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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:VenezuelaVenezuelaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to reduce the number of victims of gender-based violence, give them access to justice, and progressively overcome the wage gap between men and women.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Systematically consult with civil society, including women's organizations on gender-related issues during the law making process.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Ombudsman expressed concern about the insufficient action taken to implement the recommendations accepted by Spain during its second universal periodic review. It expressed regret about various issues, including: ... the situation of women deprived of their liberty; [Para 2]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS33 recommended incorporating sex education into the school curriculum from a human-rights perspective. [Para 61]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:MyanmarMyanmarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the implementation of the Strategic Plan on Equality of Opportunity 2014-2016 to achieve equal opportunity for women and men, in particular to reduce the pay gap.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 20) Under Organic Act No. 4/2018, it became compulsory to determine whether proposed appointments to positions of higher rank in the judiciary were compatible with the Equality Act. In accordance with Organic Act No. 5/2018, relevant training in this field was promoted in both civil service examinations and in-service learning for judicial officials. Providing training on gender perspectives to prosecutors is one of the central components of the Prosecution Service’s 2019 In-Service Learning Plan.
Para 21) The adoption of Royal Decree-Law No. 6/2019, which reinforced the right of working people to equal pay, was a noteworthy step towards full equality of treatment and opportunity for men and women in work and employment. Under the Decree-Law, measures to promote reconciliation of family life and work were also taken. Paternity leave (which was renamed childbirth and childcare leave), for example, will be lengthened to ensure that in 2021 it will be as long as maternity leave is now.
Para 22) Under Royal Decree-Law No. 18/2017, the obligation to disclose non-financial information, including information related to gender matters, was imposed on some companies. A law to ensure that companies do not have a disproportionately large number of either men or women has been announced.
Para 23) Royal Decree No. 259/2019 has led to progress in inter-ministerial coordination and required an equality unit of every government agency.
Para 24) A gender equality perspective, involving co-education and learning about real equality between men and women, the prevention of gender-based violence and respect for sexual diversity, informs the bill on an organic act on education.
Para 31) The Strategic Plan on Equal Opportunities 2014–2016, a gender equality tool, was evaluated and submitted to the Council on Women’s Participation for review. Work on the next version of the Plan is currently under way.
Para 32) One of the main components of the second Women and Peace and Security Plan 2017–2023 is to ensure the participation of women in decision-making processes in all phases of a given conflict. At the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Spain, together with Finland, submitted the declaration entitled Commitment 2025 on Women’s Inclusion in Peace Processes.
Para 33) Narrowing the wage gap is a priority for the Spanish Government. The Master Plan for Decent Work 2018–2020 contains a series of measures to identify and combat this form of discrimination. A report on women in the labour market, women pensioners and migrant women in the twenty-first century was presented in March 2019.
Para 34) With regard to the public sector, a report on follow-up to the second Plan for Equality between Women and Men has been produced. Since 2015, there has been a protocol for the mobility of female public employees who are victims of gender-based violence and, since 2018, an agreement to facilitate their moves from one administrative agency to another.
Para 35) Spain has developed the Plan for Gender Equality in the Fishing and Aquaculture Sector 2015–2020. Women’s involvement in associations and women’s leadership have been given a boost with the emergence of the National Association of Fishing Women and the award of subsidies.
Para 36) With a view to making progress towards budgets informed by a gender perspective, each year’s national budget is accompanied by a gender impact report.
Para 37) The Observatory on Women, Science and Innovation has begun operations in order to help ensure that real equality in the participation of women and men in all areas and levels of science, technology and innovation is achieved. The report Científicas en Cifras 2017 (Female scientists in figures 2017) and a report on women in technology were presented in 2019.
Para 38) The Institute for Women and Equal Opportunities takes measures to promote equality of opportunity in the private sector by providing advice on drafting equality plans or awarding “Equality in Business” certificates. It also provides training and advice to women who are in senior management or are prospective senior managers.
Para 39) The National Institute of Statistics conducts time-use surveys to shed light on the amount of unpaid work done in the home and the way family responsibilities are shared. The next survey is planned for the period 2021–2022.
Para 40) Gender equality policies are also a strategic priority for the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, as reflected in its fifth Master Plan. The priorities in the Agency’s Humanitarian Action Strategy 2019–2026 include specific measures to combat gender-based violence. The Agency finances projects for the protection of women at risk and survivors of gender-based violence, the empowerment of women and the consolidation of women’s sexual and reproductive rights.
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.
Para 42) With regard to the State security forces, a national bureau for gender equality was made part of the national police force. In 2019, the Civil Guard published its first equality plan and a protocol for responding to sexual harassment and gender-based harassment.
Para 43) As far as the armed forces are concerned, the visibility of the Military Observatory on Equality between Women and Men has been heightened, and it has been given additional responsibilities. The increase in the amount of training on equality policies it provides is also noteworthy.
Para 44) The post of Ambassador-at-Large for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Reconciliation Policies was created and filled in August 2018, and in June 2019 a post for a coordinator of efforts to respond to violence against women abroad was created.
Para 145) The Women’s Health Observatory was founded in 2018 to help ensure that public health policies are informed by the equality principle.
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Para 32) While concerned that the unemployment rate remained high and disproportionately affected … women …
Para 33) CESCR was also concerned that, despite the decline in the overall incidence of precarious employment, the incidence of some forms of such work, especially temporary employment, remained high and particularly affected women.
Para 35) In 2018, the ILO Committee of Experts noted the observations of the General Union of Workers concerning the exclusion of domestic workers from the Occupational Risk Prevention Act and regretted that section 26 of the Act relating to maternity protection was not applied to those workers.
Para 38) [CESCR] was concerned that the percentage of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion was high, particularly among young people, women, …
Para 51) The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls noted the efforts made by Spain to integrate women into public, political and economic life and its impressive legal and institutional infrastructure for gender equality, which had brought significant gains for women. It noted, however, that in the media traditionalist and sexist roles were still widespread. Some treaty bodies were also concerned about the persistence of entrenched traditional attitudes and stereotypes concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society.
Para 52) CEDAW was concerned that the austerity measures had had a disproportionate impact on women, in particular women with disabilities, older women and women domestic workers.
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.
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Para 69) JS7 noted that the lack of career development opportunities for women exposed them to financial insecurity and inequality in political participation. JS15 welcomed the fact that Organic Act No. 3/2007 would help to ensure better conditions of labour market access for women in situations of social exclusion. JS4 expressed concern about the discrimination that women suffered in terms of wages. … The Women of the World Platform (WoW) expressed concern about “maternal mobbing” and the difficulty of proving cases reported.
Para 73) SURT welcomed the adoption of Royal Decree No. 6/2019, on effective equality between women and men, in 2018.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure the effective training of the judicial bodies in charge of investigating cases of gender-based violence.ImplementationNational Report:
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 Gender-based 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.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure the minimum age of marriage for children disallows early marriage.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 59) The main legal reforms in this area include Organic Act No. 8/201570 and Act No. 15/2015, under which the minimum age for marriage was raised to 16.
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 … forced marriage.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:NeglectedContents:CRPD recommended the development of policies and programmes on education, employment, health and social protection to promote the autonomy and full participation of women and girls with disabilities in society. [Para 66] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:N/AContents:Generally speaking, police action is guided by the Protocol for the Protection of Victims of Trafficking and the Framework Protocol for the Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking. The Police Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking for Purposes of Sexual Exploitation was submitted in April 2013. The Civil Guard has also included efforts to combat trafficking as one of the main objectives in its Strategic Plan 2013-2016. In order to increase access to the National Police Force, the e-mail address [email protected] has been created, and a section entitled "public participation" has been added to the Civil Guard's official website. The role played by the Intelligence Centre against Organized Crime, which also manages the BDTrata database, should likewise be noted. [Para 27] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Right to marry
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"Spain is firmly committed to combating all forms of discrimination and, in
particular, discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. That
being so, and within the context of the principle of equality enshrined in article 1.1 and
more specifically article 14 of the Constitution, Parliament adopted Act No. 13/2005 and
Act No. 3/2007, amending the Civil Code in relation to the right to marry, so as to allow
marriage between persons of the same sex, with the same rights and duties, including the
right to adoption. [Para 51]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:"AI recommended ensuring that all victims of gender-based violence, including irregular migrants, have effective access to legal assistance and protection measures. It also recommended a national plan to combat violence against women and girls. [Para 17]" -
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:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Provide effective access to legal assistance and measures of protection for all victims of gender violence, including migrants with irregular migration status.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 20) ... In addition, the system of fees charged by the justice system was reformed through Royal Decree No. 3/2012, which exempts victims of gender-based violence from paying fees, while the free legal aid system was reformed to ensure that such victims are entitled to free legal aid regardless of their income level ...
Para 23) ... The State security forces and law enforcement agencies possess a network of specialist care providers comprising teams for women and minors, Civil Guard criminal investigation police, family services, and groups for women and minors within the National Police Force. In addition, the Upgrading and Specialization Centre, which is part of the Training and Proficiency Division of the National Police and Civil Guard, offers training courses addressing gender-based violence. The Basic Guide to Psychological First Aid in Cases of Gender-based Violence has been prepared in order to provide better care for victims. There is also an integrated system for monitoring cases of gender-based violence in the country, which includes a subsystem focusing on victims who have died as a result of gender-based violence. Between 2010 and 2014, several revisions were made to the risk assessment forms used by the police, and it was decided that a new tool would soon be launched to create and send follow-up warnings or alerts triggered by the continuous monitoring of changes in the level of risk faced by victims.
Para 56) The economic crisis has posed challenges to the legal aid programme. In response, a legal aid bill is being prepared, addressing the need to guarantee the sustainability of the free justice system through improved resource management and greater oversight of its use. The bill would increase the number of potential direct beneficiaries of the system, placing particular focus on the most vulnerable groups (victims of gender-based violence ... ) and entitling them to legal aid irrespective of their ability to cover legal costs.
Para 57) Regarding the protection of crime victims, work is proceeding on the Crime Victim Status Bill, whose purpose is to ensure that Government entities provide as comprehensive assistance as possible to victims, both from a legal and social standpoint. This would imply not only reparation through a criminal trial but also the mitigation of other traumatic emotional effects brought on by their situation, independently from the proceedings. Based on the recognition of victims' dignity, the bill's goal is to defend their material and moral goods and, thereby, those of society as a whole. Special focus in this area is placed on victims of gender-based violence ...
Para 74) It is important to note under the legislation in force, women victims of gender-based violence and victims of terrorism are entitled to preferential protection in access to housing.
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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;
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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: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: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.
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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.
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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:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:NeglectedContents:There is still no comprehensive national legislation on transsexuality regulating gender identity as such, as well as its implications with regard to health, employment, a person's official documents, transphobia or respect for diversity in the education system. [Para 28] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:RejectedContents:Consider the establishment of a national mechanism for the correct identification of victims of sexual exploitation, as well as the possibility of including specific measures for minors.ExplanationSpain does not believe it is necessary to establish a specific national mechanism for the identification of victims of trafficking in persons.
In Spain, victims of trafficking are identified and referred to the appropriate service by highly qualified, specialized staff of the security forces, who work closely with nongovernmental organizations having expertise in the area. This procedure ensures compliance with article 10 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings of 2005, to which Spain is a party.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 26) Another reform under way aims to improve the procedures used to identify victims and to meet the special needs of child victims of trafficking. The Framework Protocol for the Protection of Victims of Trafficking also addresses the particular situation of child victims. Organic Act No. 10/2011 amended article 59 bis of Organic Act No. 4/2000 on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration, so as to enhance protection for foreign women in an irregular situation who are potential victims of trafficking and to encourage them to cooperate with the authorities in the investigation of trafficking offences. Lastly, there is the Integrated Plan against Trafficking for Purposes of Sexual Exploitation 2009-2012, the second version of which will be adopted in 2014, and the Framework Protocol for the Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking was adopted on 28 October 2011. The reform of the Criminal Code will also include the criminalization of forced marriage.