afro-Honduran women, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, and women human rights defenders" (3-4). "It also notes with concern the absence of temporary special measures other than electoral quotas, in particular to address intersecting forms of discrimination...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of independence, impartiality and gender-responsiveness of the justice system, which is reinforced by insufficient resource allocation, poor infrastructure and a lack of specialized gender-based violence units and personnel, including police officers, prosecutors and judges trained on gender issues, resulting in a dysfunctional and corrupt judiciary and an overall culture of impunity; (b) The lack of proper investigation, evidence collection and forensic facilities and capacities, which results in lengthy delays in legal proceedings and the revictimization of women; (c) Legal illiteracy among many women and girls and the persistent reluctance of women to file complaints owing to judicial gender bias and discriminatory attitudes...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of independence, impartiality and gender-responsiveness of the justice system, which is reinforced by insufficient resource allocation, poor infrastructure and a lack of specialized gender-based violence units and personnel, including police officers, prosecutors and judges trained on gender issues, resulting in a dysfunctional and corrupt judiciary and an overall culture of impunity; (b) The lack of proper investigation, evidence collection and forensic facilities and capacities, which results in lengthy delays in legal proceedings and the revictimization of women; (c) Legal illiteracy among many women and girls and the persistent reluctance of women to file complaints owing to judicial gender bias and discriminatory attitudes...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"However, the Committee is concerned about the further increase in the already high prevalence of gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence, as well as the increasing feminization of poverty during the pandemic, which have disproportionately affected women and girls belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups, who already faced multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination prior to the pandemic and whose condition further deteriorated during the pandemic" (2-3)."[A]t least 278 femicides in the State party were reported in 2020 and 318 in 2021, committed mostly by intimate partners or former intimate partners" (7).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"However, the Committee is concerned about the further increase in the already high prevalence of gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence, as well as the increasing feminization of poverty during the pandemic, which have disproportionately affected women and girls belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups, who already faced multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination prior to the pandemic and whose condition further deteriorated during the pandemic" (2-3)."[A]t least 278 femicides in the State party were reported in 2020 and 318 in 2021, committed mostly by intimate partners or former intimate partners" (7).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"It also notes with concern… the frequent practice of sending victims back to their abusive partners or compelling them to part with their children" (7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"It also notes with concern… the frequent practice of sending victims back to their abusive partners or compelling them to part with their children" (7).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"It also notes with concern… (c) The underreporting of gender-based violence against women and girls due to victims’ fear of stigmatization or reprisals, economic dependence on an abusive partner, legal illiteracy, language barriers and a lack of trust in law enforcement authorities; (d) The lack of adequate assistance and remedies for women seeking to escape violent relationships, the insufficient number of adequate shelters across the State party and the frequent practice of sending victims back to their abusive partners or compelling them to part with their children" (7). "Ensure the availability of a dedicated hotline available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for victims of domestic and sexual...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"It also notes with concern… (c) The underreporting of gender-based violence against women and girls due to victims’ fear of stigmatization or reprisals, economic dependence on an abusive partner, legal illiteracy, language barriers and a lack of trust in law enforcement authorities; (d) The lack of adequate assistance and remedies for women seeking to escape violent relationships, the insufficient number of adequate shelters across the State party and the frequent practice of sending victims back to their abusive partners or compelling them to part with their children" (7). "Ensure the availability of a dedicated hotline available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for victims of domestic and sexual...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (c) The persistent gender pay gap" (12).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (c) The persistent gender pay gap" (12).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[T]he Committee notes with concern: (a) The low workforce participation rate among women (42.33 per cent in 2021) due to the disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic and care work placed on women… (d) The high unemployment rate among Indigenous women, rural women and women with disabilities" (12).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[T]he Committee notes with concern: (a) The low workforce participation rate among women (42.33 per cent in 2021) due to the disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic and care work placed on women… (d) The high unemployment rate among Indigenous women, rural women and women with disabilities" (12).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-DATA-5
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (b) The occupational segregation and concentration of women in low-paid jobs in the informal economy and domestic work, without access to labour and social protection, and women’s loss of income during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural and remote areas" (12).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-5
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (b) The occupational segregation and concentration of women in low-paid jobs in the informal economy and domestic work, without access to labour and social protection, and women’s loss of income during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural and remote areas" (12).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (e) The lack of measures to address sexual harassment in the workplace, especially of young women and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (12).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern… (e) The lack of measures to address sexual harassment in the workplace, especially of young women and lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women" (12).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2016 of the State party’s combined seventh and eighth periodic reports in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the following: (a) Regulations for the National Solidarity Credit Programme for Rural Women Act, in 2018" (1).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2016 of the State party’s combined seventh and eighth periodic reports in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the following: (a) Regulations for the National Solidarity Credit Programme for Rural Women Act, in 2018" (1).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[W]omen account for only 5.4 per cent of mayors" (9).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[W]omen account for only 5.4 per cent of mayors" (9).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"The Committee commends the State party on its multisectoral delegation, which was headed by the State Secretary at the Office for Women’s Affairs, Doris Yolany Garcia Paredes" (1). "The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption and establishment of the following: (a) Gender Equality Observatory, as a mechanism for the monitoring of the implementation of gender mainstreaming in all State institutions, in 2019; (b) Strategic Plan against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (2016–2022)" (2). "The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of independence, impartiality...more
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"The Committee commends the State party on its multisectoral delegation, which was headed by the State Secretary at the Office for Women’s Affairs, Doris Yolany Garcia Paredes" (1). "The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption and establishment of the following: (a) Gender Equality Observatory, as a mechanism for the monitoring of the implementation of gender mainstreaming in all State institutions, in 2019; (b) Strategic Plan against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (2016–2022)" (2). "The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of independence, impartiality...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"[T]he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"[T]he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"[A]ccording to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Honduras had the highest femicide rate in Latin America in 2019" (6-7). "[A]t least 278 femicides in the State party were reported in 2020 and 318 in 2021, committed mostly by intimate partners or former intimate partners" (7).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"[A]ccording to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Honduras had the highest femicide rate in Latin America in 2019" (6-7). "[A]t least 278 femicides in the State party were reported in 2020 and 318 in 2021, committed mostly by intimate partners or former intimate partners" (7).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"It also notes with concern: (a) The reduction in article 193 of the Penal Code of the minimum sentence for the crime of femicide (15 years less than under the previous Penal Code)" (7).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"It also notes with concern: (a) The reduction in article 193 of the Penal Code of the minimum sentence for the crime of femicide (15 years less than under the previous Penal Code)" (7).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about the adoption by the State party of a number of amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which criminalize social protest, thereby limiting the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association of women human rights defenders" (10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about the adoption by the State party of a number of amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which criminalize social protest, thereby limiting the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association of women human rights defenders" (10).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee is particularly concerned about harassment, gender-based violence, and acts of intimidation and reprisals against women human rights defenders" (10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee is particularly concerned about harassment, gender-based violence, and acts of intimidation and reprisals against women human rights defenders" (10).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T[he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "It also notes with concern... (b) The forced eviction and displacement of Indigenous women and girls, labour exploitation, serious health consequences, and sexual violence and trafficking related to business and development projects on Indigenous lands" (14).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T[he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "It also notes with concern... (b) The forced eviction and displacement of Indigenous women and girls, labour exploitation, serious health consequences, and sexual violence and trafficking related to business and development projects on Indigenous lands" (14).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption and establishment of the following... (b) Strategic Plan against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (2016–2022)" (2). "The Committee notes with concern: (a) That the State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls, and the lack of statistical data on the extent of trafficking and its root causes, including in humanitarian settings... (c) The underreporting of and...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption and establishment of the following... (b) Strategic Plan against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (2016–2022)" (2). "The Committee notes with concern: (a) That the State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls, and the lack of statistical data on the extent of trafficking and its root causes, including in humanitarian settings... (c) The underreporting of and...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of independence, impartiality and gender-responsiveness of the justice system, which is reinforced by insufficient resource allocation, poor infrastructure and a lack of specialized gender-based violence units and personnel, including police officers, prosecutors and judges trained on gender issues, resulting in a dysfunctional and corrupt judiciary and an overall culture of impunity; (b) The lack of proper investigation, evidence collection and forensic facilities and capacities, which results in lengthy delays in legal proceedings and the revictimization of women" (4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of independence, impartiality and gender-responsiveness of the justice system, which is reinforced by insufficient resource allocation, poor infrastructure and a lack of specialized gender-based violence units and personnel, including police officers, prosecutors and judges trained on gender issues, resulting in a dysfunctional and corrupt judiciary and an overall culture of impunity; (b) The lack of proper investigation, evidence collection and forensic facilities and capacities, which results in lengthy delays in legal proceedings and the revictimization of women" (4).