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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).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Nicaragua ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 1981 and incorporated the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women into its legal system in 1995." (2). "Article 46 establishes that all persons enjoy State protection and recognition of the rights inherent in their human condition, and full respect for, and promotion and protection of, the human rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the American Convention on Human Rights...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[U]nder the premise that all Bolivian women have the right to a decent life and work, Bolivia has ratified International Labour Organization Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers, adopted on 16 June 2011 by the 100th International Labour Conference" (23).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Tanzania has signed a range of regional and international treaties that seek to protect women and girls. These treaties include the Maputo Protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the East Africa Bill on Gender Equality and Development, and the African Union’s campaign to end child marriage" (9).
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Over the past three years, more than 5,000 legal and regulatory instruments have been adopted, including four new codes, 162 Acts and 1,209 presidential Acts (340 decrees and 869 decisions), which have served as the legal basis for the liberalization and democratization of all areas of public and State life, for the sustainable and accelerated development of the economy and the social sphere and for improving the well-being of the nation. Uzbekistan has acceded to International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention Nos. 81, 87, 129 and 144 concerning freedom of association and protection of the right to form trade unions; forced labour; the implementation of international labour standards; labour inspection in...more
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he State party has acceded to the Arab Charter on Human Rights, in 2018" (2). "[The state has not ratified] the International Labour Organization (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183), and the ILO Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156)...The Committee also recommends that the State party ratify the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)" (11). "The Committee encourages the State party to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, to which it is not yet a party" (15).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Ethiopia ratified the United Nations Protocol to Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons especially Women and Children" (11). "Ethiopia has adopted the ILO convention (156) that requires governments to take measures to ease the burden of women in the household" (16).
March 15, 2023, 4:58 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“As suggested so far, despite the various laws and treaties, Bulgaria has been unable to implement any policies or projects concerning women’s issues. There are several reasons for this. First, there are no national mechanisms for the advancement of women in Bulgaria. Second, it is unclear who should take responsibility for the implementation of the National Action Plan and other policies supportive of women. There is no government ministry or agency authorized to coordinate practical measures. Several Ministries (Justice, Labour and Social Policy, Foreign Affairs) have been involved in gender sensitization training under various programmes offered by the European Union, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Council...more
March 14, 2023, 7:45 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"In May 2019, the Government of Montenegro adopted the National Report on the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BpfA) and the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 (Agenda 2030) and sent them to the Commission on the Status of Women for consideration and adoption ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action" (29). "Montenegro has ratified several international treaties, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which promote a gender-sensitive approach and encourage state parties to incorporate a gender dimension into national policies related to sustainable development and climate...more
March 1, 2023, 7:55 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"As part of the Continuing Professional Development Program for Judges and Public Prosecutors, the Centre for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution Service (CTJSPS) conducts training on...the CoE Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) and other national and international legal documents related to the protection of women, protection against discrimination, human rights, and gender equality" (4). "[T]he Directorate [for Gender Equality within the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights] has established good cooperation with institutional mechanisms for achieving gender equality in the region (it is a member of the 'Balkan Region' network established by parliamentary and governmental mechanisms of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North...more
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The National Strategy to End Child Marriage, 2016, endorsed in March 2016, has been implemented with the goal of ending child marriage by 2030. Nepal is a member of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children, which links Nepal to the broader regional network on ending child marriage in South Asia. The First National Girl Summit held on 23 March 2016 in Kathmandu has galvanized national and international support to end child marriage." (7). "The GoN pursues a policy to build requisite infrastructure before joining any international instruments. After developing the requisite legal, policy and institutional mechanisms, the GoN will consider towards joining the Palermo Protocol to Prevent,...more
Feb. 8, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-5, RISW-PRACTICE-2

"Turkey withdrew from Istanbul Convention in March 2021 over what the ruling government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) called the treaty’s 'normalization of homosexuality.' Since then, despite country-wide demands to rejoin, the ruling AK party has not budged on its decision." (para 7).
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] notes that the adherence of the State party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee therefore encourages the State party to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, to which it is not yet a party" (17)
Feb. 5, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"He has also turned against LGBTQ groups. Erdoğan withdrew last year from the Istanbul Convention, a human rights treaty preventing and combating violence against women. He has talked about 'the LGBT imposition that has become the tool of a global dictatorship,' asked whether 'there can be a place for the LGBT in a strong family,' and promised to 'do whatever is necessary' to tackle it." (para 27).
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The state party acknowledges the importance of parliament in ensuring full implementation of the convention. In this regard, the Ministry of Justice compiled a compendium of all human rights reports for distribution to all members of parliament. In this way, members of parliament will be better informed of parliament’s role in ensuring that Namibia fulfils its obligations under various UN human rights treaties. Members of Parliament are tasked to take the information contained in the report including the previous concluding observations and recommendations of the CEDAW Committee to their constituencies as part of their parliamentary oversight functions to educate the general public and obtain feedback from the public for possible...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"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, to which it is not yet a party" (15). Iraq has acceded but not yet ratified this convention (MV-coder comment).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee welcomes the fact that, in the period since the consideration of the previous report, the State party ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, in 2013" (2). "The Committee notes that the adherence of the State party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. 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, to which it is not yet a party" (15).more