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Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/7, 14 November 2014: Belgium

Nov 14, 2014

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Disadvantaged groups of women 44. The Committee is concerned that, to obtain legal recognition of their gender, transgender women need to undergo a lengthy and burdensome procedure and are required to undergo a...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/POL/CO/7-8, 14 November 2014: Poland

Nov 14, 2014

B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2007 of the State party’s combined fourth and fifth periodic reports (CEDAW/C/POL/4-5) and sixth periodic report (CEDAW/C/POL/6) in undertaking legislative reforms, in...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/VEN/CO/7-8, 14 November 2014: Venezuela

Nov 14, 2014

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Disadvantaged groups of women 36. The Committee regrets the lack of effective measures taken to address discrimination and violence faced by disadvantaged groups of women, such as indigenous and Afro-descendant women,...

General Recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, CEDAW/C/GC/32, 14 November 2014

Nov 14, 2014

II. Scope of the general recommendation 6. The Committee has, in previous general recommendations, clarified that articles 1, 2 (f) and 5 (a) of the Convention read together indicate that the Convention covers sex- and gender-based discrimination against women. The...

Joint General Recommendation No. 31 of CEDAW and General Comment No. 18 of CRC on harmful practices, CEDAW/C/GC/31-CRC/C/GC/18, 14 November 2014

Nov 14, 2014

VI. Causes, forms and manifestations of harmful practices 17. The causes of harmful practices are multidimensional and include stereotyped sex- and gender-based roles, the presumed superiority or inferiority of either of the sexes, attempts to exert control over the...