RECOMMENDATION
Continue to ensure in law and in practice that the rights of vulnerable groups of the population, especially women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons, are protected
| Recommendation No: | 133.232 |
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| Recommendation Year: | 2021 |
| Recommendation Text: | Continue to ensure in law and in practice that the rights of vulnerable groups of the population, especially women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons, are protected |
| Convention/Treaty Body: | Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
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Stakeholders
Attorney General's Office (AGO)
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Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services (MoGFSS)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
17A - Everyone is entitled to the rights and freedoms included in this Chapter without discrimination of any kind, including race, national origin, colour, sex, age, mental or physical disability, political or other opinion, property, birth or other status, or native island.
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Relevant Regulations & Policies
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Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Article 2 - Article 2
States Parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating discrimination against women and, to this end, undertake: (a) To embody the principle of the equality of men and women in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation if not yet incorporated therein and to ensure, through law and other appropriate means, the practical realization of this principle;
(b) To adopt appropriate legislative and other measures, including sanctions where appropriate, prohibiting all discrimination against women;
(c) To establish legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men and to ensure through competent national tribunals and other public institutions the effective protection of women against any act of discrimination;
(d) To refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation;
(e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization or enterprise;
(f) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices which constitute discrimination against women;
(g) To repeal all national penal provisions which constitute discrimination against women.
CRC Article 4 - States Parties shall undertake all appropriate legislative, administrative, and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention. With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, States Parties shall undertake such measures to the maximum extent of their available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international co-operation.
CRPD Articles 1-4 - foundational Articles that articulate the purpose, definitions and general principles of the Convention and establish general obligations for States Parties.
Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
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Categories
people with disabilities
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vulnerable groups
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Women
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Children