E/C.12/PRY/CO/4 (OHCHR) on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal morbidity and mortality (A/HRC/21/22); (b) Amend its legislation on the prohibition of abortion in order to render it compatible with other fundamental rights, such as women’s rights to health, life and dignity; (c) Intensify its efforts to ensure the accessibility and availability of sexual and reproductive health care and information, especially in rural areas; (d) Expand and strengthen comprehensive, age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health education for both sexes in all schools, and also in informal settings. Right to education 30. The Committee remains concerned that, despite the considerable progress made in extending education coverage, disparities persist between urban and rural schools in terms of accessibility, quality and infrastructure, which particularly affect indigenous children, children living in remote areas and children with disabilities. The Committee is also concerned that many rural schools do not have adequate, separate toilet facilities for each sex, a situation which could have a deterrent effect on school attendance among girls and teenagers (art. 13). In the light of its general comment No. 13 (1999) on the right to education (art. 13 of the Covenant), the Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to ensure that the education system is available and accessible for all children, including children with disabilities, by promoting inclusive education. It further recommends that the State party improve the quality and infrastructure of schools, especially in rural areas, and ensure that all schools in rural areas have adequate water and sanitation infrastructures, including, in particular, separate toilet facilities for each sex. Use of indigenous languages 31. The Committee notes that, notwithstanding the efforts made, the measures adopted to promote the use of the Guaraní language have been limited and that its use is not encouraged in a comprehensive enough manner, particularly in the education system. The Committee is concerned about the lack of sufficient measures to promote the preservation and use of other indigenous languages (art. 15). The Committee recommends that the State party take the measures needed to effectively foster the use of Guaraní as an official language. The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt the measures needed to promote the preservation and use of other indigenous languages. D. Other recommendations 32. The Committee recommends that the State party encourage systematic data collection and the production and use of statistics for human rights indicators, including indicators of economic, social and cultural rights, based on these data. In this respect, it refers the State party to the conceptual and methodological framework for human rights indicators developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (see HRI/MC/2008/3). The Committee requests that the State party include in its next periodic report statistical data on the enjoyment of GE.15-04384E 9

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