N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Montenegro committed itself to making an active contribution to universal fight for human rights: working with other members and stakeholders on further development of the Human Rights Council, and the mechanisms of the Universal Periodical Review, actively promoting and protecting human rights through implementation of norms on human rights and by providing adequate response to any violation of these rights, working within the Human Rights Council to enable rapid reaction in case of crisis, finding new ways to promote effective coordination and engagement of the United Nations system in the area of human rights, strengthening cooperation between member-states, United Nations agencies, and other international and regional organizations, national institutions for protection of human rights and civil society, supporting and promoting international cooperation and dialogue in order to improve numerous programs on human rights, gender equality, protection of children, democracy, good governance, and the rule of law.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- General
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Montenegro expressed its willingness to protect media freedoms and commitment to investigating fully all the cases of attacks on journalists.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
An inter-ministerial committee was established in 2002, the mandate of the committee was to facilitate treaty implementation, particularly reporting as required by the various international treaties. Due to capacity constraints both financial and human, this Committee has not delivered on its mandate effectively. The Government has recently made a commitment to strengthening the capacity of the committee and to this end is being assisted by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Technical assistance and cooperation
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government expresses its commitment to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur [on Contemporary Forms of Racism],including in the event the Special Rapporteur expresses a wish to visit Botswana
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Special procedures
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Moving forward, the Government is committed to studying the framework for accession to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government firmly intended to conduct a broad-based discussion with all concerned State bodies and nongovernmental organizations, as well as with other civil society institutions and the media, to look at the recommendations emerging from the report on Uzbekistan and to develop and implement an appropriate national plan of action
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of the press
- UPR process
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Commitment to raising the age for compulsory education to 18 years.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
More than 3.1 million foreign workers are contractually employed and the Government is fully committed to creating the necessary mechanisms and safeguards to protect all who reside and work in the country.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The State is also committed to organizing workshops, in cooperation with specialized international organizations, focusing on spreading human rights principles in line with the international conventions ratified by the State.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
While the country has ratified the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Government is committed to ratifying the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Public security
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is also committed to a national media campaign to enhance public awareness about the crime of human trafficking, deter criminals and highlight the existence of help lines and shelters for victims.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Trafficking
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is also looking forward to enhancing cooperation with the Human Rights Council and is committed to serving as a model for change in the region.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Other
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The State is committed to acceding to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Compulsory and free education: The Educational (Compulsory Education) Order 1984 stipulates in its section 3 (1) that a child who is of school age, being the period (a) commencing at the beginning of the school year during which he or she reaches the age of (seven) years, and (b) ending at the end of the school year during which he or she reaches the age of fifteen years. 39. Section 3 (1) (a) of the Compulsory Order 1984 had been amended and now reads "commencing at the beginning of the school year during which he or she reaches the age of six years." Education is therefore compulsory for all children aged 6 to 15 years old.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Free health service: People have free access to health and medical services that are provided by government. For serious cases where treatment is not available, patients are referred to Fiji and New Zealand for treatment, funded by government.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to health
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
It is committed to accession to the protocols of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensuring prompt and impartial investigations of allegations of ill-treatment, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention against Torture
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Liechtenstein will continue its efforts to address potential de facto discrimination of women, including with regard to inheritance
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Considering strengthening dialogue with the Council and its special procedures, and cooperation with all relevant United Nations special procedures and mechanisms
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Special procedures
- Treaty bodies
- UPR process
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continuing and strengthening its efforts to achieve gender equality in Government and public services at all levels, to this end, the newly elected Parliament, the Knesset, had 21 women, among the largest number of women members in the history of Israel, and 3 more than in the previous Knesset
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensuring all cases are reviewed by a court in accordance with fair procedures
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Justice
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensuring best protection of human rights and follow-up to the implementation of international instruments
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Luxembourg pledged to include gender dimensions in the review follow-up, such as in measures under chapter 9 on fundamental rights of the national plan of action for gender equality for 2009-2013, which was to be adopted after the election in 2009
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- UPR process
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Liechtenstein will continue to pay particular attention to the promotion of ethnic and religious tolerance between the different communities in the country
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Liechtenstein will continue to pay particular attention to the promotion of genuine respect for diversity and knowledge of different cultures and traditions
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Minority rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Liechtenstein will continue to pay particular attention to the promotion of women's participation at all levels and in all areas of public life, including through special measures
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Liechtenstein will intensify its examination of the necessary implementation measures with a view to a possible accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Liechtenstein would intensify its examination of the necessary implementation measures with a view to a possible accession to that convention and its protocol [Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol]. The commitment was made against the background of Liechtenstein's general policy with regard to international treaties, which consists in adapting the relevant national legislation before ratification in order to allow for immediate implementation thereafter.
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Pay particular attention to the promotion of women's participation at all levels and in all areas of public life. In this context, the delegation added that the new Government to be sworn in very soon would have a proportion of 40 per cent of female ministers
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Luxembourg pledged to achieve the human rights voluntary goals enshrined in Council resolution 9/12
- Recommending State
- Recommending State - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- General