The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations on the situation of women’s rights in the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Mongolia and Bolivia, whose reports will be reviewed this week.
Non-governmental organizations speaking on the United Arab Emirates raised several issues, including patriarchal family laws; the issue of female genital mutilation; and a disparity in conferring nationality between men and women.
Concerning Morocco, the National Human Rights Council of Morocco said that women in Morocco faced several challenges, including violence, child marriage, access to positions of responsibility, and the issue of abortion, among others. Civil society organizations addressed topics including gaps in rape laws, the situation of lesbian women in the country, and underage marriage.
In regard to Mongolia, the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia said in 2020 the majority of civil servants (60 per cent) were women, but just one quarter were in high-ranking positions. No measures had been taken to implement quotas promoting the laws of gender quality. Non-governmental organizations said the main issues being faced by women in Mongolia were the adverse impacts of mining, and discrimination against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
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