142.8
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal the provisions in the penal legislation which are discriminatory on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, in particular article 360 of the Criminal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
119.74
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Revoke articles 175 and 176 of the Criminal Code that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and reject legislative proposals that criminalize consensual relations between adults of the same sex
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
119.141
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt all necessary measures to combat the impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations and undertake an inclusive process of transitional justice to clarify the truth, provide reparation to victims and ensure reconciliation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Impunity
- Justice
140.82
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt the legislative and political measures necessary to combat domestic and gender violence, ensuring legal and psychosocial protection to victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
122.21
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Create a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles that is completely independent of the Government
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
123.45
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Accelerate the drafting and adoption of a law on gender equality that clearly prohibits discrimination against women, in line with the treaties and conventions ratified by the country, ensuring that it is adequately disseminated, known and respected
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Women's rights
123.36
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take effective steps to prevent and punish cases of harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights defenders
163.39
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Consider acceding to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
119.244
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure compliance with the norms that sanction child labour in the mining sector through awareness campaigns, regular inspections and the effective imposition of penalties provided by law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
163.219
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that journalists and human rights defenders undertake their work in a free environment that guarantees the rights to freedom of opinion and of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
140.1.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
163.108
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Further strengthen the role of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and ensure its functioning in compliance with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
126.17
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts for the ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
121.5.10
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- International instruments
157.32
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, eradicating corporal punishment both at school and at home
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
158.44
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal criminal provisions that sanction consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex, and combat discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
134.214
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt measures with practical or substantial impact for the equality of women and men in political life, decision-making bodies and the private sector
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
134.225
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Explicitly prohibit corporal punishment of children in all contexts and ensure that the prohibition is properly enforced and that offenders are brought before the competent authorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
121.8.7
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
134.8.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
121.68
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the State’s commitment to the protection of human rights by repealing all regulations that sanction and discriminate against persons on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
158.18.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
127.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider allowing access to the United Nations special procedures requesting to visit the country, including the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
126.159
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen measures that ensure access to food for the entire population
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to food
121.110
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Implement an official moratorium on the death penalty (Australia); immediately establish an official moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Greece); immediately establish an official moratorium on the application of the death penalty and all forms of corporal punishment, with a view to their abolition (Brazil); declare and uphold a de facto moratorium on the application of the death penalty as a first step towards its full abolition (Norway); establish an official moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Croatia); adopt a formal moratorium on the death penalty (Italy); adopt a formal moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its abolition (Denmark); adopt a formal moratorium on the death penalty and commute all existing death sentences to terms of imprisonment (Iceland); approve an immediate official moratorium to abolish the death penalty and commute all existing death sentences to prison terms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Torture and other CID treatment
134.119
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt a law on freedom of information in accordance with international standards on public access to information and individual liberties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
121.10.13
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
121.202
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Fully harmonize the juvenile justice system with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant norms by raising without delay the minimum age of criminal responsibility of 7 years to an internationally acceptable level, and eliminating whipping and flogging as penalties applicable to children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
95.120
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Develop programmes in schools to eliminate harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children and adolescents, and implement psychological support measures to reduce the dropout rates of such students
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
95.166
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to implement policies to systematically and effectively combat violence against children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child