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ANNEX I
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ECUADOR WORKING
GROUP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
GOVERNMENT SECTORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY OF ECUADOR
PRIORITY AREAS
1. Education that contributes
to the construction of a culture of respect for human rights that takes
account of gender, ethnic background, inter-generational aspects, and
other dimensions of diversity.
LINES OF ACTION:
- Equitable redistribution of the education budget
- Evaluation of and accountability for the inclusion of rights in the
reform of education curricula
- Include human rights in bilingual inter-cultural education
- Training for officials, teachers, parents, and outreach workers.
- Involve citizen participation in the design and dissemination of
education instruments
- Carry out information, awareness-raising, training and education
campaigns at the national and local level, demanding that the mass
media contribute by making available airtime and fulfill their
obligation to disseminate women’s rights.
- DEFINITION OF PUBLIC POLICIES AT THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL ON
RESPONSE TO AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE.
LINES OF ACTION:
- Participation of women’s organizations and of civil society in
public policy-shaping and decision-making.
- Design and implementation of a National Plan on prevention of and
response to intra-family and gender violence with the participation of
society at large.
- Implementation of a system of information, monitoring and follow-up
on the various ongoing initiatives on violence against women.
- Allocation of adequate budgets for prevention of and response to
violence.
- Social surveillance mechanisms through community-based inspectorates
to ensure observance of laws and accountability.
3. STRENGTHENING OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
PROCESSES IN THE PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE
LINES OF ACTION:
- Interaction between local government and civil society
- Networking: promotion and recognition of the roles played by all
social agents
- Inclusion of the issue of violence in local development processes.
4. CONSTRUCT A CULTURE OF
RECOGNITION OF WOMEN AS CITIZENS WITH RIGHTS BY ENSURING ACCESS TO
JUSTICE.
LINES OF ACTION:
a. Effective authorities and
remedies
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Recognize the cabildos (councils) of
indigenous and afro-Ecuadorian communities as competent authorities to
prevent, hear, and impose punishment in cases of violence against
women and their children, in accordance with the Convention of Belém
do Pará.
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Strengthen awareness-raising and training
processes for all justice workers, including cabildos or
equivalent community authorities, on gender, human rights, and
intra-family violence.
b. Respect for the right of
victims to a fair trial.
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Strengthening by the state of resources
(technical, human, economic, etc.) for conducting expert examinations
c. Decisions must be governed
by respect for human rights
d. Compensatory damages
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ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF AND ACCESS TO A
QUALITY AND FRIENDLY SERVICE THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR
VICTIMS OF INTRA-FAMILY AND GENDER VIOLENCE
LINES OF ACTION:
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Create and strengthen mechanisms of
interaction among the state, the private sector, and civil society in
the prevention of and response to violence.
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Dissemination and application of standards
and procedures on sexual and reproductive health.
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Ensure follow-up on and monitoring of care
services.
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Create mechanisms to support and stimulate
initiatives at the local level.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Allocate an item in
the National Budget to promote the prevention of and response
to violence against women.
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Suggest to local governments that they
allocate a budget item for implementation of gender policies for
prevention of and response to violence against women.
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Demand and monitor equitable treatment for
public institutions involved in the defense of women’s human rights,
in particular CONAMU, the National Bureau of Special Police Offices
for Women, the Office for the Rights of Women, Children and
Adolescents of the National Ombudsman.
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That the CONAMU assume responsibility for
advancing discussions on the issue of violence against women with a
view to the creation of a national prevention and response plan that
would include an information system.
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Recruit into the care services women who
represent the indigenous and afro-Ecuadorian communities, particularly
in areas where such sectors comprise the majority, thereby respecting
ethnic diversity.
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Implement prevention and response programs
for women in prisons.
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