Investor Presentaiton
Contacts with international and regional institutions for human rights have been intensified in
the last few years by Cape Verde. Step by step, the country has prepared reports presented in
the organization of the United Nations and has tried to participate in meetings and regional
initiatives in matters of human rights.
Mr-President
Cape Verde recognizes the importance of creating a solid information system to guide
planning and to verify the effects of governmental politics related with protection and
promotion of human rights. It is also important to pay attention to the level of fulfilment of
international obligations related with human rights, which reports are an indicator.
In late years, with the emergent dynamics and economic stabilization the implementation of
progressive politics of social inclusion, the empowerment of weaker groups and the
overcoming of income distribution inequality were reinforced. Governmental politics are
focused in the reduction of social and economic disparity and efforts have been made for the
effective fulfilment of international obligations for the promotion and protection of human
rights. We can summarize the following:
Women Rights
Data available about women situation in the country shows visible gains but also it indicates
that there is still a lot to do. It is visible in some cases, like judiciary, ministerial role, duties of
the private sector the increase in women's participation, leadership roles, managerial roles,
Parliament representatives as well as women participation which is still very little.
Although there are no specific statistics in the matter, there has been and increase in the
number of female professionals, which was before ruled by male employees (like health
services). On the other hand, we can also verify that the lowest income payments to
employees women's.
Domestic violence, as reported in the second Demographic and Reproductive Health Enquiry
(IDSR 2006) made by the National Statistics Institute (INE), 22% of enquired confessed
having been victims of violence from the age of 15, and another 20% have declared having
been victim of violence in the last 12 months and these last represents a ratio of 1:5.
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