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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:PalestinePalestineRegional groupObserverPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to improve education in the country, to enhance the number of girls enrolled in pre-primary and primary education and to ensure a compulsory and free education. -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:CTUHR called for the ratification of OP-ICESCR as recommended by Portugal, Germany and Palestine. [Para 13] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:The CRC was specifically concerned that impunity remained pervasive in the context of child pornography and trafficking-related investigations and prosecutions mainly due to the complicity of law enforcement, judicial and immigration officials in human trafficking and corruption. [Para 37] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marital rape
- Domestic violence
- Sexual violence
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Anti-Rape Law of 1997... implicitly recognizes marital rape. However, the subsequent possibility for the wife, as the offended party, to "forgive" the crime extinguishes the criminal dimension of the action and the consequent severity of the penalty. [Para 15; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:NeglectedContents:... For example, it once again urged the Philippines to take steps to amend section 135(a) of the Labour Code or section 5(a) of the 1990 Rules implementing Republic Act 6725 in order to bring the legislation into full conformity with ILO Convention No. 100 (1951) concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value. [Para 14; ILO Committee of Experts] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:Review DocumentationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:NeglectedContents:JS 15 recommended regular training on child trafficking and on commercial sexual exploitation of children for law enforcement personnel, judges, prosecutors and social workers, amongst others; and the availability of adequate support services for victims. [Para 66] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:N/AContents:Other identified gaps include the need to match location of VAWC services with VAW incidence per region or province, prevalence of VAW cases, and the need for wider gender- responsive judicial and non-judicial interventions. The special needs for rehabilitation and post- conflict care of women and children in vulnerable situations and conflict areas need to be addressed. [Para 80] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Advance in the creation of a legislative framework and public policies that allow all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, access to health, education, work and social security, free from discrimination and violence.
ExplanationNoted. Those with claims that are moored on less than solid premises or are not in line with the Filipino people’s cultural values, religious beliefs, and national identity. On the latter, the GPH respects cultural rights in accordance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the human right to freedom of religion under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). ... Those that relate to legislative or parliamentary actions that must be informed by multi-stakeholder and multi-sector consultations, the results of which may not be aligned with the recommendations. The GPH fully respects the Filipino people’s right to participative governance as qualified by Article 21 of the UDHR and Article 25 of the ICCPR.
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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to face human trafficking, in particular the online trafficking, abuse and sexual exploitation of minors.
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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:SingaporeSingaporeRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to make education accessible for all, especially girls and others in vulnerable situations.
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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Promote public policies to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities, and prevent discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities.
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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its normative protection of maternal health, approve and implement the bill on reproductive health, and release necessary financial resources for its implementation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) As of December 2016, CCT provided 4.39-million eligible poor household beneficiaries with health and education cash grants, conditional to the children’s attendance in school and receipt of regular immunization, the mothers’ availment of health care services, and the beneficiary’s attendance to family development sessions. Under the 2017 budget, CCT beneficiary-families are provided a rice allowance
Para 28) Our government budget supports the Department of Health (DOH) in deploying health professionals to the barrios, expanding the immunization program for children, and strengthening the efforts to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, among others. As of June 2016, the National Health Insurance Program covers 92.62 million principal members and dependents.
Para 65) The DOH executed the first “full” implementation of the RPRH Law in 2015 and appropriated PhP 21.74 billion, almost double the budget in the previous year, to support the implementation of various RPRH programs, like the Family Planning Program and the National Safe Motherhood Program.
Para 66) Through RPRH Law, 80% of total live births were covered by DOH facilities. Maternal mortality ratio went down from 221 deaths per 100,000 deliveries in 2011 to 114 per 100,000 deliveries in 2015.
Para 67) In 2016, GPH hit its target of ensuring that 90% of pregnant women were attended to by a skilled health professional. Contraceptive use in the country increased since 2012, with the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate at 33.26% increasing to 46.87% in 2015. Moreover, women’s life expectancy also increased from 72.9 years in 2016 to 74.3 years in 2017.
UN Compilation:
Para 65) There had been hardly any change in the maternal mortality rate over the previous three decades.
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Para 130) JS20 stated that indigenous women had been adversely affected by the “No Home Birthing Policy” as they had no access to birthing facilities.
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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Abortion
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the abortion law to allow for safe abortion in cases of rape, incest or when the health and life of the pregnant woman is at risk.ExplanationThe Philippine Constitution protects the life of the unborn child.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 64) Referring to the relevant supported recommendations, UNICEF noted that the Philippines had adopted the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, which guaranteed universal access to maternal health, family planning and sex education. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women expressed concern that ... unsafe abortions ... were increasing, particularly among adolescent girls. -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consolidate its recent progress through implementation of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation covering sex and sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual abuse
Type:QuestionSession:1st session, April 2008Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Could you provide more information on what measures have been taken so far to address the problem of minors in detention, particularly in relation to the risk of physical and sexual abuses, to the separation of adults from children in detention centres and to educational activities within detention centres? -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:YemenYemenRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to pursue efforts to eradicate poverty and discrimination against women. -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Make further efforts to protect children against all risks of sexual or economic exploitation. -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:JS8 stated that health and medical services had remained inaccessible for many poor women. Public hospitals had continued to be ill-equipped and understaffed. JS13 called for emergency obstetric facilities for all women including rural, indigenous and Muslim women. [Para 99] -
State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS5 stated that discriminatory policies coupled with social stigma had translated into acts of violence against gender-diverse children. Intersex children had continued to be at risk of forced medical interventions which aimed to align their body with normative definitions of ‘male’ and ‘female’. [Para 100]
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State Under Review:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Polygamy
- Early marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:The HR Committee recommended that the Philippines revise the Code of Muslim Personal Laws to prohibit polygamous marriages and repeal the provisions discriminating on the basis of religion regarding the minimum age of marriage for girls. [Para 79] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice ... recommended that the Government: ... (c) secure an enabling environment for women human rights defenders, who should receive a fair share of public funding, and protect them from any intimidation. [Para 24]
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination encouraged Poland to consider ratifying ... the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). [Para 2]
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS4 also recommended that government officials and non-state actors perpetrating intimidation and harassment against women human rights defenders and LGBTQI+ defenders are effectively investigated and establish mechanisms that protect human rights defenders, including by adopting a specific law on their protection. [Para 28]
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Conduct impartial and thorough investigations into allegations of violence against women and prosecute those responsible [Para 11] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:NeglectedContents:... Specifically, CRC regretted the lack of legislation specific to the sale of children and was concerned at the absence of a definition of child prostitution and of sale of children in the Penal Code and at the lack of explicit protection in the Code for children between age of 15 and 18 from child pornography or child prostitution. CRC was concerned that preventive measures against the exploitation of children, including prostitution and pornography and measures to identify the causes and extent of the problem, remained limited. [Para 23]