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We write in advance of the 85th Pre-Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (“the Committee”) and its review of Guatemala to highlight areas of concern regarding the government of Guatemala’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This submission addresses articles 1, 10, 11, and 12 of the Convention and covers access to education during Covid-19 school closures, discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women, and abortion access.

BBC News By Leila Nathoo image copyrightGetty Images Three quarters of employers want large firms to be forced to release data on the pay gap between staff of different ethnicities, a leaked report shows. The findings, seen by the BBC, came from a consultation exercise on ethnicity pay gap reporting launched by Theresa May in October 2018. The then PM promised to "help employers identify the actions needed to create a fairer and more diverse workforce". But two years later, the government has yet to respond. Labour has urged Boris Johnson to "get on with it", as it was clear the business comm...