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due to the fact that sexual assault is inadmissible if the complainant and offender live together in a voluntary sexual relationship. There is no domestic violence or sexual harassment legislation in place and fault-based divorce is still practiced across the FSM, however there are increasing levels
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More recently in FSM, women were active and increasingly successful in private business. In 2015 it was reported that a number of women ran successful retail businesses in all four states, and the largest employers were the national and state governments, and female employees received equal pay for
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states that "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him." These rights are assured by the FSM Constitution under article 4 subsection 3. This
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which has provided for recognition and protection of human rights. Two sections in the
Constitution provide for equal protection. Under Art 4 section 3 there is a provision that states that "no one shall be denied the equal protection of the laws." Additionally Art 4 section 4 provides that equal
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is not permissible as such, there is no law that prevents same-sex couples from getting married. Similarly no laws prohibit discrimination against LGBT persons in employment, housing, or access to education and health care, however despite there being no reports of violence, official or societal
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The government has passed laws against the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. There is a maximum penalty of 30 years' imprisonment and a $ 50,000 fine for such an offence. Additionally the
Statutory rape laws apply to children 13 years or younger in Yap and Kosrae and 15 years or
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forced into commercial sexual exploitation. The
Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, however it is making significant efforts to do so. Responding to the concerns about trafficking, the FSM issued a national task-force to deal with the
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provide strategies and activities towards protecting
Pacific cultural, economic, legal, political and spiritual rights. The Vision of this plan states "We seek a Pacific region that is respected for the quality of its governance, the sustainable management of its resources, the observation of
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have described the "Realisation of
Children's Rights Index" as having "noticeable problems." This is due to the fact that whilst attendance is compulsory for children in school from the age of 6, "due to a severe shortage of qualified teachers not all children have the chance to receive an
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in the FSM. This treaty provides leverage for law changes and formation of new legislation to protect Women's rights in the FSM. Despite this
Convention being ratified in 2004, a 2004 review indicated that the FSM was non-compliant on 61% of the recognised indicators of legal compliance.
260:. The delegation stressed that Micronesia's lack of resources made it difficult for them to accede to more international treaties, but nevertheless gave assurances that the country would continue looking into different treaties with the aim of joining more in the future.
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Using the results of the mapping exercise, develop population specific strategies to address hardship and need by combining macro-economic interventions with targeted anti-poverty interventions and involving the communities/households most affected in
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68% of women in the
Pacific Islands are affected by gender based violence. As a result, there are a number of programmes and initiatives being implemented in Pacific Islands such as FSM to improve the level of women's rights, these include:
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further highlights a desire to protect human rights by stating in the preamble that "(The FSM)...affirm our common wish to live together in peace and harmony; to preserve the heritage of the past, and to protect the promise of the future"
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is article 4 which provides that no one shall be held in slavery or servitude and that slavery and the slave trade are prohibited. Article 4 Section 10 provides that slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited except to punish crime
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have incorporated this significant human right into their constitution under article 4 subsection 8 which provides that a prisoner has a "constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and his due process rights."
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Using GIS technology, map the three components of poverty defined by the ADB (poverty of services, poverty of opportunity, and poverty of expenditures/income). This will identify communities and geographic areas at greatest risk of
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Develop a formal
National Poverty Alleviation Strategy to be integrated into the National Sustainable Development Plan that links macro-economic interventions with population specific economic and non-economic
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Child abuse in FSM is illegal, however concerns have arisen due to the fact that the
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of domestic violence and gender-based being reported in the country. The
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made recommendations which ranged from putting into law a minimal period of maternity leave for women employees, to advising more thorough legislation on marriage issues.
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programme has suggested a three step implementation programme to reduce poverty and maximise human rights in the country, this states that the FSM should be:
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in 2010 have made comments regarding recommendations on women's rights in Micronesia. Some states expressed concern over limitations in women's rights, with
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Create shelters and other social services institutions with health, counseling, and security staff adequately trained to serve abused women and children.
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the legal rights of women are protected, and discrimination on the grounds of sex is prohibited. Although there is no national legislation criminalising
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discrimination, or workplace discrimination against the LGBT community, it is "rare for individuals to identify themselves publicly as LGBT persons."
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younger in Pohnpei. Problems have arisen with inconsistencies in legislation concerning filming explicit movies of underage children. The islands of
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Women's Economic Empowerment Programme: providing support and increased knowledge for decision makers on the economic situation for women in FSM.
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identifying a "visible gender gap" still persisting in the areas of health, education and employment.
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222:United States of America
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