Prawa człowieka w krajach Partnerstwa Wschodniego UE z ...
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8. FINAL REMARKS<br />
This summary presentation of the statements made by the treaty bodies and UN organs<br />
concerning respect of the rights of persons in the Eastern Partnership countries, brief as it may<br />
be, identifies a number of issues that are worth focusing on.<br />
a. The Universal Periodic Review is evidently a useful tool to compile information from<br />
the respective UN agendas and associate that information with the most important<br />
areas of concern. Such approach makes it easier to identify the most pending problems<br />
in the reviewed countries.<br />
b. The uniform level of adoption of the UN standards and of ratification of the relevant<br />
treaties and protocols facilitates parallel comparison of the Eastern Partnership<br />
countries. It should be noted that the treaty bodies strive to achieve full adoption of all<br />
the conventions by the State Parties with as few reservations from them as possible.<br />
c. Moving on to an analysis of the respective comments made by the treaty bodies, in<br />
terms of institutional and legislative frameworks, the role of the national human rights<br />
protection institutions (ombudsmen) is particularly visible. The UN Committees<br />
strongly express their approval of the establishment and functioning of those<br />
institutions, but at the same time they are concerned that what they do is not always<br />
adequate. Proper functioning of independent ombudsmen equipped with sufficient<br />
resources and authority appears to be an important element of effective human rights<br />
protection.<br />
d. The issue of the rights of women is mentioned in all the analysed reports.<br />
Discrimination, stereotypes and negative perception of the social role of women are<br />
particularly strong in the Caucasus, where cultural stereotypes that negatively affect<br />
the equality of rights are deeply rooted. The comments made by CEDAW show that a<br />
comprehensive approach is needed, involving both institutional and legislative<br />
changes and influencing the social perception of the state of affairs.<br />
e. Another problem common to all the reviewed countries, is the use of torture and<br />
inhuman treatment. Despite efforts in this area and implementation of National<br />
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