121.49
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that the criminalization of offences in the Syariah Penal Code is compliant with international human rights standards by making immediate efforts to review, revise and repeal sections that are contrary to its legal obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the human rights treaties that Brunei Darussalam has signed or ratified
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
121.75
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the institutional and legal framework with respect to the promotion and protection of human rights, especially in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
121.78
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish quality and quantitative institutions aimed at ensuring the ability to measure the level of progress in human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
121.80
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further strengthen human rights education and expand engagement with stakeholders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
121.82
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Encourage participation of relevant officials in workshops, seminars and training programmes that can contribute to a better understanding of the obligations of Brunei Darussalam to international conventions and agreements to which the State is party in order to ensure their effective implementation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
121.87
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure respect for the dignity and life of all persons regardless of gender, sex, race, national origin, ethnicity or sexual orientation, including through the decriminalization of same-sex relations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
121.88
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance efforts to concretely recognize equal rights for all citizens, irrespective of their religious affiliation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
121.89
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure equal rights and fair treatment to all, regardless of race, nationality, gender or sexual orientation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
121.20
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate the ratification process of the key international human rights conventions, including the Convention against Torture and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Racial discrimination
- Torture and other CID treatment
121.27
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen efforts to identify and protect victims of labour and sex trafficking and to hold traffickers accountable, including by acceding to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
121.61
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Speed up the adoption of national legislation aimed at its harmonization with ratified international instruments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
121.124
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Deepen the measures aimed at effectively guaranteeing the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, particularly of boys and girls, promoting tolerance and understanding between boys and girls from all communities, including religious and non-religious groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Rights of the Child
121.118
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that the right to freedom of religion or belief, as enshrined in the Constitution, is implemented, and that religious minorities are allowed to practise freely
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
121.122
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen norms guaranteeing the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion by revising the obligation to study the Islamic religion
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
121.129
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen measures for investigating, prosecuting and punishing those responsible for modern slavery offences, and ensure adequate victim protection and care
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
121.130
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Tackle remaining social issues, particularly the challenges faced by low-income families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
121.136
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure food security for disadvantaged groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to food
121.140
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase efforts to provide employment and assistance to the poor and low-income groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to development
121.143
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further strengthen existing programmes and plans on poverty eradication
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
121.155
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen partnerships with regional and international bodies in the area of education with a view to providing quality and inclusive education to the people
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Right to education
121.162
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Better protect the rights of the elderly, and continue to enhance their welfare and social protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- Other
121.149
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take effective measures to ensure care of the mental health of adolescents, and facilitate their ability to have access to the necessary consultations and treatment in the area of mental health
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
121.150
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the effective implementation of the Health System and Infrastructure Master Plan, including the provision of universal health coverage and quality health care
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
121.151
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the effective and successful implementation of the health-care system and of the master plan to develop infrastructure
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
121.153
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to ensure that all women have access to legal abortion and high-quality post-abortion services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Right to health
- Women's rights
121.166
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide continuity to the national action plan dedicated to women’s issues, and consider the recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- Women's rights
121.167
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the policy towards achieving equality between women and men, and the empowerment and advancement of women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
121.168
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the capacity and authority of the national machinery for the advancement of women by allocating it increased, sustainable human and financial resources
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
121.169
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further promote gender equality and the empowerment of women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
121.170
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all steps necessary to ensure equality between men and women and to eliminate gender stereotypes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Women's rights