RECOMMENDATION
Develop longer-term awareness and training programmes to equip families with the knowledge and tools to mitigate domestic violence, including in cooperation with relevant international partners, as appropriate
Recommendation No: 133.234
Recommendation Year: 2021
Recommendation Text: Develop longer-term awareness and training programmes to equip families with the knowledge and tools to mitigate domestic violence, including in cooperation with relevant international partners, as appropriate
Convention/Treaty Body: Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle
Information Deadline:
Implementation Deadline:
Related Human Rights Articles
No Related Human Rights Articles
Stakeholders
Family Protection Authority (FPA)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
21 - Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person, and the right not be deprived thereof to any extent except pursuant to a law made in accordance with Article 16 of this Constitution.
Relevant Legislation Articles
No Relevant Legislation Articles
Relevant Regulations & Policies
No Relevant Regulations & Policies
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 19 - 1. States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child. 2. Such protective measures should, as appropriate, include effective procedures for the establishment of social programmes to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as for other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of instances of child maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial involvement.
CRPD Article 16 - Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse
Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
No Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
Related SDGs
GOAL 01 , GOAL 05 , GOAL 08 , GOAL 10 , GOAL 16
Categories
Dissemination, awareness-raising and training , Domestic Violence