21st September 2023

Mexico – Submission to the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 88th pre-session working group, September 2023

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Summary

This submission highlights the failure by the State of its duty to develop and comply with its obligations under the Convention, namely to adopt legislative measures and other measures, such as policies, to address and combat all forms of discrimination against women; development of programs aimed at preventing and addressing violence against women, the arbitrary allocation of adequate resources and funding to institutions that address issues of equality, prevention and combating of violence against women [Art. 2 (b), (c), (d) and (f), Art. 3 and Art. 14(1) of the CEDAW Convention].

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