The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions about the situation of women’s rights in Finland, Armenia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Belgium, whose reports the Committee will review this week.
In relation to Finland, Marjo Rantala, Senior Officer, Finnish Non-discrimination Ombudsman/National Rapporteur, said despite a record-breaking number of measures addressing gender-based violence in Finland, the work was not done. Leena Leikas, Senior Expert, Finnish Human Rights Centre, called on Finland to pay more attention to the income levels in migration legislation. Non-governmental organizations speaking on Finland raised a number of issues, including sexual violence faced by women and girls with disabilities, hate speech, and legislation concerning sexual violence.
On Armenia, Kristinne Grigoryan, Human Rights Defender of Armenia, said domestic violence was the most worrying issue in the country; it was recommended that the legislation be improved and aimed at the prevention and protection of domestic violence victims. Non-governmental organizations speaking on Armenia raised several issues, including the lack of legislation for domestic violence victims, the stigma around victims of trafficking, and abortion.
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