Session
Source of Reference
State under Review
Recommendation
Implement measures to prevent sex-selective abortions, and conduct educational campaigns about gender roles and the value of women and girls.
Implementation notes
National Report:
Para 135) A number of projects introduced at the beginning of 2017 are aimed at preventing sex-selective abortion and educating young people in this area. The projects are being supported by the office of the United Nations Population Fund and the representation of the European Union in Azerbaijan, with the participation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the State Committee on the Family, Women and Children.
UN Compilation:
Para 37) CEDAW expressed concern about women’s limited decision-making powers concerning their health status, the use of abortions for family planning, including the high number of sex-selective abortions and forced abortions, very low use of modern contraceptive methods and the absence of a law on sexual and reproductive health.
Para 41) CEDAW and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women noted with concern the deeply rooted patriarchal attitudes and stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, while urging Azerbaijan to raise awareness of existing sex-based stereotypes with a view to eliminating them. The United Nations country team noted that gender stereotyping led to a high rate of gender biased sex-selective abortions, resulting in a highly skewed sex ratio at birth. Despite the legislative guarantees of gender equality, the prevalence of discriminatory attitudes and customary practices was seriously impeding the advancement of women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 31) Women and Modern World […] highlighted the serious problem of distorted sex ratios observed broadly in regions of Azerbaijan.
Para 32) Women and Modern World also noted that gender-based restrictions represented one of the key issues in the field of sexual and reproductive rights for both women and men. The society valued men over women because ethnicity and family name was passed through men. Many families decided to abort female foetuses.
Para 42) […] Women and Modern World reported […] that selective abortions, i.e., abortions committed because the sex of the child is female, was a serious problem in Azerbaijan.
Para 135) A number of projects introduced at the beginning of 2017 are aimed at preventing sex-selective abortion and educating young people in this area. The projects are being supported by the office of the United Nations Population Fund and the representation of the European Union in Azerbaijan, with the participation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the State Committee on the Family, Women and Children.
UN Compilation:
Para 37) CEDAW expressed concern about women’s limited decision-making powers concerning their health status, the use of abortions for family planning, including the high number of sex-selective abortions and forced abortions, very low use of modern contraceptive methods and the absence of a law on sexual and reproductive health.
Para 41) CEDAW and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women noted with concern the deeply rooted patriarchal attitudes and stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, while urging Azerbaijan to raise awareness of existing sex-based stereotypes with a view to eliminating them. The United Nations country team noted that gender stereotyping led to a high rate of gender biased sex-selective abortions, resulting in a highly skewed sex ratio at birth. Despite the legislative guarantees of gender equality, the prevalence of discriminatory attitudes and customary practices was seriously impeding the advancement of women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 31) Women and Modern World […] highlighted the serious problem of distorted sex ratios observed broadly in regions of Azerbaijan.
Para 32) Women and Modern World also noted that gender-based restrictions represented one of the key issues in the field of sexual and reproductive rights for both women and men. The society valued men over women because ethnicity and family name was passed through men. Many families decided to abort female foetuses.
Para 42) […] Women and Modern World reported […] that selective abortions, i.e., abortions committed because the sex of the child is female, was a serious problem in Azerbaijan.
Reference type
Response