[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1134, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "and their families have been trained in the use of the guidelines and protocols. The ‘Guide for the Empowerment and Participation of Women with Disabilities’ (2020) was also developed. It should be noted, however, that the provisions of the Civil Code relating to the legal capacity of persons with disabilities at the time of the presentation of the 10th report were still under discussion at the level of the National Assembly. According to the treaty body at that time, as the oldest law in the statute book, the Civil Code certainly in need of reform¹²."}, {"bbox": [96, 298, 1134, 404], "category": "Text", "text": "According to the same source, persons with disabilities have access to a range of benefits, services – especially medical services and treatment – and exemptions. Yet more efforts are needed as regard to access to specialised and adapted GBV services such as psychologic counselling, health and Reproductive health services starting with emergency units as well as legal orientation and assistance¹³."}, {"bbox": [96, 416, 1134, 626], "category": "Text", "text": "Last to be noted is that if forced sterilization of women with disabilities is prohibited under the Criminal Code and even if it is rare, this practice continues to occur in certain provinces. Such cases are then taken care by the Office of the Ombudsman, investigated by the Attorney General's Office, and reparations are provided to victims. Yet, among the Concluding Observations¹⁴ of the CEDAW Treaty Body, it was recommended to consider amending prohibit the forced sterilization of women with disabilities and more specifically the Organic Act on Health, as forced sterilization to update the relevant legal provisions is now classified as a crime against humanity. The necessity to ensure that a human-rights based approach is taken to the treatment of all persons with disabilities was also stressed."}, {"bbox": [96, 640, 1134, 904], "category": "Text", "text": "With this second phase of Spotlight, the EU will consolidate results framed in the 6 pillars of the initiative: (i) implementing the public policy on the elimination of rape at the local level (Pillar 1 and 2); ii) strengthening public service providers, organised women, CSOs and other key stakeholders so as to allow them to provide quality services (Pillars 3, 4, 6); iii) socialisation of the prevention campaign and work on masculinities (Pillars 3 and 6); and v) analysing and generating data (Pillar 5). Among these six pillars, a connecting thread will make it possible to put the theory of change into practice individually and more broadly. The programmatic integration will be enhanced by the diverse participation of sectors and stakeholders, opening greater possibilities for sustainability. The intervention will also foster national and local articulation and the implementation of context-specific and relevant interventions to ensure they are accessible and sustainable for the most vulnerable women in remote and de-concentrated zones."}, {"bbox": [96, 919, 1106, 973], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [96, 986, 265, 1013], "category": "Text", "text": "**Key stakeholders:**"}, {"bbox": [96, 1024, 1134, 1104], "category": "Text", "text": "Congress of the Republic / Parliamentary Groups and Committees, National Electoral Council (CNE), Contentious Electoral Court (TCE), Political parties, Journalists, Civil Society Organisations/Secretary of Human Rights, Local Governments, Cantonal Boards for the Protection of Rights, RUV Coordination Board."}, {"bbox": [96, 1116, 1134, 1170], "category": "Text", "text": "Main stakeholders include i) duty bearers, ii) rights holders and iii) secondary stakeholders. The level of interest to participate and action of each stakeholder are described in the table:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1181, 1134, 1288], "category": "Text", "text": "Women and girls survivors are the primary right holders and the CSOs that provide to them protection, health and security services have also to be identified as priority. In this perspective, Women/Gender Mechanism/s, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior and security bodies (e.g. Police and any other concerned entity) and Ministry of Justice are among the primary duty bearers."}, {"bbox": [86, 1548, 771, 1573], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² CEDAW/C/ECU/10 of October 16, 2020, [Treaty bodies Download (ohchr.org)]"}, {"bbox": [86, 1573, 171, 1595], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ IDEM"}, {"bbox": [86, 1596, 1003, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ Summary record of the 1830th meeting held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Friday, 29 October 2021"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 32"}]