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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:NeglectedContents:CRC expressed its concern at reports that female genital mutilation is practised on girls of sub-Saharan origin. [Para 27] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Contraception
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CESCR nJoint Submission 8 (JS8) reported that 1,400 adolescents gave birth each year, 13,000 young women had abortions, 35.6 per cent of young people between the ages of 15 and 19 did not use contraception and 23.1 per cent of young people used some form of contraception, but not in the appropriate manner. In that context, JS8 believed that access to contraception was fundamental to the exercise of reproductive rights. Notwithstanding the fact that such access was guaranteed by law, it was limited owing to significant disparities in the coverage provided by the Autonomous Communities. [Para 60] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"As a State party to the CRC and the OPs thereto (on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography, and on the involvement of children in armed conflict), Spain has submitted
the relevant periodic reports and welcomes the recommendations related to them. [Para 83]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Include in its legislation a definition of sex trafficking in line with international law.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 9) In 2010, a major reform of the Spanish Criminal Code was adopted. The reform amended, inter alia, offences against the international community and the offence of human trafficking, which was classified for the first time as a separate offence. It also expressly added trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation and granted special protection to child victims ...
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:QuestionSession:8th session, May 2010Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:With regard to gender based violence, Spain has developed an impressive system for protection of victims. However, we would like to ask how are women belonging to vulnerable groups such as drug-addicts and the mentally disabled given the necessary protection and access to legal services. What are the measures planned to better ensure the protection of women in these categories? -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Step up efforts to ensure better implementation of legislative measures to combat impunity and provide victims of violence against women and girls with immediate access to means of redress and protection.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Further strengthen the implementation of positive legislations enacted with regard to combatting violence against women.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Establish specialized centers and crisis centers on a national scale so that survivors of sexual violence, as well as their families, have access to adequate information and comprehensive treatment and response services, in line with international human right standards.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure real and effective equality in women’s economic and corporate life, including by enacting legislation on gender equality that ensures transparency in corporations and public administration.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent recommended that Spain develop a comprehensive human rights approach to dealing with the trafficking of people of African descent and that women who were victims of trafficking be identified and accorded international protection. [Para 29]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:FCM recommended adopting temporary special measures to help women and girls facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination. [Para 72]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:BangladeshBangladeshRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to curb violence against women and to eliminate their stereotyping role in the society.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 10) Proceedings are under way to adopt a new bill amending the Criminal Code that, inter alia ... strengthens protection for victims of gender-based violence, amends the offence of sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, pays special attention to the most vulnerable victims of trafficking and strengthens protection for minors from criminal acts against their sexual freedom.
Para 11) ... the adoption of the Strategic Plan for Equality of Opportunity 2014-2016, which will be implemented through the Special Plan for Equality between Women and Men in the Workplace and against Wage Discrimination 2014-2016, the Action Plan for Equality between Women and Men in the Information Society and the Plan for the Advancement of Rural Women.
Para 16) Since 2010, many legislative improvements have been made concerning equality of opportunity for women and men. The following are some of the pieces of legislation that have been adopted: Royal Decree Law No. 11/2013 on protection for part-time workers and other urgent economic and social measures; Act No. 27/2011 amending the Social Security Act in respect of social and economic benefits for women; the consolidated text of the Act on the Regulation and Supervision of Private Insurance, which was amended with a view to eliminating gender differences concerning insurance premiums and benefits; Act No. 14/2011 on Science, Technology and Innovation, which sets as one of its overall objectives the promotion of the inclusion of a gender perspective as a cross-cutting category in this field; and Act No. 3/2012 on urgent measures to reform the labour market, which provides for conditional assistance to encourage the recruitment of women.
Para 17) The Strategic Plan on Equality of Opportunity 2014-2016 sets out the objectives and priority actions to be taken to eliminate any remaining gender-based discrimination and to achieve equality of opportunity for women and men. Its three main objectives are to: (i) reduce the inequalities that still persist in the areas of employment and the economy, with a special focus on the pay gap; (ii) support a work-life balance and joint responsibility; and (iii) eliminate violence against women just because they are women. In addition, it also has the following three objectives: (iv) to enhance women's participation in the political, economic and social spheres; (v) to promote equality of opportunity for women and men through the education system; and (vi) to fully integrate the principle of equality of treatment and opportunity in all government policies and actions.
Para 18) The policies adopted in the area of employment and participation in economic activity include the following: measures to integrate women who have difficulty finding work into society and the labour market; measures to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among women; measures to promote equality plans in small and medium- sized businesses; the awarding of the distinction "Equality in Business"; the provision of access for women to decision-making positions in business and the continuous monitoring carried out by the Inspectorate of Labour and Social Security.
Para 19) At the same time, other actions have been taken including measures to promote a work-life balance and joint responsibility in family matters, the teaching of equality education programmes in schools, actions aimed at incorporating the principle of equality of treatment and opportunity in public policies and in the public sector, interventions against sexist advertising through the Women's Image Observatory together with other actions to combat persisting stereotyped attitudes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men and the operationalization of the Council on Women's Participation.
Para 20) ... In addition, Organic Act No. 10/2011 amended article 31 bis of Organic Act No. 4/2000 on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration, so as to enhance measures to protect foreign women victims of gender-based violence who choose to file a complaint against the perpetrator. Royal Decree No. 1710/2011, for its part, amended the immigration regime for citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area by allowing victims of gender-based violence to retain their residence permits under exceptional circumstances in the event of an annulment of their marriage, divorce or cancellation of a registered partnership ...
UN Compilation:
Para 23) CESCR was concerned at high levels of domestic and other forms of gender-based violence.
Para 24) In 2014, CEDAW adopted a decision about a communication regarding a case of domestic violence against a woman and her daughter, which culminated with the murder of the child in 2003. CEDAW noted that the author of the communication had suffered harm of the utmost seriousness and an irreparable injury as a result of the loss of her daughter and that her efforts to obtain redress had been futile. It concluded, inter alia, that the absence of reparations constituted a violation by the State of its obligations under CEDAW.
Para 25) CRPD was concerned that public policies on the prevention of gender-based violence did not sufficiently take into consideration the particular situation of women with disabilities.
Para 26) Following a CAT concern about the situation of migrant women in irregular situation who are victims of gender-based violence, in 2011 Spain indicated that Organization Act No. 2/2009, amending Organization Act No. 4/2000, on the rights and freedoms of aliens and their social integration, included new articles addressing gender violence and human trafficking. However, CERD was concerned that article 31 bis of Organization Act No. 2/2009, regarding foreign women who were victims of gender-based violence, might dissuade foreign women in an irregular situation from filing complaints about gender-based violence for fear of being expelled if the courts did not find the accused guilty.
Para 51) CESCR was concerned that gender stereotypes prevented women from enjoying the right to work on equal terms with men, and that the wage gap between men and women was still large.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 29) AI stated that, nine years after the entry into force of the Law against Gender Violence, no assessment of the workings of the relevant specialized courts had yet been carried out.
Para 49) JS4 pointed out that, notwithstanding the Law on Gender Equality, most management posts were still occupied by men.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:DenmarkDenmarkRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:RejectedContents:Consider instigating a national plan to combat violence against women and girls ...ExplanationThese recommendations are rejected because Spain already has a far more effective instrument for guaranteeing these rights than a plan of action. Organization Act No. 1/2004, on measures for combating gender-based violence, establishes that the provision of public legal assistance and comprehensive social services for victims are subjective rights that are enforceable in the courts.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 21) In July 2013, the Government of Spain adopted the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013-2016. The strategy includes measures aimed at awareness-raising, prevention, consciousness-raising and detection, as well as measures to provide assistance, protection and support to women victims of gender-based violence, paying special attention to children and to women who are at greater risk, namely women with disabilities, women living in rural areas and foreign women. In order to achieve the objectives set out in the National Strategy, improvements have been made to the training provided to State security forces and law enforcement agencies and to the methods used to evaluate public policies. In addition, the various possible forms of violence - such as trafficking in women and girls for sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation and forced marriage - are being brought more into the public eye. -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Make an assessment, by the end of 2016, of the actions undertaken in the framework of the various strategic plans on the protection of women and children. -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Carry out an evaluation into the obstacles victims of gender-based violence experience in accessing effective protection, justice and reparation and the causes which prevent them from filing a complaint. -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Implement a new plan against people trafficking for sexual exploitation as soon as possible.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 109) The adoption of legislative measures for the criminalization of procuring in general, as well as the use of sexual services with the knowledge that the person providing them is a victim of trafficking, is currently under study.
Para 110) The Comprehensive Plan to Combat Trafficking in Women and Girls for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation 2015–2018 reached its end date in December 2018. The fourth assessment of the Plan was published in September 2019. The eighth pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for measures to raise awareness of and respond to other forms of violence against women, including sexual violence, trafficking in women and girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation and forced marriage. It also includes proposals for legislative amendments in the area of trafficking for a comprehensive law on combating trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 74) … CoE noted that the Lanzarote Convention recommended reviewing and modifying legislation with a view to protecting children against sexual exploitation.
Para 75) JS27 and JS29 regretted the lack of specialized care centres for child and adolescent victims of sexual exploitation …
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Forced sterilization
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:NeglectedContents:CRPD regretted that guardians representing persons with disabilities deemed "legally incapacitated" might consent to termination or withdrawal of medical treatment, nutrition or other life support for those persons. It was likewise concerned that persons with disabilities whose legal capacity was not recognized might be subjected to sterilization without their free and informed consent. CRPD urged Spain to abolish the administration of medical treatment without the full and informed consent of the patient, and requested it to secure the informed consent of persons with disabilities on all matters relating to medical treatment. [Para 59] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:N/AContents:The above-mentioned National Strategy [Elimination of Violence against Women 2013-2016] has served as the framework within which the following specific actions have been taken: ... taking measures to raise public awareness about trafficking in women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation. [Para 22]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"The comprehensive plan to combat human trafficking for purposes of sexual
exploitation, adopted in December 2008, is intended to be the first comprehensive planning
instrument for efforts to combat human trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation in
Spain. The plan will cover a period of three years (2009–2012). An inter-ministerial
coordination group has been set up to monitor and evaluate the plan, and it comprises
representatives of the following ministries: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Cooperation; the Ministry of Justice; the Ministry of the Interior; the Ministry of Education;
the Ministry of Health and Social Policy; the Ministry of Labour and Immigration; and the
Ministry of Equality (chair of the group). Furthermore, a social forum against human
trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation has been set up and is intended to act as an
instrument for cooperation, collaboration and exchange between public administrations,
institutions and civil society with the aim of ensuring comprehensive coordination and
consistency of activities and protecting victims’ rights. The establishment of this forum,
with the participation of public administrations, NGOs and other institutions providing
assistance to victims and combating this type of crime, will enable exchanges of views and
monitoring of the plan.
The various ministries and institutions will submit half-yearly follow-up reports to
the inter-ministerial group. An annual report based on this information will be submitted to
the Executive Committee for Equality.
The Government is also preparing a comprehensive plan to combat human
trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation, with the aim of enhancing legal safeguards
and protecting victims of this scourge. The plan will include law-enforcement and social measures and will involve the ministries of the interior, equality, labour and immigration, foreign affairs, and justice. The plan will be supported by a suitable coordination and follow-up mechanism.. [Paras 47-50]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:NeglectedContents:"JS1 calls for comprehensive programmes on HIV/AIDS to be formulated, which will help to avoid the secondary victimization or institutional violence arising in health-care protocols. [Para 8]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the human rights component in school curriculums and education programmes for the public, with special focus on women's rights.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 19) At the same time, other actions have been taken including ... the teaching of equality education programmes in schools ... -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:N/AContents:Spain is a member of the group of friends of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and in 2019, after having contributed more than €8 million to the Alliance since its founding, it was still the world’s second largest financial contributor to the Alliance. Spain has helped heighten the effectiveness and visibility of the Alliance. The Alliance has expanded its work to include areas such as gender equality, ... [Para 92] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue practical steps in promoting and protecting the rights of women, including women with migrant background.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue developing effective actions to combat all forms of violence against women.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:MyanmarMyanmarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Step-up measures to eliminate gender wage gap between women and Men.