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
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