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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to eradicate gender-based violence and to ensure the advancement of women in decision-making positions in all sectors.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) The Government of Spain is firmly committed to promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls The legal framework as it pertains to gender-based violence includes Organic Act No. 1/2015, under which forced marriage, harassment, unauthorized disclosure of recordings or private images obtained with the consent of the victim but disclosed without the victim’s knowledge and the disabling of electronic devices used to enforce sentences were made specific offences.
Para 19) Beginning with the entry into force of Organic Act No. 8/2015, the minor children of female victims of gender-based violence were considered direct victims of such violence. Royal Decree-Law No. 9/2018, for its part, strengthened access to effective judicial protection for victims and made it possible to certify a person’s status as a victim of gender-based violence in other ways.
Para 26) The General Commission on Codification submitted a report analysing the definitions of the offences of sexual assault and molestation to determine whether those definitions are useful and technically correct; a linked document on the elimination of sexual molestation as a defined offence punishable by a fine accompanied the report.
Para 27) Eighty-seven per cent of the measures planned as part of the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016, one of the tools used to combat gender-based violence, were carried out.
Para 28) The year 2017 was a turning point for Spain in respect of violence against women, as it was the year of the adoption of the first National Covenant on Combating Genderbased Violence 2018–2022. The Covenant covers legislative reforms, training, the promotion of the work of the comprehensive forensic assessment units, the recognition of the right to free legal aid and the empowerment of the agencies providing assistance to victims.
Para 29) Instruction No. 4/2019 established a new protocol for assessment by the police of the risk of gender-based violence, victim safety and case follow-up through the VioGén System. Instruction No. 7/2019 established the procedure to be followed by the police in informing foreign women who are victims of gender-based violence of their right to apply for temporary residence and work permits.
Para 30) Records of the number of women killed as a result of gender-based violence have been kept since 2003, and since January 2019 data have been collected on women killed as a result of other forms of violence. A study on the time it takes women victims of gender-based violence to report their situation has been published.
Para 59) … Under Act No. 3/2019,72 the children of victims of gender-based violence and other forms of violence against women are entitled to the benefits to which orphans are entitled, thereby improving their situation.
Para 72) The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016 led to a closer focus on specialized care for women with disabilities who are victims of gender-based violence and improved accessibility. The third pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for a series of measures for the protection of women with disabilities.
Para 83) Act No. 2/201792 guaranteed free legal aid, expressly including information on mediation and other extrajudicial means of conflict resolution. For victims of gender-based violence, … free legal aid also includes free advice and orientation immediately prior to the submission of a report or complaint.
Para 100) Organic Act No. 42/2015 established that victims of gender-based violence, terrorism and trafficking in persons are entitled to free legal aid regardless of their economic means, as are minors and persons with intellectual disabilities or mental disorders who are victims of abuse or ill-treatment.
Para 111) 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.
UN Compilation:
Para 49) Two treaty bodies welcomed legislative measures to protect women from violence. However, the CEDAW and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls were concerned by the prevalence of violence against women, including sexual violence, and by the high percentage of women who had died as a result of a gender-based violence in close relationships.
Para 50) [CEDAW] welcomed the decision by the highest court of Spain finding in favour of a victim of domestic violence and reaffirming that Spanish law must incorporate the rights and freedoms of human rights treaties.
Para 53) CEDAW and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls welcomed the increase in the representation of women in Parliament. However, they also noted the generally low participation of women in political and public life, in particular in decision-making positions at the autonomous community level, in the diplomatic service and in the judiciary.
Para 61) [CRPD] was concerned about persons with disabilities still living in institutions and, in particular, about women with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities in such institutions being exposed to a high risk of humiliation, abuse and violence, including sexual violence. It was also concerned about reported cases of violence against women with psychosocial disabilities perpetrated by their intimate partners.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 67) JS7 expressed concern about the fact that women continued to fall victim to violence and homicide at the hands of their partner or ex-partner. Fundació de Dones (SURT) regretted that the coordination necessary to implement existing measures to protect women victims of discrimination and violence was lacking.
Para 69) JS7 noted that the lack of career development opportunities for women exposed them to financial insecurity and inequality in political participation.
Para 79) Joint Submission 12 (JS12) welcomed the fact that the situation of women diagnosed with mental disorders was addressed in the National Strategy for the Eradication of Violence against Women. However, they were concerned that this had not been reflected in practice.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts aimed at promoting rights of children, in particular migrant children and victims of sexual violence and abuse.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 26) The General Commission on Codification submitted a report analysing the definitions of the offences of sexual assault and molestation to determine whether those definitions are useful and technically correct; a linked document on the elimination of sexual molestation as a defined offence punishable by a fine accompanied the report.
Para 111) … 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, …
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC recommended that Spain increase the minimum age for marriage under exceptional circumstances and with a judge's permission to 16 years. [Para 43] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:N/AContents:Act No. 26/2011 and Royal Decree No. 1276/2011 brought Spanish legislation into line with the CRPD, a process that involved approving additional legislative, administrative and other measures. Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/2013, approving the revised text of the General Act on the Rights and Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, helped clarify all existing legislation on the matter. An amendment to the Civil Code and the Civil Procedure Act is currently being drafted to better adapt those laws to the requirements of the Convention ... [Para 65] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:N/AContents:Spain is working to ensure the full integration of a cross-cutting gender perspective
in all the work of the Human Rights Council. In combating discrimination against women
and girls, Spain has co-sponsored resolutions presented at meetings of the Human Rights Council and taken part in the annual dialogues and debates. Spain supports the mandate of
the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. [Para 155]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:LiechtensteinLiechtensteinRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts in setting legislative measures against all forms of gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt further measures to provide effective training to law enforcement officers and judicial bodies that investigate gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:JordanJordanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Review legislation and policies related to the promotion of women's employment.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:FijiFijiRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to identify, prevent and provide protection from multiple forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities, in particular women and girls with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities, and allocate adequate resources to support those efforts.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS4 … recommended reducing and progressively eliminating the gender pay gap. [Para 69] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:[CEDAW] recommended the application of due diligence in domestic violence cases and the provision of mandatory training for judges and law enforcement officers. [Para 50]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:RejectedContents:Consider introducing an earmarked quota for fathers in the parental leave.ExplanationThis recommendation has been rejected because the parental leave system that Spain has adopted provides for separate, independent and ultimately equal leave for both parents. -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Consider treatment of perpetrators of violence against women and other models targeting the aggressor as a complement to other measures.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 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 27) UNHCR observed, as positive developments, … that there was increased recognition of refugees who were victims of domestic violence;
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.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"It should be noted that the Act No12/2009 enables refugee status to be extended to
foreign women fleeing their countries of origin because of a well-founded fear of being
persecuted for reasons of gender, and also provides protection in the event of discrimination
on grounds of sexual orientation. [Para 21]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:"The CEDAW urged the State to give full attention to the needs of rural women and
ensure that all policies and programmes aimed at promoting gender equality reach rural
areas and are fully implemented at all levels. It also noted the sharp increase of migrant
female workers in the agricultural-food industry, employed as temporary farmhands[Para 17]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Close gender gaps by promoting and monitoring the equal representation of women in decision-making positions.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 41) After the most recent general elections, the percentage of female deputies in Congress rose from 39.4 to 47.4 per cent, while the percentage of female senators rose from 39.9 to 40.4 per cent. A majority of the ministers (11 out of 17) of the caretaker Government are women. The Ministry of Equality, led by the Deputy Prime Minister, is also headed by a woman. Other positions in institutions established by the Constitution, such as the President of the Congress of Deputies and the Attorney General, are held by women. The ratio of men to women in positions of seniority in government, of which 57.32 per cent are occupied by men and 42.68 per cent by women, is not disproportionately high. Women occupy 44 per cent of senior executive positions and 56 per cent of junior executive positions.
UN Compilation:
Para 53) CEDAW and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls welcomed the increase in the representation of women in Parliament. However, they also noted the generally low participation of women in political and public life, in particular in decision-making positions at the autonomous community level, in the diplomatic service and in the judiciary.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 69) JS7 noted that the lack of career development opportunities for women exposed them to financial insecurity and inequality in political participation.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Apply stronger measures to combat violence against women, as a follow-up to the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013-2016.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) The Government of Spain is firmly committed to promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls The legal framework as it pertains to gender-based violence includes Organic Act No. 1/2015, under which forced marriage, harassment, unauthorized disclosure of recordings or private images obtained with the consent of the victim but disclosed without the victim’s knowledge and the disabling of electronic devices used to enforce sentences were made specific offences.
Para 19) Beginning with the entry into force of Organic Act No. 8/2015, the minor children of female victims of gender-based violence were considered direct victims of such violence. Royal Decree-Law No. 9/2018, for its part, strengthened access to effective judicial protection for victims and made it possible to certify a person’s status as a victim of gender-based violence in other ways.
Para 26) The General Commission on Codification submitted a report analysing the definitions of the offences of sexual assault and molestation to determine whether those definitions are useful and technically correct; a linked document on the elimination of sexual molestation as a defined offence punishable by a fine accompanied the report.
Para 27) Eighty-seven per cent of the measures planned as part of the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016, one of the tools used to combat gender-based violence, were carried out.
Para 28) The year 2017 was a turning point for Spain in respect of violence against women, as it was the year of the adoption of the first National Covenant on Combating Genderbased Violence 2018–2022. The Covenant covers legislative reforms, training, the promotion of the work of the comprehensive forensic assessment units, the recognition of the right to free legal aid and the empowerment of the agencies providing assistance to victims.
Para 29) Instruction No. 4/2019 established a new protocol for assessment by the police of the risk of gender-based violence, victim safety and case follow-up through the VioGén System. Instruction No. 7/2019 established the procedure to be followed by the police in informing foreign women who are victims of gender-based violence of their right to apply for temporary residence and work permits.
Para 30) Records of the number of women killed as a result of gender-based violence have been kept since 2003, and since January 2019 data have been collected on women killed as a result of other forms of violence. A study on the time it takes women victims of gender-based violence to report their situation has been published.
Para 59) … Under Act No. 3/2019,72 the children of victims of gender-based violence and other forms of violence against women are entitled to the benefits to which orphans are entitled, thereby improving their situation.
Para 72) The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016 led to a closer focus on specialized care for women with disabilities who are victims of gender-based violence and improved accessibility. The third pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for a series of measures for the protection of women with disabilities.
Para 83) Act No. 2/201792 guaranteed free legal aid, expressly including information on mediation and other extrajudicial means of conflict resolution. For victims of gender-based violence, … free legal aid also includes free advice and orientation immediately prior to the submission of a report or complaint.
Para 100) Organic Act No. 42/2015 established that victims of gender-based violence, terrorism and trafficking in persons are entitled to free legal aid regardless of their economic means, as are minors and persons with intellectual disabilities or mental disorders who are victims of abuse or ill-treatment.
Para 111) 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.
UN Compilation:
Para 49) Two treaty bodies welcomed legislative measures to protect women from violence. However, the CEDAW and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls were concerned by the prevalence of violence against women, including sexual violence, and by the high percentage of women who had died as a result of a gender-based violence in close relationships.
Para 50) [CEDAW] welcomed the decision by the highest court of Spain finding in favour of a victim of domestic violence and reaffirming that Spanish law must incorporate the rights and freedoms of human rights treaties.
Para 61) [CRPD] was concerned about persons with disabilities still living in institutions and, in particular, about women with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities in such institutions being exposed to a high risk of humiliation, abuse and violence, including sexual violence. It was also concerned about reported cases of violence against women with psychosocial disabilities perpetrated by their intimate partners.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 67) JS7 expressed concern about the fact that women continued to fall victim to violence and homicide at the hands of their partner or ex-partner. Fundació de Dones (SURT) regretted that the coordination necessary to implement existing measures to protect women victims of discrimination and violence was lacking.
Para 79) Joint Submission 12 (JS12) welcomed the fact that the situation of women diagnosed with mental disorders was addressed in the National Strategy for the Eradication of Violence against Women. However, they were concerned that this had not been reflected in practice.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:NeglectedContents:In 2010, CRC recommended that legislation and regulations in all autonomous communities conform to the Convention and its OPs.[Para 5] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:NeglectedContents:FT stated that, as of July 2013, the Ministry of Health had denied persons unable to conceive owing to the lack of a male partner access to assisted reproductive techniques included in the basic portfolio of services. In the view of FT, that regulation constituted discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and civil status. FT recommended that the State reinstate the right of lesbians and single women to access assisted reproduction techniques offered by the national health system. [Para 62] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:N/AContents:In May 2019, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration, Spain submitted its
report on its implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Inappropriate content
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Provide support and protection to the family considering that it is the fundamental and natural unit of society.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AngolaAngolaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Reinforce measures to combat violence against women, ensuring that victims have access to immediate means of redress, protection and that perpetrators are held accountable.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that victims of gender-based violence have access to immediate means of redress and protection.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Develop strategies to achieve gender equality in all areas of economic, political and social life, including employment and wage equality.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Association Actuavallès recommended approving the LGBTI Equality Act and the Trans Act. [Para 10]