EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For the whole month of March 2016, the Commission on Human Rights conducted Regional Consultations on the implementation of CEDAW and Magna Carta of Women, with particular focus on Reproductive Health Rights. This activity is a part of the Commission’s National Inquiry on Reproductive Health Rights, which is being undertaken in accordance with its mandate as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) to monitor the compliance of the State with its treaty obligations, including CEDAW. As Gender Ombud under the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), the Commission likewise monitors the implementation of the MCW and other related laws on women like the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law (RPRH). The results of the Consultations will form part of the Commission’s independent report to the CEDAW Committee this July. The Consultations were conducted through the Commission’s fifteen (15) regional field offices. The key issues that emerged during the consultations on CEDAW and MCW and on Reproductive Health are:  Community members’ lack of awareness of the remedies and services available for them. Lack of information on the laws that seek to protect women and children against violence; the remedies to access justice and services to help VAW victims-survivors; the available RH goods and services within the communities; and any programs for marginalized women, including those victims of displacement and other natural disasters and development aggression; is a major hindrance for women’s access to these goods, services and programs. This is especially true for people in hinterland and far-flung communities.  Uneven implementation of the laws and programs on VAW and RH. In many areas, legal provisions and programs on VAW and RH are not implemented effectively, which limit access to services. Among the factors are: (i) lack of training of service providers; (ii) insensitive and discriminatory attitudes of 2