N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Strengthen the capacity of the office of the Ombudsman
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to pay particular attention to children, incorporating into social programs measures to eradicate all forms of violence against girls, boys and adolescents
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Strengthen efforts to guarantee the rights of children, and particularly those of children with disabilities, observing at all moments the best interests of the child
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Consider the possibility of establishing a national system for monitoring international recommendations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
- Treaty bodies
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt a roadmap for the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Accede to the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International humanitarian law
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Expand the so-called "Isange One-Stop Centres" to respond to and prevent gender-based violence and provide care for victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Women's rights
136.61
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to reduce maternal mortality rates, in particular by removing obstacles to access to termination of pregnancy in its existing legal clauses and continuing the public debate geared towards the ultimate decriminalization of abortion
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Right to health
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 10 - January 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to apply programmes and measures to improve the enjoyment of the right to education, the right to health, and the rights of women and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 10 - January 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Consider issuing a standing invitation to all special procedures mandate holders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue strengthening its legislation to eliminate all provisions that undermine freedom of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Implement urgent measures to guarantee birth registration for all children born on its territory
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts in the area of gender equality to eradicate traditional patriarchal stereotypes and gender inequality
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Strengthen measures to eradicate patriarchal stereotypes against women, including through education and awareness programs
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as recommended and accepted by the country in the first cycle
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Accede to the Rome Statute and fully align national legislation with the provisions of the Statute
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and fully harmonize its national legislation to comply with it
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Approve a comprehensive policy with specific measures aimed at addressing the deep-rooted causes of trafficking in children and investigate the alleged disappearances of adolescent girls in the refugee camps
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Enforced disappearances
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take the necessary measures to effectively regulate the acquisition, possession and use of firearms by civilians, in order to protect the human rights of all persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Public security
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Strengthen the justice system, safeguarding the independence of judges and magistrates and ensure access by all people (including Batwas and asylum seekers) to justice without discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Indigenous peoples
- Justice
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Consider reducing the administrative processes for the registration of political parties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the rights of indigenous peoples, peasants and other people working in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
134.78
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to implement sustainable policies and practices to reduce poverty, particularly in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to development
134.141
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to allocate the necessary budgetary and other resources required to promote and protect children, particularly those living in poverty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Rights of the Child
135.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- Justice
135.17
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, in accordance with the recommendation accepted by the country during the first cycle
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- UPR process
136.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the main international human rights treaties that are still pending, in order to make progress on Sustainable Development Goals 5, 11, 13 and 16
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- SDGs
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Step up efforts towards ensuring freedom of expression and the protection of journalists, and seek the assistance, as required, of special procedures, OHCHR and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in order to achieve that end
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Special procedures
- Technical assistance and cooperation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Promote access to property for women in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Women's rights