Ce document présente le rapport du comité pour l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes concernant la liste des questions du Qatar. Le rapport initial du Qatar indique que les activités organisées de la société civile sont un phénomène nouveau dans l’État partie et qu’aucune association féminine n’y a encore été constituée à ce jour. Selon les informations dont dispose le Comité, l’environnement n’est pas propice à la création d’ONG dans l’État partie, la législation nationale imposant des restrictions et des frais élevés, ce qui ne facilite pas l’enregistrement des organisations en faveur des droits des femmes. Indiquer si l’État partie prévoit de modifier sa législation nationale pour créer un climat favorable à la création d’ONG de défense des droits des femmes, ce qui est important pour promouvoir l’égalité des sexes. Indiquer si le rapport a été adopté par le Gouvernement et présenté au Parlement.
Palestinian Women in the Cycle of Violence is an analytical study of cases of Palestinian women who suffered from violence and discriminatory policies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The study aims to identify the reality of the different types of violations that Palestinian women are subject to in Gaza Strip and the West Bank, identify the mechanisms used by Palestinian women to combat violence exercised against them and produce recommendations that could be used in the future by official and non-official institutions to raise awareness in the society regarding violations against Palestinian women and the means to reduce them
This document presents the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including their causes and consequences, on servile marriage, in which a spouse is reduced to a commodity over whom any or all the powers of ownership are attached. The Special Rapporteur discusses the root causes of servile marriage, which include gender inequality, ideas of family honour, poverty, conflict and cultural and religious practices. She also outlines the various forms of servile marriage, as defined in the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, and highlights the need to view such marriages as forms of slavery so as to better inform and shape actions to prevent servile marriage and support victims. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Human Rights Council develop a more comprehensive approach to the issue of servile marriage and that States enact legislation to prevent servile marriage, provide support to victims and launch campaigns to raise awareness of servile marriage and its negative impact.
