Hemispheric Reports on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention

Each Multilateral Evaluation Round includes the publication of a Hemispheric Report on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention, Which presents a synthesis of the national reports received, as well as the recommendations of the Committee of Experts.

Similarly, each Round culminates with the publication of a Follow-up Report, which analyzes each State's follow-up and implementation of the recommendations of the Committee of Experts.

Hemispheric Reports on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention

Segundo Informe Seguimiento

Third Hemispheric Report on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention
(MESECVI, 2017)

This report presents the progress of 24 countries in the region in the effective compliance with the obligations assumed upon ratification of the Convention of Belém do Pará. With the inputs provided by the States, as well as by 26 civil society organizations that submitted 24 national and 2 regional shadow reports, the Committee of Experts and the Technical Secretariat conducted an in-depth study of each response in light of the standards established in the Convention in relation to the following thematic axes: Legislation, National Plans, Access to Justice, National Budgets and Information and Statistics, offering recommendations to the States to strengthen their implementation from a perspective of the obligations of prevention contained in the Convention.

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Portada II Informe Hemisférico

Second Hemispheric Report on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI, 2012)

The Second Hemispheric Report reviews the progress made by the States Party in their implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention, as well as the significant challenges that remain in the region in terms of a timely, appropriate and effective response to acts of violence against women, from a perspective of human rights.

The Report consolidates the results and recommendations from the 28 national reports presented to the MESECVI during the Second Multilaterial Evaluation Round, and offers a comparative overview of the progress made between the First and Second Rounds.

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Portada II Informe Hemisférico

First Hemispheric Report on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI, 2008)

The First Hemispheric Report reviews the progress made by the States Party in their implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention, as well as the significant challenges that remain in the region in terms of a timely, appropriate and effective response to acts of violence against women, from a perspective of human rights.

The Report consolidates the results and recommendations from the 28 national reports presented to the MESECVI during the First Multilaterial Evaluation Round.

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Follow-up Reports

Third Follow-Up Report

Third Follow-up Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Committee of Experts of the MESECVI
(MESECVI, 2021)

This report seeks to share progress and challenges in the prevention of violence against women based on the eradication of stereotypes in legislation, national plans, access to justice, information and statistics, and the budget from an intersectional approach to the diversity of women and girls. Each chapter includes a series of conclusions made by the CEVI, on the prevention and harmonization efforts carried out by the States for a better implementation of the Convention of Belém do Pará.

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Second Follow-Up Report

Second Follow-up Report on the Recommendations of the Committee of Experts of the MESECVI
(MESECVI, 2014)

The Second Follow-up Report reviews the implementation of the 42 recommendations made by the Committee of Experts in 2012, as well as the progress made by the States Parties to the Belém do Pará Convention in their implementation of the Convention.

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Portada II Informe Hemisférico

First Follow-up Report to the Recommendations of the Committee of Experts (MESECVI, 2010)

The First Follow-up Report synthesizes the responses from 18 States Party to a series of 38 indicators, developed by the Committee of Experts, on the implementation of their recommendations. The indicators, both qualitative and quantitative, cover the five issues examined during the First Multilateral Evaluation Round: legislation, national plans, access to justice, national budgets, and information and statistics.

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Thematic Reports on Critical Areas of Concern

Embarazo Infantil

Hemispheric Report on Sexual Violence and Child Pregnancy in the States Party to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI, 2017)

The aim of this report is to provide providing information on the links between sexual violence and child pregnancy and the multiple violations of human rights that these entail, as well as to provide comprehensive recommendations to States Party oriented to improving the effectiveness of the measures taken to guarantee the right of girls to live a life free of violence.

The Report addresses the main consequences of sexual violence - child pregnancy, maternal mortality and forced marriages. It highlights the severe situation of maternal mortality among girls aged 10 to 14.

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