139.4
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement a national mechanism for following up the recommendations of the international human rights system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date modified
- Jan 9, 2024
139.119
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Revise the current family life education curriculum to comply with the revised International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, guarantee its implementation throughout the national school system and provide ongoing professional development for teachers to ensure that they are equipped to teach it
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date modified
- Jan 9, 2024
140.24
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt comprehensive anti-racism and ethnic discrimination legislation, including a national action plan, and determinate racial/ethnic motives as aggravating circumstances in criminal legislation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2024
139.184
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement legislative and policy measures to eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against persons with albinism, including in accessing and maintaining work, education, social benefits and adequate health services, which respond to their specific needs
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Date modified
- Oct 28, 2021
140.49
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Raise to 18 years the age of criminal responsibility and combat all forms of violence against children, including child labour and sexual exploitation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- Oct 28, 2021
140.42
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Media Industry Development Decree, the Public Order (Amendment) Act and the sedition provisions of the Crimes Act, which restrict freedom of expression, the press and assembly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date modified
- Oct 28, 2021
140.44
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bring legislation on freedom of expression, assembly and association into line with international human rights standards, in particular, by repealing the Media Industry Development Decree 2010
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date modified
- Oct 28, 2021
139.45
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal provisions in the Criminal Code that criminalize consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.46
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend or repeal all laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.23
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact and implement a holistic anti-discrimination and equality law, which includes, inter alia, provisions to comprehensively address the multiple and intersecting forms of violence and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.25
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination or equality act and put in place public awareness-raising campaigns, which will address the issue of discrimination and stigmatization against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Human rights education and training
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact holistic anti-discrimination and equality legislation to comprehensively address the social discrimination faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.28
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Legislate to address hate crimes against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Violent extremism and human rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.29
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop a national strategy on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, in collaboration with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, to guide its work in eliminating multiple and intersecting forms of violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- National action plan
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.31
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Draft and implement an action plan to eradicate violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.43
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement a comprehensive strategy to eliminate discrimination and enact legislation that specifically prohibits all forms of discrimination on grounds of gender, race or disability, among others
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Discrimination
- Racial discrimination
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.53
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide a support mechanism for survivors of violence to both genders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.117
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Legalize voluntary termination of pregnancy in cases of rape, incest, grave deformation of the foetus or risks to the health or life of the mother
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.136
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop and implement policies to increase opportunities for women in the formal employment sector in order to address the gender gap in labour force participation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.145
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop and implement an inclusive national action plan for the prevention of sexual violence against women and girls, in line with Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- SDGs
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.159
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prevent women and girls from suffering discrimination, harassment and domestic and sexual violence, by allocating sufficient resources towards training for law enforcement and the judiciary in addressing cases related to violence against women and to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.164
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enforce the prohibition of child marriage, prohibit all forms of pressure on victims of rape to marry perpetrators and increase efforts to prosecute and punish perpetrators and accomplices in cases of child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
140.45
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase public funds to guarantee, in the case of natural disasters, the right to food, health and water and sanitation, as well as the construction of shelters that take into account the particular needs of women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Environment and human rights
- Right to food
- Right to health
- Right to housing
- Right to water and sanitation
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Oct 27, 2021
139.177
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Launch a public information campaign to overcome social stigma and encourage the competent authorities, teachers and parents to promote the right to education of children with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Human rights education and training
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021
139.178
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish comprehensive support programmes to guarantee access to education and health services, as well as participation in the labour market and public life of persons with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Labour rights
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021
139.182
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop an action plan to ensure accessibility for children with disabilities to essential health-care services and educational institutions in rural areas and the outer islands
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- National action plan
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021
139.21.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take legislative measures to fully align the national human rights institution with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021
139.21.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the legal framework of the national human rights commission so that it can act independently, with competence to receive and investigate complaints, in line with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021
139.21.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Reform the national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021
139.24
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the mandate and independence of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, in accordance with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Oct 26, 2021