N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to ensure the independence of the judicial system over the executive, to ensure that the fight against corruption and the improvement of accountability are pursued
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Prosecute the perpetrators within the security forces who committed violent acts against demonstrators and opposition members, while providing the adequate resources to support impartial investigations and respecting international human rights law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Human rights violations by state agents
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to prevent violence against women and girls, particularly by the development of a strategy for protection and social reintegration in order to reduce child trafficking and sexual abuse
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to prevent child, early and forced marriages, including through educational and advocacy campaigns to enforce existing legislation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal or amend any laws that may constrain or limit a vibrant civil society, in line with international human rights obligations and the Constitution of Kenya
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Incorporate in its legislation a definition of discrimination against women and the principle of equality between men and women, in keeping with its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Include in the Constitution and other legislation provisions prohibiting discrimination against women in matters such as adoption, marriage, divorce, devolution of property, burial and death
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Review and update laws that could lead to self-censorship, such as the Sedition Proclamation and the Internal Security (General) Act, to ensure compliance with international human rights obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that all counter-terrorism measures undertaken fully comply with the Constitution, the rule of law and international human rights obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights and terrorism
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen internal accountability mechanisms for all security agencies, including by investigating and prosecuting members of security agencies responsible for human rights violations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights violations by state agents
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to prevent child, early and forced marriages, including through awareness-raising campaigns and measures for the monitoring of the implementation of existing legislation and by promoting the enrolment of girls in schools
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Fully implement the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act 2011
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal legislation criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adults
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Conduct awareness and education campaigns on gender-based violence and create accessible complaints mechanisms for reporting sexual and domestic violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take further measures to combat bridal kidnappings and child, early and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Undertake a thorough and credible investigation into the disappearance of Sombath Somphone and other cases of purported enforced disappearances
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Fully implement its obligations under ICCPR to respect and ensure the right to freedom of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Introduce legislation to satisfy its commitments on equality and non-discrimination, including as it pertains to same sex relations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend legislation that discriminates against women, such as the Nationality Law, to ensure equality between men and women and non-discrimination in enjoyment of the human rights of girls and women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Protect migrant workers from exploitation by ensuring that applicable laws and practices conform to international labour standards set by ILO
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Sign and ratify core international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and uphold the rights of the Bidouns to nationality and access to social services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Minority rights
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Refrain from adopting legislation that would limit the right to freedom of association
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Enact specific legislation to prohibit discrimination against persons based on sex, race, colour, religion, national origin and sexual orientation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Refrain from adopting the discriminatory draft law on "formation of positive attitude to non-traditional sexual relations"
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Become a party to the optional protocols to ICCPR and CEDAW
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take steps to ensure that allegations of ill-treatment of persons detained by the security and police forces are fully investigated and that perpetrators are held accountable
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Enact specific legislation that prohibits discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity