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party to continue to disseminate widely, in particular to women’s and human rights
organizations, the Committee’s general recommendations, the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General
Assembly on the theme “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for
the twenty-first century.”
Ratification of other treaties
42.
The Committee notes that the adherence of the State party to the nine major
international human rights instruments 1 would enhance the enjoyment by women of
their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee
therefore encourages the State party to consider ratifying the treaties to which it is not
yet a party, i.e. the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance and the International Convention on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Follow-up to concluding observations
43.
The Committee requests the state party to provide, within two years, written
information on the steps undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in
paragraphs 36 and 38 above.
Preparation of next report
44.
The Committee requests the State party to ensure the wide participation of all
ministries and public bodies in the preparation of its next report, as well as to consult
a variety of women’s and human rights organizations during that phase.
45.
The Committee requests the State party to respond to concerns expressed in
present concluding observations in its next periodic report under article 18 of the
Convention. The Committee invites the State party to submit its next periodic report
in July 2016.
46.
The Committee invites the State party to follow the “Harmonized guidelines on
reporting under the international human rights treaties, including guidelines on a
common core document and treaty-specific documents”, approved at the fifth InterCommittee Meeting of the human rights treaty bodies in June 2006 (see
HRI/MC/2006/3 and Corr.1). The treaty-specific reporting guidelines, adopted by the
Committee at its fortieth session, in January 2008, must be applied in conjunction
with the harmonized reporting guidelines on a common core document. Together they
constitute the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the Convention on the
Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women. The treaty-specific
document should be limited to 40 pages, while the updated common core document
should not exceed 80 pages.
1
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights; the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination; the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; the Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; the Convention of
the Rights of the Child; the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families; the International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance; and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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