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Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp Scroll to: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ____________________________________________________ UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ____________________________________________________ UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Education: The Committee commends the State party on the progress achieved in the educational sphere, with a larger number of females enrolled, except in the primary schools. (Paragraph 89) Teenage pregnancy: The Committee expresses concern about the high rate of teenage pregnancy. The Committee urges the State party to intensify awareness raising and sexual education aimed at responsible sexual behaviour in the schools and society at large in order to prevent pregnancies. In addition, the Committee recommends that men be involved in the design and implementation of all family planning strategies, policies and programmes. (Paragraphs 101 and 102) Domestic violence and sexual abuse: Although it welcomes the legislation that has been adopted, in particular, the Law Reform Act and the 2000 Domestic Violence Act, and the programmes to prevent violence against women which are being implemented, the Committee expresses concern about the persistent high level of violence, particularly domestic violence, in the State party. The Committee is concerned about the high incidence of sexual abuse of girls particularly by older men. It is also concerned about the unwillingness of women to initiate complaints of domestic violence against husbands and to testify against them because of the unwritten code of family loyalty, which regards such violence as a private matter. The Committee urges the State party to enhance its efforts to combat violence against women and girls, in accordance with general recommendation No. 19. It also encourages the State party come up with creative solutions for shelters for victims of violence, adopt a zero tolerance approach to the sexual abuse of girls, and establish telephone help lines, rehabilitation programmes for offenders, and educational programmes targeted at men and boys on the prevention of violence and the reform of traditional negative attitudes towards women. The Committee also urges the State party to prosecute the perpetrators of abuse against girls. The Committee further urges the State party to pursue prosecution of offenders in cases of domestic violence even in the absence of testimony of the victim in the Court. (Paragraphs 105 and 106) Child support: The Committee expresses concern about the lack of legal aid for women and the lengthy process which makes it difficult for women to take men to court in order to obtain child support. The Committee is also concerned that such a lengthy process allows men to serve a prison sentence instead of paying maintenance. The Committee urges the State party to take adequate legislative measures to make it easier for women to obtain child support and access to legal aid. (Paragraphs 109 and 110) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ UN Committee on Migrant Workers ____________________________________________________ UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ____________________________________________________ UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance ____________________________________________________
Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.
Last reported: 3-21 June 2002