[PDFlist] FW: [IDA_CRPD_Forum] Call on States Parties to Restore Gender Balance to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Setareki Macanawai <
CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

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> *The GQUAL Campaign, the International Disability Alliance and the
> International Disability and Development Consortium call upon States
> Parties to promote gender balance as well as quality and independence
> amongst the experts within the elections for the Committee on the Rights of
> Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee).*
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> On June 12th, 2018, during the XI Conference of States Parties (COSP) to
> the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, States Parties
> will elect 9 experts to the CRPD Committee. This election will provide
> States with the opportunity and the responsibility to restore gender
> balance to the Committee, and to ensure that elected experts are persons
> with proven experience and independence.
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> In accordance with CRPD Article 34(4), “The members of the Committee shall
> be elected by States Parties, consideration being given to equitable
> geographical distribution, representation of the different forms of
> civilization and of the principal legal systems, balanced gender
> representation and participation of experts with disabilities.”
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> However, out of the total 36 experts who have held seats on the Committee,
> 26 have been men (72...2%) and only 10 have been women (27.8%), reflecting
> that throughout the Committees history, States have regularly elected a
> ratio of three men to one woman. This continual gender disparity within
> elections culminated last year with the composition of the Committee
> including 17 men and only 1 woman, making the CRPD Committee the Treaty
> Body with the greatest gender disparity.
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> The gender imbalance in the composition of the CRPD Committee is of great
> concern, particularly given that one of the principles of the Convention,
> which traverses all provisions and which guides the Committee’s work, is
> equality between men and women.  As highlighted in the CRPD Committee’s
> General Comment no 3 (2016) on women and girls with disabilities, there is
> a need for all actors at all levels to engage in the development,
> advancement and empowerment of women and girls with disabilities.
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> With the finalisation of Committee nominations on April 12th, 2018, it is
> encouraging to find a higher number of women nominated for the Committee,
> with 16 women and 13 men registered by the Committee Secretariat. However,
> the GQUAL Campaign, IDA and IDDC note that this has not been enough in past
> elections to guarantee gender balance. The almost equal proportion of male
> and female candidates suggests that the need to restore gender balance to
> move towards gender parity has not been duly prioritised and that, unless
> it is specifically prioritized by Member States in the voting stage, gender
> balance may not be achieved.
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> The GQUAL Campaign, IDA and IDDC strongly call upon States Parties to
> uphold the fundamental principles of the CRPD and other human rights
> treaties, thereby ensuring equality between men and women in the
> Committee’s membership when voting in the upcoming CRPD Committee
> elections. We also call upon States when voting, to promote and uphold the
> highest standards enshrined by the CRPD Committee, promoting candidates who
> are independent and have proven expertise on the Convention on the Rights
> of Persons with Disabilities.
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