RECOMMENDATION
The State party should strengthen its efforts to facilitate the participation of women in political and public affairs, including by taking temporary special measures and conducting awareness-campaigns to further increase the participation of women in public and political affairs. The State party should adopt strategies to combat stereotypes on the role of women, including by sensitizing its population on the need to ensure the enjoyment by women of their rights.
| Recommendation No: | ICCPR-10 |
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| Recommendation Year: | 2012 |
| Recommendation Text: | The State party should strengthen its efforts to facilitate the participation of women in political and public affairs, including by taking temporary special measures and conducting awareness-campaigns to further increase the participation of women in public and political affairs. The State party should adopt strategies to combat stereotypes on the role of women, including by sensitizing its population on the need to ensure the enjoyment by women of their rights. |
| Convention/Treaty Body: | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
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Related Human Rights Articles
ICCPR Article 2 - 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in the present Covenant. 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes: (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity; (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy; (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
ICCPR Article 3 - Ensure equal enjoyment of treaty rights between men and women.
ICCPR Article 25 - The right to participate in public affairs, to vote and to be elected and access to public service.
Stakeholders
Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services (MoGFSS)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
30B - Everyone has the freedom to form associations and societies, including the following: 1. the right to establish and participate in any association or society for economic, social, educational or cultural or purposes; 2. the right to form trade unions, to participate or not participate in their activities.
Relevant Legislation Articles
24 - 24. (a) It is the responsibility of the State and Political Parties, to facilitate women with equal opportunities as men in all levels of the political arena.
(b) Under the present Act, it is the responsibility of the Ministry to work towards the provision of help and training, in facilitating women to participate and take initiative in all levels of the political arena, on an equal footing with men.
(c) Under the present Act, it is the responsibility of any government in place to work towards facilitating women with
equal opportunities as men, in appointing persons to positions in government, in working at all levels of government, in representing the government at the international level, and in participating in the work of international organizations.
(d) Under the present Act, it is the responsibility of political parties to work towards facilitating women with equal
opportunities as men, in running for candidacy in an elected post, and in fielding candidates for such posts.
Relevant Regulations & Policies
No Relevant Regulations & Policies
Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Article 7 - Article 7
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country and, in particular, shall ensure to women, on equal terms with men, the right: (a) To vote in all elections and public referenda and to be eligible for election to all publicly elected bodies;
(b) To participate in the formulation of government policy and the implementation thereof and to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of government;
(c) To participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country.
Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
CEDAW - 9 - CEDAW
Related SDGs
GOAL 05
Categories
Political Participation of Women