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8. FINAL REMARKS
This summary presentation of the statements made by the treaty bodies and UN organs
concerning respect of the rights of persons in the Eastern Partnership countries, brief as it may
be, identifies a number of issues that are worth focusing on.
a. The Universal Periodic Review is evidently a useful tool to compile information from
the respective UN agendas and associate that information with the most important
areas of concern. Such approach makes it easier to identify the most pending problems
in the reviewed countries.
b. The uniform level of adoption of the UN standards and of ratification of the relevant
treaties and protocols facilitates parallel comparison of the Eastern Partnership
countries. It should be noted that the treaty bodies strive to achieve full adoption of all
the conventions by the State Parties with as few reservations from them as possible.
c. Moving on to an analysis of the respective comments made by the treaty bodies, in
terms of institutional and legislative frameworks, the role of the national human rights
protection institutions (ombudsmen) is particularly visible. The UN Committees
strongly express their approval of the establishment and functioning of those
institutions, but at the same time they are concerned that what they do is not always
adequate. Proper functioning of independent ombudsmen equipped with sufficient
resources and authority appears to be an important element of effective human rights
protection.
d. The issue of the rights of women is mentioned in all the analysed reports.
Discrimination, stereotypes and negative perception of the social role of women are
particularly strong in the Caucasus, where cultural stereotypes that negatively affect
the equality of rights are deeply rooted. The comments made by CEDAW show that a
comprehensive approach is needed, involving both institutional and legislative
changes and influencing the social perception of the state of affairs.
e. Another problem common to all the reviewed countries, is the use of torture and
inhuman treatment. Despite efforts in this area and implementation of National
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