[The Committee recommends that States parties:] Closely monitor sentencing procedures and eliminate any discrimination against women in the penalties provided for particular crimes and misdemeanours and in determining eligibility for parole or early release from detention;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 33, Women’s access to justice (2015), para. 51m.