CABO VERDE-ABORTION-TBs-CCPR

Concluding Observations on Report 1 (2019) (Link)

Sexual and reproductive rights

15. The Committee acknowledges that voluntary termination of pregnancy is legal in the State party and that the Government has taken steps to try to ensure access to safe abortion, including through mobile units that provide access to sexual and reproductive health services. It is concerned, however, that clandestine and unsafe abortions may continue, as access to safe, legal and effective abortions is not guaranteed in practice throughout the State party’s territory. It is also concerned that not all vulnerable groups can access sexual and reproductive health information and services and that there is a lack of information about sexual education programmes in schools (arts. 3, 7 and 26).

16. The State party should remove all barriers to access to safe, legal and effective abortion services for all and collect disaggregated data on all forms of terminations of pregnancies. It should also organize awareness-raising programmes, as well as quality and age-appropriate education, on the importance of contraception and of sexual and reproductive health rights.

---

Concluding Observations in the absence of a report (2012) (Link)

[no mention]

---