The implementation of international protection mechanisms in Ecuador for women rights. An overview of implementation though time of Ecuador to CEDAW and Belém Do Pará Conventions

Abstract

The following study offers an overview of the recommendation made by the CEDAW Committee to Ecuador and the response of the state to implementation of this recommendations since its first review by the Committee. Followed by the over view on the recommendations and implementation of the Belém Do Pará Convention and the advancements of this mechanisms. As well as the presentation of the Case Against Ecuador in the Inter American Court for Human Right for its Violation to the Belém Do Pará Convention article 7. To conclude that these international mechanisms have contributed to the present legislation, protocols and state plans on Women Rights protection in the state although further efforts are still needed to fully implement the recommendations of the Committees for adequate implementation of the Conventions. With the concluding recommendations on areas that need more focus on part of the state being: decriminalization of abortion, raising awareness of the Convention and women's entitled rights, and developing more inclusive policies for vulnerable groups such as Indigenous, Montubio, and Afro-Ecuadorian women, the need for improved national-level data collection and management. And finally, clear objectives must be established to address and combat sexual violence and harassment in educational institutions.