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Convention
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Committee
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Excerpts - Kyrgyzstan Concluding
Observations by CEDAW Committee 2008
*Violence Against Women - The
Committee is concerned about that fact that, despite existing legislation (law
on social and legal protection against violence in the family) and other efforts,
domestic violence remains widespread......The Committee also expresses concern
about the lack of detailed information on sexual violence against women,
including sexual harassment in the workplace, in the report of the State party.
*Stereotypes and Cultural Practices
- The Committee notes with concern the persistence of stereotypes, including in
the media, on women's roles in the family and in society.
*Trafficking - The Committee is
concerned about the absence in the State party's report and oral replies of
sufficient information and statistical data on the phenomenon of trafficking in
persons in Kyrgyzstan.
*Political Participation and
Participation in Public Life - While noting the progress made in relation to
the representation of women in the Parliament, as well as the requirement that
the maximum limit for same-sex auditors in the Auditing Chamber cannot exceed
70%, the Committee is concerned about the continuing general
underrepresentation of women in public and political life, in particular
women in decision making positions, including at the highest level in political
parties, local representative bodies, the executive bodies of the Government
and local government, as well as in diplomacy.
*Employment - The Committee is
concerned at the situation of women in the labour market, including the
persistent concentration of women in traditional spheres of employment, in
low-paid positions, in particular in the informal sector; the wage
differentials between women and men; and the high rate of unemployment among
women.
*Health - The Committee is
concerned, in general, about the health situation of women and in particular at
the inequalities in access between urban and rural areas.....The Committee is
concerned about the increase in the rates of maternal and infant mortality,
women's anaemia during pregnancy, the persistent high number of abortions,
including among those under the age of 18, underweight girls, the large
incidence of tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases among women. It is
also concerned about the problem of alcoholism among women and the lack of
sex-disaggregated statistical data about the health situation of rural women.
*Economic Consequences of Divorce -
The committee expresses concern at the economic situation of women as a result
of divorce. It is concerned about the situation of women in rural and remote
areas, and about the lack of specific regulations safeguarding the practice,
the property rights of women in de facto marriages.
Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women
42nd session ( 20
October - 7 November 2008)
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KYRGYZSTAN CEDAW/C/SR.856 & 857 |
Third periodic report of States Parties CEDAW/C/KGZ/3 |
CEDAW/C/KGZ/Q/3 CEDAW/C/KGZ/Q/3/Add.1
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Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan Global initiative to end all corporate punishment of children and Questions proposed by Global initiative |
CEDAW/C/KGZ/CO/3 |
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