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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue efforts to combat violence against women by providing adequate training to judicial bodies responsible for processing and investigating cases in this area and by ensuring full assistance to victims of violence as well as their families.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Establish specialized centres to assist all survivors of sexual violence.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & HerzegovinaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to raise the percentage of women in Government.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 years for both men and women.
ExplanationNoted. La reforma de la Ley de Jurisdicción Voluntaria en 2015 aumentó de 14 a 16 años la edad mínima para casarse en España. Por tanto, los niños en España podrán contraer matrimonio si han cumplido ya los 16 años y están emancipados, aspecto que se declara por concesión de los que ostenten la patria potestad o por concesión judicial, pero siempre a partir de esta edad. Actualmente, no está prevista ninguna reforma legislativa tendente a aumentar la edad mínima para de 18 años en España (0,03%) y la tipificación del delito de matrimonio forz contraer matrimonio a los 18 años, dado el escaso porcentaje de matrimonios celebrados entre menores ado en el Código Penal.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Empowerment of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Consell Nacional de Dones de Catalunya (CNDC) recommended that Spain should invest in an integrated public infrastructure that serves as a platform for the empowerment of women and that it should consider establishing a special ombudsperson’s office for women. [Para 70] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW … recommended including other forms of gender-based violence in the law, ensuring that victims had access to immediate means of redress and protection and that perpetrators were prosecuted and adequately punished. [Para 49]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"Total funding over the above-mentioned five-year period[2004-2008]
amounted to €18,640,928.82. Priority is given to the following programmes: … literacy and social skills programmes for Gypsy women; and prevention and health education programmes for Gypsy women. [Para 33]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:"CAT remained concerned at reports of an unacceptable number of acts of violence
against women, including domestic violence, which sometimes result in murder. It was of
the view that the extent of this problem in the State calls for a response that goes beyond
legislative provisions and action plans and requires a comprehensive effort to change the
perception of women in society and dispel associated stereotypes. CEDAW remained
concerned about the prevalence of violence against women; it noted with concern that the
number of reported murders of women by current and former spouses or partners has not
declined significantly and that the severity of violence committed against women has
actually increased. [Para 27]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:PeruPeruRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to diminish the wage gap between men and women and promote a higher representation of women in managerial and decision making positions both in public administration and in the private sector.ImplementationNational Report:
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 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; ... (iv) to enhance women's participation in the political, economic and social spheres ...
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.
UN Compilation:
Para 47) CESCR remained concerned at the smaller proportion of women in decision-making positions, both in the public and the private sectors.
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 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:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Increase women in decision-making process.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:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Implement fully its 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:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Consider incorporating sexual and reproductive health education into the school curriculum.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 121) In February 2019, the Council of Ministers adopted the bill on an organic act on education amending Organic Act No. 2/2006. There will be a course on civic and ethical values in primary and compulsory secondary education. The bill states that, although it may be given specific coverage in some subjects, health, including sexual and reproductive health, will be covered in all areas of all levels of education.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Contraception
- Marginalized groups of women
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:NeglectedContents:JS8 added that the use of contraception was influenced by cultural factors and that 30 per cent of women of childbearing age did not use any form of contraception. Most abortions involved young women or immigrant women, the latter often being undocumented, or women living in situations of poverty and unemployment. ... JS8 called upon the State to ensure that the entire population had access to contraception. [Para 61] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:BoliviaBoliviaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Include immigrant women in irregular situations in all policies aimed at the prevention of and protection against gender violence.ImplementationNational Report:
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 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;
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:N/AContents:Spain nominated a woman with a disability for election to the CEDAW in 2016 and 2018. In 2018, when she was elected, she became the first person with a disability to become a member of a human rights treaty body other than the CRPD. [Para 75] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Abortion
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Establish a mechanism to ensure that women’s access to sexual and reproductive health services is not impeded by refusals to provide abortion services on the grounds of conscience.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & HerzegovinaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to promote gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:BulgariaBulgariaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the implementation of measures to combat domestic violence and provide adequate assistance to the victims of such violence that are stipulated in the National Covenant on Combatting Gender-based Violence.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CyprusCyprusRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupEUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Further promote gender equality.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Contraception
- Marginalized groups of women
- Right to health
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Joint Submission 33 (JS33) recommended guaranteeing universal health coverage for all women, including migrant women, and providing safe contraception services. [Para 59]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:[CRPD] recommended that Spain address gender-based violence against women with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities and that it take measures to prevent, investigate and provide redress for violations of their human rights and to prosecute the responsible. [Para 61]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS4 recommended that the State take steps to ensure equal employment opportunities for women and men, in law and in practice. [Para 49] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"The implementation of the CRPD
and its OP must be supported. Spain has been exemplary in many ways in the area of the social integration of persons with disabilities, thanks to the admirable work
started many years ago by organizations such as the Spanish National Organization for the
Blind (ONCE). This sterling work is ongoing and has been supported through the
legislative and budgetary measures adopted by successive Governments through the State
Secretariat for Social Policy, currently integrated in the form of a general secretariat in the
Ministry of Health and Social Policy. [Para 81]" -
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:BelarusBelarusRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to guarantee the rights of women and to eradicate gender discrimination, and pay special attention to combat gender-motivated violence against migrant women.ImplementationNational Report:
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 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;