Session
Source of Reference
State under Review
Recommendation
Strengthen the fight against gender violence by providing it with sufficient resources to prosecute its perpetrators, as well as guarantee the rights of victims, making positive law prevail over customary law. A new Plan, provided with due budget support and followed by the corresponding reforms, is the right way forward.
Explanation
Timor-Leste has promoted the rights and welfare of women through policies and a national action plan on gender equality, has increased women’s participation in the political decision-making process, has strengthened the framework of legal measures on gender-based violence, has combatted violence against women, and girls and has strengthened measures to combat domestic violence against women and girls. … Timor-Leste supports these recommendations to engage in efforts to further improve the percentage of women within formal work arrangements, to strengthen their capacity to actively participate in supply chains and markets, to further reduce sexual violence and gender-based violence, to further combat gender-based violence and promote gender equality and pay more attention to violence against women and children including violence based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Reference type
Response