Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Netherlands
- Document number
- 1291
- Date
- 2007
- Title
- Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Netherlands
- Author/publisher
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, United Nations (UN)
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- Document type(s)
- International Law, Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Keywords
- CEDAW/C/NLD/CO/4, 07-22354 (E), Thirty-seventh session,
- Summary
- The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands at its 767th and 768th meetings, on 24 January 2007. POINT 23: The Committee is concerned about the number of women and minor girls who are victims of trafficking. It is also concerned about the exclusion from protection under the B-9 regulation of victims who do not cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. POINT 24: The Committee urges the State party to provide information in its next report on the number of women and minor girls who are victims of trafficking. It calls upon the State party to provide for the extension of temporary protection visas, reintegration and support services to all victims of trafficking, including those who are unable or unwilling to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. POINT 37: The Committee is concerned that there is not sufficient information in the report of Aruba, in particular on prostitution and trafficking. The Committee is further concerned about the high rate of teenage pregnancies and the number of women infected with HIV/AIDS. The Committee is further concerned about the absence of specific measures to address violence against women in the penal code of Aruba. POINT 38: The Committee recommends that Aruba compile data, including sexdisaggregated data, on prostitution and trafficking and include such information in its next report. It further recommends that sex education be widely promoted and targeted at both girls and boys, with special attention to the prevention of early pregnancy and the control of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. It calls upon Aruba to ensure the effective implementation of its HIV/AIDS strategies and to provide detailed statistical and analytical information about women and HIV/AIDS in its next periodic report. The Committee recommends that Aruba pass specific legislation on violence against women.
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