The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded, the days 23 y 24 January, the seventh periodic evaluation of the State of Ecuador. The agenda of this space was marked by topics such as the reduction of structural discrimination experienced by different groups of children and its direct relationship with poverty.; sexuality education; periodic treatment for HIV-infected mothers and children; and the budget expansion to materialize the rights of children in times of crisis.
Regarding LGBTI+ childhoods, The Committee asked the State about the measures it has taken to prevent, eliminate and punish discrimination against trans children. In addition, He remembered Clara's case, a trans girl from Santa Elena who did not receive support from her private school during her gender transition, and asked the State about the implementation of the constitutional ruling and the measures it will take to eliminate discrimination in the school environment.. He also referred to the case of Amada, a girl who since her 12 years, They denied registration recognition of their gender identity. The Committee criticized the State for the judicial delay in resolving the case, since it has been since 2020 unresolved, and its use as spoils for electoral disputes by conservative groups.
State representatives did not answer these questions in the public session, Therefore, they had to be provided later in writing and are not yet public knowledge.. Posteriorly, he 31 January the Committee met to issue its final observations and recommendations for Ecuador. Regarding sexual diversity, he expressed concern about the stigma and hate speech against lesbian children., application, bisexual and trans, and recommended that the State implement measures aimed at modifying gender stereotypes to prevent and eliminate structural discrimination against children with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in all areas of their lives..
Christian Paula, the Director of PAKTA Foundation, who have litigated Amada's case, points out that “in response to the Recommendations that the Committee on the Rights of the Child has just issued to Ecuador, The obligation of the State to implement structural measures is clear, of public policies, legal and cultural to eliminate the violence experienced by LGBTIQ+ children and particularly trans and intersex children. In the current context, where the Constitutional Court has been hearing cases about trans children, Ecuador has done nothing to stop hate speech, digital violence against trans and intersex children, which have been represented as 'social enemy' ”.
From the Network of LGBTI+ Litigants of the Americas we hope that the State takes the necessary measures to adopt the recommendations issued by this United Nations Committee for the protection of the rights of children, LGBTI+ girls and children in Ecuador.
From the Network of LGBTI+ Litigants of the Americas we hope that the State takes the necessary measures to adopt the recommendations issued by this United Nations Committee for the protection of the rights of children, LGBTI+ girls and children in Ecuador.
You can review the Committee's concluding observations here
