Countries: Serbia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[A] National strategy for gender equality for the period 2016–2020 and the accompanying action plan for the period 2016–2018 [was adopted or established]" (2). "It urges the State party to recognize women as the driving force of the sustainable development of the State party and to adopt relevant policies and strategies to that effect" (2). Women and their issues are not being recognized (coder comment). "The national strategy and action plan for gender equality lack funding and depend on external resources" (5). "[There is a] lack of a robust data collection and monitoring system for cases of gender-based violence against women and girls" (8).

Countries: Lithuania
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[The CEDAW committee] urges the State party to recognize women as the driving force of the sustainable development of the State party and to adopt relevant policies and strategies to that effect" (3). Women and their issues are not being recognized (coder comment). "[M]andatory capacity-building [needs to be introduced] for judges, prosecutors, police officers and other law enforcement officers on the strict application of criminal law provisions on gender-based violence against women and on gender-sensitive investigation procedures" (8). "[There is a] joint project between the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson and Lithuania Statistics to generate more data disaggregated by sex and gender and to publish a gender equality statistics map" (14). This...more

Countries: Gabon
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[T]here is no commission with specific responsibility for issues of gender parity and equality" (2). "Initial training for judges, prosecutors and lawyers does not include human rights courses. However, the training for judicial police officers includes modules on human rights, but without a focus on gender-based violence" (5). "Gabon has established a Directorate General for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality responsible for implementing government policy on women's advancement and gender equality. In this connection, it initiates and proposes measures to promote women's rights and mainstream the gender approach in policies and programmes" (6-7).

Countries: Gabon
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"A capacity-building programme on gender-based violence in prison settings was carried out in 2016-2017. This programme trained nine prison directors and nine registrars" (11). "Training on the essential care package for victims of gender-based violence was conducted from 17 to 19 October 2017 by the Government in partnership with UNFPA. The training was organized for the judiciary, social workers, civil society organizations, Parliament, and health personnel" (11). "[T]here is still no system for the regular collection of data on violence against women... The government mechanism for the protection of women's rights is establishing a database" (11).

Countries: Gabon
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[Since January 2019, A] ministerial department responsible for the Women's Decade [was established to analyse and solve Gabonese women's problems]" (7). "Machinery staff receive regular capacity-building through seminars, lectures and workshops, including on human rights, especially women's rights" (7). "A project to establish a database is being prepared by the Directorate General for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality in order to gather data on the situation of women" (8). "The national strategy to combat gender-based violence was approved in December 2018" (10).

Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[J]udges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials are not sufficiently and adequately trained on women’s rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" (5). "[T]raining for law enforcement officials on women’s rights and gender-sensitive investigation methods [are not provided by the state]… [T]he national gender policy [has not been implemented]" (6). "[A]wareness-raising programmes for teachers and all school administration personnel on the fact that they may be held criminally liable for rape and sexual harassment [are not compulsory]" (11). This indicates that such programmes are available but not everyone attends (MV-coder comment).

Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[T]he translation of the national action plan to end child marriage for the period 2017–2021 [needs to be accelerated] into operational plans to ensure its implementation in all the provinces, [and] mobilize sufficient financial resources for its implementation" (17).

Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The Committee commends the State party on its distinguished delegation, which was headed by Saša Leskovac, of the Gender Equality Agency of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (1). "[There is a] Gender action plan (2018–2022)" (2). "[I]n 2016, free legal aid [was provided] and the training provided for judges and prosecutors on gender equality" (4). "[T]he State party has renewed its gender action plan for the period 2018–2022" (5). "[J]udges, prosecutors, lawyers, police officers, health professionals and staff of the centres for social welfare who work with victims of gender-based violence lack specialized knowledge on gender issues" (7). This indicates a lack of gender...more

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[There are] ministerial departments, including the Ministry for the Advancement of Women, the Family and Child Protection" (8). "[T]raining modules on the rights of women and gender-based violence have been included in the curricula for judges and clerks at the National School of Administration and the Judiciary" (18). "Investigators have been trained and deployed in the city of Bangui and its surroundings to investigate and monitor cases of sexual and gender-based violence" (24). "[T]he Government developed standard operating procedures and adopted national strategies to combat child marriage and gender-based violence in 2017" (27).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[I]n 2018, a national action plan for [the] implementation [of essential care services for women and girls, was adopted]" (23).

Countries: Botswana
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"To facilitate effective implementation and strengthen monitoring, learning and evaluation, the National Gender Commission was established in September, 2016" (5). "The Botswana Police Service has also included gender and gender based violence in their pre-service and in service training" (6). There is a "Gender National Strategy adopted by the National Gender Machinery" (9). "[T]he Government of Botswana formulat[ed] the National Gender Programme Framework (NGPF) prioritizing Six Critical Areas of Concern for Batswana women. These were Poverty including Economic Empowerment of Women; Women in Power and Decision Making; Training and Education for Women; Women in Health; Violence against Women including Human Rights and the Girl Child as a cross-cutting issue" (10)....more

Countries: Singapore
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Relevant officers receive regular and specialised training necessary to apply gender-sensitive investigation methods and early identification and referral of victims of trafficking... The Family Justice Courts also conduct training, which includes the development of knowledge and skills to equip the Judges and Judicial Officers to deal sensitively and appropriately with cases involving violence against women, relational and family issues" (17). "[T]he Medical Social Worker module on Family and Interpersonal Violence which is included as part of the curriculum for MSF to attain their certification incorporates training on criminal law provisions. Police officers are trained to be sensitive to the needs of all victims, including women as part of their basic...more

Countries: China
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"State authorities have introduced specific provisions for the implementation of the basic State policy of equality between men and women in terms of curriculum requirements, as well as textbook compilation and content for schools at all levels" (12). "Training sessions have been organized for media practitioners to enhance their gender awareness and correct media reports that hinder gender awareness" (12). "In 2015, China signed the Phnom Penh Declaration. The country’s legislature deliberated and adopted the Fourth National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Subregion" (15). "In February 2019, on the basis of a 2018 study on developing mechanisms for gender equality in businesses, the All-China...more

Countries: China
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"It is stated in the Opinions on Steadily Advancing the Reform of the Rural Collective Property Rights System that, in determining membership in rural collective economic organizations, 'the determination must both ensure acceptance by the majority and protect the rights and interests of the minority from being compromised by the majority, so as to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of women'" (26).

Countries: Italy
Variables: GP-DATA-3

“Emiliana De Blasio, adviser for diversity and inclusion at LUISS University in Rome, told CNN Meloni is ‘not raising up at all questions on women’s rights and empowerment in general’” (para 22). If no institution like this currently exists, Meloni is not likely to create one (ET - CODER COMMENT).