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care, and adopt a gendered approach to the incarceration of women and girls, in line
with the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Noncustodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules).
100.
Concerning migrant and refugee women, the Government should:
(a)
Strengthen efforts to combat discrimination against migrant, asylumseeking and refugee women and girls, particularly Venezuelans and Colombians, and
ensure that they have full and equal access to asylum procedures and/or migratory
alternatives, in line with general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related
dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women of the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women;
(b)
Strengthen the investigative capacity of the Anti-Trafficking and
Migrant Smuggling Unit of the police, ensure that victims of trafficking who may be
in need of international protection are properly identified and referred to asylum
procedures, and ensure that adequate financial and technical resources are in place to
ensure the protection and assistance of victims of trafficking, including through the
establishment of more specialized shelters.
101. Concerning indigenous,
Government should:
Afro-Ecuadorian
and
Montubio
women,
the
(a)
Adopt a specific national action plan on violence against indigenous
women that would include appropriate temporary special measures to accelerate their
full participation at decision-making levels, in line with the commitments made under
the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
(b)
Systematically consult indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and Montubio
women and seek their free, prior and informed consent in decision-making processes
relating to large-scale projects for the exploitation of natural resources that have an
impact on their rights and legitimate interests;
(c)
Investigate cases of alleged sexual violence perpetrated by workers
associated with large-scale projects against indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and
Montubio women.
102. Concerning women with disabilities, the Government should strengthen the
implementation of legislation and establish accessible monitoring and reporting
mechanisms to detect, prevent and combat all forms of violence, including sexual
violence, against women and girls with disabilities, in line with the recommendations
of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD/C/ECU/CO/2-3,
para. 32).
103. Concerning lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women, the
Government should address the stigma and discrimination faced by these women, as
well as the lack of protection measures in place for them, including by raising public
awareness of their rights, in cooperation with civil society, and take steps to prevent
and sanction any practice deemed as “de-homosexualization” or “re-orientation
treatment”.
104. Concerning media and online violence against women, the Government should
strengthen the mandate of the Council on the Regulation and Development of
Information and Communication to eradicate discriminatory and sexist portrayals of
women in the media; ensure that the activities and freedom of expression of
representatives of non-governmental organizations working on the rights of women
are not restricted; and develop legislation to criminalize new forms of online violence
against women and girls, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur in her report on
online violence against women (A/HRC/38/47).
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