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CEDAW is an international human rights treaty adopted in 1979. The UK ratified (agreed to follow) CEDAW in 1986. By...
Government should: In line with advice issued by the UN on women in conflict and post-conflict situations: a) Address obstacles...
Government should: Make CEDAW part of UK and devolved law without delay to ensure all women in the UK are...
Government should: (a) Change laws in Northern Ireland to ensure women there have the same protections as those elsewhere in...
Government should: Look at how changes to public spending, tax and welfare are affecting women’s rights. They should take urgent...
Government should: Continue to tackle money laundering and tax evasion, particularly in its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and assess...
Government should: (a) Assess the impact of leaving the EU on women's rights, including those in Northern Ireland, and take...
Government should: Ensure that women, particularly women in vulnerable situations such as disabled women, ethnic minority women, asylum-seeking and refugee...
Government should: (a) Strengthen the capacity of the Government Equalities Office so that it can provide national leadership on women's...
Government should: Engage with the media to eliminate images that stereotype or objectify women, take steps to end negative gender...
Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on gender-based violence: (a) Ratify the Istanbul Convention. (b) Take...
Government should: Fully implement its laws on female genital mutilation (FGM) and take further measures to prosecute people who carry...
Government should: (a) Adopt in law the internationally agreed definition of human trafficking, as set out in the Palermo Protocol;...
Government should: (a) Ensure that vulnerable women can access employment opportunities, housing and social security so they don't need to...
Government should: Take specific steps to increase the numbers of women in general, and ethnic minority women and disabled women...
Government should: (a) Do more to encourage girls to study non-traditional subjects and courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;...
Government should: Submit its next report to the Committee in March 2023, following the harmonised guidelines on reporting under international...
Government should: (a) Take action to increase the number of women in decision-making roles in the workplace and reduce women's...
Government should: (a) Ensure that affordable and accessible childcare is available throughout the UK, particularly in Northern Ireland. (b) Consider...
Government should: Implement the Committee's previous recommendations on abortion law in Northern Ireland, in line with provisions in the Good...
Government should: Implement programmes and policies that provide effective access to healthcare for women from marginalised groups, particularly asylum-seeking and...
Government should: (a) Ensure that women in abusive situations can receive payments under Universal Credit independent of their partners. (b)...
Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on the rights of rural women: (a) Take action to...
Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on women's asylum, nationality and statelessness issues: (a) Introduce a...
Government should: (a) Provide enough resources to effectively implement the Female Offender Strategy for England and Wales and ensure that...
Government should: (a) Ensure the law provides for 'no-fault' divorce and introduce a requirement that all religious marriages, including Islamic...
Government should: Share the recommendations of the Committee widely across all levels of government and public bodies, as well as...
Governent should: Ratify international human rights instruments it has not yet agreed to be bound by, including the International Convention...
Government should: Provide a written report on the steps it has taken to implement the recommendations in paragrapHs 13, 21(a)...
Government should: Use the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action to help implemement the provisions of CEDAW. The Committee calls...
Government should: Review its reservations to the Convention and consider withdrawing them. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that the...