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Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"On February 24, 2023, the President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, signed four international conventions into law, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), one of the most advanced treaties on the protection of women’s and girls rights anywhere in the world. The movement toward the ratification of the Maputo Protocol by Africa’s youngest nation is a sign of meaningful progress toward realizing the rights of women and girls in South Sudan" (para 2-3). "The next step in the full ratification of the Maputo...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee welcomes the fact that, in the period since the consideration of the previous reports, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international and regional instruments: Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, in 2014; Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, in 2013; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, in 2010; Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, in 2008; Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the...more
Oct. 22, 2024, 11:04 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Hindustan Times, a daily newspaper in India, noted that the G20 Declaration that came out of the summit in New Delhi earlier in September included a paragraph that calls for gender equality and highlights the need for female empowerment" (para 6).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Since submission of the last State report to CEDAW, Belize ratified the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 09 March 2015. While the state has ratified this treaty, it is yet to submit its first report" (40).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
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"[T]he State party acceded to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, on 21 November 2013" (2). "[T]he Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence [was ratified] in 2013" (7). "[T]he State party [has yet] to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, which it has signed but not yet ratified" (17-18).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he State party has signed but not yet ratified [the Istanbul Convention]" (2). "[The] ratification of the Istanbul Convention, signed by the State party in 2013, is still pending in parliament" (7). "[T]he Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), of the International Labour Organization (ILO) [still needs to be ratified by Lithuania]" (12). "[T]he State party [hasn’t ratified] the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, to which it is not yet a party" (15).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Gabon ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on 10 January 2011" (4). "Gabon has yet to ratify the [Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)]" (12).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) [was ratified] in 2018" (12). "[T]he State party [does not] use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action" (18).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[Bosnia & Herzegovina adopted a] Framework strategy for the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (2015–2018)... [T]he State party ratified the Istanbul Convention on 7 November 2013" (2). "[T]he Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), of ILO [is not ratified by Bosnia & Herzegovina]" (12).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[The] Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No. 3), [was] ratified on 9 June 1964" (10). "The Beijing Declaration, which calls for the empowerment of women, has been taken into account in the implementation of the Convention" (39).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Botswana has had reservations signing the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa; The Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Gender Protocol. The implications of this is that Batswana women are placed at some disadvantage and the potential for fast tracking the full attainment of gender equality in Botswana through the targets and time frames set by these instruments is undermined. This notwithstanding, Botswana continues to provide progress reports on these protocols on regular basis" (37).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
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"Singapore is a member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children, which is a regional inter-governmental body to promote the rights of women and children" (10). "Singapore ratified the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children in 2016" (17). "[The state of Singapore has] no plans to establish national asylum and refugee legislation or ratify the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness" (21).
Jan. 3, 2024, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
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"We have ratified the International Labour Organisation Convention No. 100 on Equal Remuneration" (24). "[T]he Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), of the International Labour Organization (ILO) [are not ratified]… We would only consider ratifying an ILO Convention if we can fully comply with it in law and in practice" (30).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Indonesia is a party to the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The Indonesian government’s enforcement of its jilbab regulations against women and girls violates provisions in several treaties" (83).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
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"[The state has ratified or acceded the] Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on 19 September 2014, [and the] Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 19 September 2014" (2). "[T]he Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) of the International Labour Organization [is not ratified by Angola to aid domestic workers that are women]" (12).
Oct. 2, 2023, 3:37 p.m.
Countries: Angola
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"The Committee therefore encourages the State party to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, to which it is not yet a party" (16).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he government is not a signatory to the 1951 Convention on Refugees" (6). This indicates that Guyana has no preparations to help female refugees (MV-coder comment).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The country is not a party to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction" (21). This does not protect little girls from disappearing or being forced or exploited (MV- coder comment).
Sept. 7, 2023, 10 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Kenya has signed on to various global agreements that promote women’s emancipation. Notable agreements include the 1995 United Nations World Conference in Beijing that offered a platform for action, pressing states to put strategies in place to promote women’s equal and full participation in leadership. Further, the 1945 United Nations Agreement affirmed gender equality as a development agenda with reinforcement from the current 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially its third resolution on gender parity and women emancipation" (page 1).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he State party ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in 2014" (2). "[Cabo Verde does not i]ncorporate into its legal framework the provisions of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa"(2-3). "[T]he Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) and the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) [are not ratified by Cabo Verde]" (10). "[T]he Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) of ILO [has not been ratified by Cabo Verde]"(11).
Aug. 21, 2023, 4:11 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[Cabo Verde does not] use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action… [T]he State party [is encouraged] to ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, to which it is not yet a party" (15).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The country is a party to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction" (13).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he State party has ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131), in 2018" (2). "[T]he [Constitutional Court decision No. 13/2018 of 27 July 2018 on the incompatibility of the Council of Europe Convention] impedes the ratification of the Istanbul Convention" (6). "The Committee therefore encourages the State party to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, to which it is not yet a party" (15).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states: 'Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and without unreasonable restrictions: (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors; (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.'” (6-7). "To achieve its objectives, in addition to the...more
Aug. 4, 2023, 6:40 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[D]espite the ratification of the ILO Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), the State party is not fully applying the principle of equal pay for work of equal value... [This] adversely affects women throughout their working lives… [T]he ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) [is not ratified by Bulgaria]… [T]he ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), and secure the rights of domestic workers [is not ratified by Bulgaria]" (10).
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness [is not ratified]" (10). "[T]he ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), and Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) [have not been ratified by Cambodia]" (12). "[T]he State party [is encouraged]to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, to which it is not yet a party" (16).
July 25, 2023, 9:11 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee calls upon the State party to use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and to further evaluate the realization of the rights enshrined in the Convention in the context of the 25-year review of the implementation of the Declaration and Platform in order to achieve substantive equality between women and men" (15). Cambodia is not a part of the Beijing declaration (MV- coder comment).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Observation of the provisions of the Istanbul Convention and other European standards is underway since 1 January 2019" (3). "In the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action are considered as one of the principally important documents in defending women’s rights and ensuring gender equality" (36).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"In May 2009 Maldives became a member of the ILO and is in the process of developing labour legislation, establishing labour administration, increasing labour market data and information, and initiating elements of social dialogue, tripartite dialogue, negotiation and collective bargaining to increase capacity and set up mechanisms to deal with labour relations and dispute resolution. An Employment Tribunal is established to enhance labour rights in general and is expected to afford better legal protection to migrant workers. The Maldives has ratified 8 core conventions of the ILO." (20). "On the Committee’s COs regarding regulating and monitoring the working conditions of migrant women employed as domestic workers in order to protect...more
June 27, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The country joined the Human Rights Council in 2014 but continued to deny requests for visits from the UN special rapporteurs on extrajudicial executions (pending since 1998) and counterterrorism and human rights (pending since 2006), the UN Working Group on arbitrary detention (pending since 2009), and the UN Security Council Mali Panel of Experts on Sanctions (since 2016)" (26).