| Beijing
Platform for Action |
Human
Rights Treaty Obligations |
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Declaration and Mission Statement:
·
Commitment to equal
rights as enshrined in the UN Charter, Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, CEDAW Convention, Convention
on the Rights of the Child
·
Recognize women’s human rights as universal, indivisible,
inalienable
·
Take all necessary meassures to eliminate discrimination
against women and girls |
CERD
Art.
2 condemnation of racial discrimination
Art.
4, GR 15 prohibition of all propaganda and organization based
on ideology of superiority of one race
CCPR/ CESCR
Art.
1, 2 Right to self-determination for all individuals without discrimination
CCPR
Art.
3 equal enjoyment of political and civil rights
for men and women
General
Comment 4 (Art 3) requires information about actions
being taken in this regard beyond legislation
CESCR
Art.
3 equal enjoyment of economic, social and cultural
rights for men and women
General
Comment 3 (Art. 2) obligations of conduct and obligations
of result of the States parties
CAT
Art.
1 definition of torture
Art.
2 effective meassures to prevent acts of torture
CRC
Art.
2 respect and ensure rights of each child without
discrimination of any kind
Art
.3 best interest of the child shall be primary consideration,
taking into account the rights and duties of parents
Art.4
take all appropriate meassures |
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A.
Poverty
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CESCR
Art.
9 right to social security
Art.
11 and General comment 12 (Art.11) right for every
person without discrimination to adequate standard
of living, including food, clothing and housing:
right to be free from hunger
CRC
Art.
26 right of the child to benefit from social security
Art.
27 right of the child to standard of living that
allows physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social
development |
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B.
Education and training
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CERD
Art
. 7 combating prejudices which lead to racial discrimination
CESCR
Art.
13 right of everyone to education, (mentioning primary,
secondary, higher education and vocational training)
Art.
14 compulsory primary education should be ensured
by States parties
General
comment 13 (Art. 13) education should be directed
to the full development of human personality and
the sense of its dignity, with special regard to
the situation of women and girls
CAT
Art.
10 education of civil or military personnel about
prohibition against
torture (may fit better in violence against women)
CRC
Art.
13 right of the child to freedom of expression and
to seek and receive information
Art
.18 recognition of responsibility of both parents
in upbringing of the child
Art.
20 state should give special protection and assistance
to a child deprived by family environment
Art.
28: right of the child to education |
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C.
Health
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CCPR
Art.
7 Prohibition of torture
and inhuman treatment, particularly medical
or scientific experimentation on a person without
consent
CESCR
Art.
12 right to highest attainable standard of physical
and mental health (women not mentioned)
CRC
Art.
23 mentally or physically disabled child should
enjoy full and decent life
Art.
24 child should have access to high standard health
care services, including pre- and post-natal health
care for mothers
Art.
33 protection of the child from use of illicit drugs
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D.
Violence against Women
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CAT
Art
.3 no State Party shall expel a person to another
state where this person is likely to be tortured
Art.
4 acts of torture should be offences under criminal
law
Art.
13 right to complain for every person subjected
to torture before
impartial jurisdiction
CRC
Art.
11 illicit transfer of children abroad
Art.
19 protection of the child from all forms of physical
or mental violence
Art.
34 protection of the child of sexual exploitation
and abuse
Art.
37 no child shall be subjected to torture |
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E.
Armed Conflict
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CCPR
Art.
6 every human being has the right to life under
all circumstances
(genocide explicitly
condemned)
CRC
Art.
22 appropriate protection for a child who is seeking
refugee status; efforts for family reunification
Art.
38 persons under age of fifteen should not take
part in hostilities; civilian population should
be protected |
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F.
Employment, Economic Structures
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CCPR
Art.
8 prohibition of slavery and forced labour
CESCR
Art.
6 right to work and to freely choose kind of work
Art.
7 right to just and favourable conditions of work,
including equal remuneration and promotion of men
and women
Art.
10(2) special protection to mothers before and after
childbirth
CRC
Art.
32: protection of the child from economic exploitation |
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G.
Power and Decisionmaking
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CCPR
Art.
25 and General comment 25 (Art. 25) right to take
part in public affairs, to vote and to be elected,
to have access to public service, without any discrimination
CESCR
Art.
8 right to form trade unions and to strike
CRC
Art
15 child has the right to freedom of association
and peaceful assembly |
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H.
Mechanisms
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CCPR
various
articles, among others:
General
comment 25 for Art. 25 (contains meassures how to
ensure public participation)
CESCR
various
articles, among others:
General
comment 3 (Art. 2) obligations of conduct and obligations
of result of the States parties
General
comment 12 for Art. 11 (meassures how to ensure
right to adequate food)
CRC
various
articles |
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I.
Human rights of Women
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CERD
Art.
5 guarantee of political, civil, economic and social
rights to every person, among others: right to security
of person; right to marriage and choice of spouse;
right to own property and to inherit;
right to equal pay for equal work; right
to education and training
CCPR
Art.
3 it should be ensured that men and women enjoy
the equal political and civil rights
General
Comment 4 (Art 3) requires information about actions
being taken in this regard beyond legislation
Art.
4 derogations of obligations in times of public
emergency must not involve discrimination of any kind
Art.
10 and General Comment 21 (Art. 10) Human treatment
of persons deprived of their liberty, with special
regard of vulnerable groups, shall be guaranteed
Art.
12(1,2) and General Comment 27 (Art.12) freedom
of movement, especially for women, within the country and border crossing
Art.
17 protection of privacy, family and personal honour
Art.
19 right to freedom of expression (?)
Art.
23 and General Comment 19 (Art.23) protection of
the family, right of consentful marriage and equality
of rights of spouses during marriage and at its
dissolution
Art.
26 equality before the law without any discrimination |
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J.
Mass Media
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CERD
Art
. 7 combating prejudices which lead to racial discrimination
CRC
Art.
17 child shall have access to information from diversity
of sources; mass media shall be encouraged to disseminate
material of social and cultural benefit to the child |
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K.
Environment
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CESCR
General
comment 12 (Art. 11) right to sustainability of
food availability and access
CRC
Art.
29: education of the child should be directed to
development of personality, responsible life, respect
for human rights and the environment, (environment:
1(e)) |
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L.
Girl Child
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CCPR
Art.
24 and General Comment 17 (Art. 24) protection of
the child without any discrimination
CESCR
Art.
10(3) protection of children from economic and social
exploitation
CRC
whole
convention |
