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If the Council is truly serious in its objectives to meaningfully integrate a gender perspective into transitional justice processes, States must start their processes with gendered analyses at the centre, not as an add-in later. As 47 Independent UN Experts recently stated, gendered analyses are “essential for exposing power disparities, structural inequalities and discriminatory practices embedded in laws, institutions and social norms. ”

We are deeply concerned by the Sweden’s approach to sex work, which indirectly criminalizes the bodies of sex workers, conflates sex work with trafficking, and exposes sex workers to violence, stigma, and exclusion from democratic participation. The criminalization of sex work forces sex workers to the margins of society. Red Umbrella Sweden members often live in precarious conditions, at constant risk of eviction, homelessness, and social isolation, and often face barriers to accessing health care.

Armenia must address uneven access to reproductive services, including abortion, which is legally permitted in the country. Rural women, women with disabilities, LBT women and women living with HIV face systemic barriers due to stigma, lack of trained providers, and gaps in service delivery. The government must take proactive steps to ensure abortion is accessible, affordable, and safe for all women, regardless of their social status, genetic or personal characteristics, or geographic location.

We are concerned by Kenya’s decision to note the recommendation to amend the Penal Code to decriminalise and legalise abortion. Despite the provisions of Article 26(4) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, which permits abortion under certain grounds, women are still denied access to abortion in Kenya due to a lack of a clear legal and policy framework.

We welcome and deeply appreciate in this regard the recent statement by 47 UN Special Procedures mandate holders which highlighted that legal and policy frameworks that fail to incorporate a gender perspective risk reinforcing, rather than dismantling, structural inequality, and that regressive approaches ignore the lived realities of women and girls, as well as gender-diverse persons, and obscure the root causes of discrimination and violence.

Aunque el informe aborda la interseccionalidad, lamentamos que omite mencionar a las trabajadoras sexuales, quienes son sistemáticamente excluidas del sistema de protección social debido a la criminalización, el estigma y la falta de reconocimiento legal de su trabajo. Esta exclusión resulta en una falta total de acceso a pensiones, seguro médico o apoyo económico, una situación que se siente con mayor intensidad en la vejez.

While the report addresses intersectionality, we regret the lack of mention of sex workers, who are systematically excluded from the social protection system due criminalization, stigma and lack of legal recognition of their work. This exclusion results in a complete lack of access to pensions, health insurance, or income support—harshly felt in older age.

We remain deeply concerned about the mass incarceration of Indigenous peoples, particularly Indigenous women and gender-diverse individuals. While Indigenous people make up only 5 percent of the Canadian population, they represent 32 percent of those in federal custody and half of all federally incarcerated women. This reflects the ongoing impacts of colonialism, systemic discrimination, and trauma.

Valoramos especialmente la referencia al impacto de los tóxicos sobre la salud de las mujeres, las adolescentes y las niñas. La exposición a tóxicos no se limita a las condiciones laborales sino también a componentes de los alimentos y los plásticos, a la degradación ambiental y a la fumigación con agrotóxicos. El impacto de los tóxicos sobre la salud reproductiva de las mujeres es una cuestión de justicia reproductiva, e incluyen el aumento de las tareas de cuidado, que ya recaen desproporcionadamente sobre las mujeres.

We particularly appreciate the reference to the impact of toxic substances on the health of women, adolescents, and girls. Exposure to toxic substances is not limited to working conditions but also includes components of food and plastics, environmental degradation, and fumigation with agrochemicals. The impact of toxic substances on women's reproductive health is a matter of reproductive justice and includes an increase in caregiving tasks, which already fall disproportionately on women.