Latest items for Bolivia
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"It is nevertheless concerned about… Allegations concerning delays and the denial of humanitarian visas to foreign victims of trafficking if they do not cooperate with the authorities" (8).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"It is nevertheless concerned about… Allegations concerning delays and the denial of humanitarian visas to foreign victims of trafficking if they do not cooperate with the authorities" (8).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"It is nevertheless concerned about: (a) The limited access to secondary education for rural girls, their lower retention rates due to excessive domestic work, in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic, early pregnancy, lack of digital skills and limited access to technology, and long distances to technical and vocational educational institutions and universities in rural areas; (b) Gender-based violence against girls and women, including sexual violence, in educational settings" (9). "However, the Committee notes with concern... The high number of early pregnancies and the absence in school curricula of mandatory education on sexual and reproductive health and rights" (11-12). "The Committee is concerned about... Segregation of women and girls with disabilities...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"It is nevertheless concerned about: (a) The limited access to secondary education for rural girls, their lower retention rates due to excessive domestic work, in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic, early pregnancy, lack of digital skills and limited access to technology, and long distances to technical and vocational educational institutions and universities in rural areas; (b) Gender-based violence against girls and women, including sexual violence, in educational settings" (9). "However, the Committee notes with concern... The high number of early pregnancies and the absence in school curricula of mandatory education on sexual and reproductive health and rights" (11-12). "The Committee is concerned about... Segregation of women and girls with disabilities...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"However, it notes with concern… The high prevalence of child marriages and forced unions among girls under the age of 15, especially in rural areas, often resulting from sexual violence, forced pregnancies, violent family contexts and poverty" (15).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"However, it notes with concern… The high prevalence of child marriages and forced unions among girls under the age of 15, especially in rural areas, often resulting from sexual violence, forced pregnancies, violent family contexts and poverty" (15).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"It is nevertheless concerned about… (c) The underrepresentation of women and girls in non-traditional fields of study and career paths, in particular in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics" (9).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"It is nevertheless concerned about… (c) The underrepresentation of women and girls in non-traditional fields of study and career paths, in particular in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics" (9).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"It notes with concern… the disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic and care work shouldered by women" (6).
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"It notes with concern… the disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic and care work shouldered by women" (6).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"The Committee commends the State party on the inclusion of the principle of non-discrimination and gender equality in the Constitution" (4).
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"The Committee commends the State party on the inclusion of the principle of non-discrimination and gender equality in the Constitution" (4).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1, MMR-PRACTICE-1
"However, the Committee notes with concern… The high maternal and infant mortality rates in the State party, despite a slight decrease, and interruptions in access to skilled birth attendance and prenatal and postnatal care during the pandemic" (11).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1, MMR-PRACTICE-1
"However, the Committee notes with concern… The high maternal and infant mortality rates in the State party, despite a slight decrease, and interruptions in access to skilled birth attendance and prenatal and postnatal care during the pandemic" (11).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… Social and cultural stigma, which deter women and girls from registering their complaints, particularly with regard to gender-based violence, and limited access to information on the mechanisms and procedures for seeking remedies for violations of their rights, especially in rural areas" (5). "However, the Committee notes with concern… (d) Women’s and girls’ limited access to available and affordable modern contraceptives, in particular in rural areas, and the barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing information on sexual and reproductive health and rights... (f) The insufficient coverage of the Intercultural Family and Community Health Policy, barriers to accessing affordable health services in rural areas faced...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… Social and cultural stigma, which deter women and girls from registering their complaints, particularly with regard to gender-based violence, and limited access to information on the mechanisms and procedures for seeking remedies for violations of their rights, especially in rural areas" (5). "However, the Committee notes with concern… (d) Women’s and girls’ limited access to available and affordable modern contraceptives, in particular in rural areas, and the barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing information on sexual and reproductive health and rights... (f) The insufficient coverage of the Intercultural Family and Community Health Policy, barriers to accessing affordable health services in rural areas faced...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption of the following… Law No. 1152 (2019), on the universal and free Single Health System to provide access to sexual and reproductive health care, with priority given to women, children, adolescents, older adults, persons with disabilities, and members of indigenous campesino and Afro-Bolivian communities" (1-2). "It is nevertheless concerned about... (d) The lack of age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education at all levels of education" (9-10). "The Committee notes the measures taken by the State party to expand free sexual and reproductive health services to all women regardless of age through the Single Health System" (11). "However, the Committee notes with concern… (d) Women’s and girls’ limited...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption of the following… Law No. 1152 (2019), on the universal and free Single Health System to provide access to sexual and reproductive health care, with priority given to women, children, adolescents, older adults, persons with disabilities, and members of indigenous campesino and Afro-Bolivian communities" (1-2). "It is nevertheless concerned about... (d) The lack of age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education at all levels of education" (9-10). "The Committee notes the measures taken by the State party to expand free sexual and reproductive health services to all women regardless of age through the Single Health System" (11). "However, the Committee notes with concern… (d) Women’s and girls’ limited...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"It also welcomes the campaigns to promote the use of modern contraceptive methods, in compliance with the judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of I.V. vs. Bolivia" (11). "However, the Committee notes with concern… Women’s and girls’ limited access to available and affordable modern contraceptives, in particular in rural areas, and the barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing information on sexual and reproductive health and rights" (11-12).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"It also welcomes the campaigns to promote the use of modern contraceptive methods, in compliance with the judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of I.V. vs. Bolivia" (11). "However, the Committee notes with concern… Women’s and girls’ limited access to available and affordable modern contraceptives, in particular in rural areas, and the barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing information on sexual and reproductive health and rights" (11-12).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption of the following… Law No. 1152 (2019), on the universal and free Single Health System to provide access to sexual and reproductive health care, with priority given to women, children, adolescents, older adults, persons with disabilities, and members of indigenous campesino and Afro-Bolivian communities... Law No. 977 (2017), on employment and financial assistance for persons with disabilities, and its regulation through Supreme Decree No. 3437 of 20 December 2017" (1-2). "It is nevertheless concerned about... The absence of an inclusive education policy, the low number of girls and women with disabilities enrolled in mainstream education and their high dropout rates" (9-10). "However, it remains concerned...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption of the following… Law No. 1152 (2019), on the universal and free Single Health System to provide access to sexual and reproductive health care, with priority given to women, children, adolescents, older adults, persons with disabilities, and members of indigenous campesino and Afro-Bolivian communities... Law No. 977 (2017), on employment and financial assistance for persons with disabilities, and its regulation through Supreme Decree No. 3437 of 20 December 2017" (1-2). "It is nevertheless concerned about... The absence of an inclusive education policy, the low number of girls and women with disabilities enrolled in mainstream education and their high dropout rates" (9-10). "However, it remains concerned...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about the following: (a) The limited access of women in detention to education, professional training and health care and the limited information on the use of alternative measures to detention; (b) The prevalence of hate speech and online violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women, as well as reports of gender-based violence, arbitrary detention and violations of their right to privacy by law enforcement personnel" (15).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about the following: (a) The limited access of women in detention to education, professional training and health care and the limited information on the use of alternative measures to detention; (b) The prevalence of hate speech and online violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women, as well as reports of gender-based violence, arbitrary detention and violations of their right to privacy by law enforcement personnel" (15).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… The limited support services for survivors of gender-based violence, including the lack of psychosocial counselling, legal assistance, adequate shelters and the lack of resources for the comprehensive municipal legal services" (7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… The limited support services for survivors of gender-based violence, including the lack of psychosocial counselling, legal assistance, adequate shelters and the lack of resources for the comprehensive municipal legal services" (7).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: EMCMS-LAW-2
"However, it remains concerned about… Insufficient measures to protect women from sexual harassment in the workplace" (10).
Variables: EMCMS-LAW-2
"However, it remains concerned about… Insufficient measures to protect women from sexual harassment in the workplace" (10).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"However, it remains concerned about… The persistent gender pay gap" (10).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"However, it remains concerned about… The persistent gender pay gap" (10).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"However, it remains concerned about: (a) The concentration of women in the informal economy, in precarious and temporary jobs, without access to social protection, in particular since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic" (10).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"However, it remains concerned about: (a) The concentration of women in the informal economy, in precarious and temporary jobs, without access to social protection, in particular since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic" (10).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Supreme Decree No. 4401 of 26 November 2020, which approves measures for equal opportunities in access to employment and remuneration" (2).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Supreme Decree No. 4401 of 26 November 2020, which approves measures for equal opportunities in access to employment and remuneration" (2).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Ministerial Decision No. 196/2021 of 8 March 2021, which approves the procedure for handling complaints of harassment and sexual harassment of women in the workplace, in 2021" (2).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Ministerial Decision No. 196/2021 of 8 March 2021, which approves the procedure for handling complaints of harassment and sexual harassment of women in the workplace, in 2021" (2).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"The Committee commends the State party on its high-level delegation, which was headed by the Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada Tejada, and included representatives of the... Ana María Romero Plurinational Service for Women and for Dismantling the Patriarchy" (1). "The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Supreme Decrees Nos. 3980 and 3981, which approve strategies to promote compulsory training on preventing violence against women for public servants, military personnel and public sector enterprises, in 2019... The protocol for mainstreaming a gender perspective in court judgments, approved by the Supreme Court of Justice, through Full Chamber Agreement No. 126/2016 of 22 November 2016, Plenary Chamber of...more
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"The Committee commends the State party on its high-level delegation, which was headed by the Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada Tejada, and included representatives of the... Ana María Romero Plurinational Service for Women and for Dismantling the Patriarchy" (1). "The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Supreme Decrees Nos. 3980 and 3981, which approve strategies to promote compulsory training on preventing violence against women for public servants, military personnel and public sector enterprises, in 2019... The protocol for mainstreaming a gender perspective in court judgments, approved by the Supreme Court of Justice, through Full Chamber Agreement No. 126/2016 of 22 November 2016, Plenary Chamber of...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern: (a) The absence of specialized courts dedicated exclusively to hearing cases of gender-based violence against women" (7).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern: (a) The absence of specialized courts dedicated exclusively to hearing cases of gender-based violence against women" (7).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: GP-DATA-4
"However, it is concerned about… the insufficient budgetary allocations to enable the national machinery to fulfil its mandate… [and] [i]nsufficient funding and delays in the appointment of the Ombudsperson" (5).
Variables: GP-DATA-4
"However, it is concerned about… the insufficient budgetary allocations to enable the national machinery to fulfil its mandate… [and] [i]nsufficient funding and delays in the appointment of the Ombudsperson" (5).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee takes note of the new plurinational policy to combat human trafficking and smuggling (2021–2025), protocols aimed at assisting victims, bilateral agreements and the campaign entitled 'An informed person is one less victim'. It is nevertheless concerned about: (a) The fact that the Plurinational Council to Combat Human Trafficking and Smuggling is responsible for coordinating anti-trafficking efforts at the national level and, at the same time, for evaluating the progress made on anti-trafficking initiatives; (b) Difficulties related to the enforcement of Law No. 263, on combating human trafficking and smuggling, especially in the departmental and municipal autonomous governments; (c) Insufficient procedures for the early identification of victims of trafficking...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee takes note of the new plurinational policy to combat human trafficking and smuggling (2021–2025), protocols aimed at assisting victims, bilateral agreements and the campaign entitled 'An informed person is one less victim'. It is nevertheless concerned about: (a) The fact that the Plurinational Council to Combat Human Trafficking and Smuggling is responsible for coordinating anti-trafficking efforts at the national level and, at the same time, for evaluating the progress made on anti-trafficking initiatives; (b) Difficulties related to the enforcement of Law No. 263, on combating human trafficking and smuggling, especially in the departmental and municipal autonomous governments; (c) Insufficient procedures for the early identification of victims of trafficking...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Resolution No. FGE/JLP/DAJ/2017/2020 of 27 November 2020, which approves a standardized protocol for the specialist care of victims of human trafficking and smuggling" (2).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption or establishment of the following… Resolution No. FGE/JLP/DAJ/2017/2020 of 27 November 2020, which approves a standardized protocol for the specialist care of victims of human trafficking and smuggling" (2).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to eliminate patriarchal attitudes and harmful practices, including the Being a Girl campaign for equality" (6).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to eliminate patriarchal attitudes and harmful practices, including the Being a Girl campaign for equality" (6).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: MARR-LAW-5
"The Committee is concerned about: (a) Restrictions on the legal capacity, access to justice, right to enter into marriage and parental rights of women with disabilities" (14).
Variables: MARR-LAW-5
"The Committee is concerned about: (a) Restrictions on the legal capacity, access to justice, right to enter into marriage and parental rights of women with disabilities" (14).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: MARR-LAW-2
"However, it notes with concern… The denial of registration of free or de facto unions of same-sex couples, based on a decision that has been appealed to the Constitutional Court" (15).
Variables: MARR-LAW-2
"However, it notes with concern… The denial of registration of free or de facto unions of same-sex couples, based on a decision that has been appealed to the Constitutional Court" (15).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… That the definition of rape and statutory rape in the Criminal Code is incompatible with human rights standards and that girls can file a complaint of sexual violence only with parental authorization or the assistance of a service organization or ombudsperson... The limited support services for survivors of gender-based violence, including the lack of psychosocial counselling, legal assistance, adequate shelters and the lack of resources for the comprehensive municipal legal services" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… That the definition of rape and statutory rape in the Criminal Code is incompatible with human rights standards and that girls can file a complaint of sexual violence only with parental authorization or the assistance of a service organization or ombudsperson... The limited support services for survivors of gender-based violence, including the lack of psychosocial counselling, legal assistance, adequate shelters and the lack of resources for the comprehensive municipal legal services" (7).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… That the definition of rape and statutory rape in the Criminal Code is incompatible with human rights standards and that girls can file a complaint of sexual violence only with parental authorization or the assistance of a service organization or ombudsperson" (7). "[T]he Committee recommends that the State party... Amend article 308 of the Criminal Code to base the definition of rape on lack of consent rather than the use or threat of use of force, and repeal article 309 of the Criminal Code on statutory rape, which implies, in practice, impunity for cases of rape and sexual abuse of girls" (7). This implies...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Nevertheless, the Committee notes with concern… That the definition of rape and statutory rape in the Criminal Code is incompatible with human rights standards and that girls can file a complaint of sexual violence only with parental authorization or the assistance of a service organization or ombudsperson" (7). "[T]he Committee recommends that the State party... Amend article 308 of the Criminal Code to base the definition of rape on lack of consent rather than the use or threat of use of force, and repeal article 309 of the Criminal Code on statutory rape, which implies, in practice, impunity for cases of rape and sexual abuse of girls" (7). This implies...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"However, it notes with concern… The gap between the law on equal inheritance and the reality in certain autonomous territories" (15).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"However, it notes with concern… The gap between the law on equal inheritance and the reality in certain autonomous territories" (15).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LBHO-LAW-2
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption of the following… Law No. 1096 (2018), on political organizations, which requires such organizations to establish a system to dismantle the patriarchy within their rules, with a view to promoting parity, equal opportunities and affirmative action" (1-2). "The Committee commends the State party for its legal framework to address harassment of and violence against women in politics and the measures taken to ensure parity and alternation, including the creation of the Gender Unit and the Democratic Parity Observatory under the Supreme Electoral Court" (8-9).
Variables: LBHO-LAW-2
"The Committee welcomes… the adoption of the following… Law No. 1096 (2018), on political organizations, which requires such organizations to establish a system to dismantle the patriarchy within their rules, with a view to promoting parity, equal opportunities and affirmative action" (1-2). "The Committee commends the State party for its legal framework to address harassment of and violence against women in politics and the measures taken to ensure parity and alternation, including the creation of the Gender Unit and the Democratic Parity Observatory under the Supreme Electoral Court" (8-9).