157.65
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen its efforts in providing access to adequate sanitation facilities in rural areas and access to an adequate standard of living for economically disadvantaged families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Right to water and sanitation
- Date modified
- Aug 27, 2021
157.11
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Uphold further all human rights for citizens of the country as guaranteed by the Constitution of Bhutan
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2021
157.13
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Despite the challenges, consistently take steps to strengthen human rights, including through aligning laws and policies with international human rights instruments and incorporating the best practices of other countries
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Feb 25, 2021
157.48
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Do not relent in its poverty alleviation efforts and the fight against corruption
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Feb 25, 2021
157.149
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures to decrease the high rate of youth unemployment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Youth rights
- Date modified
- Feb 25, 2021
157.27
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further strengthen efforts to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Date modified
- Feb 25, 2021
157.97
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase its efforts to ensure the promotion and protection of women’s rights, in particular the right to access to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Access to justice
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Feb 17, 2021
157.12
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consolidate human rights policies within the framework of a comprehensive national strategy
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date modified
- Aug 26, 2020
158.18.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- 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
- Date modified
- May 18, 2020
158.18.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- 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
- Date modified
- May 18, 2020
157.1.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate efforts to accede to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date modified
- May 18, 2020
157.80
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete measures to improve literacy equally amongst boys and girls
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- May 18, 2020
157.1.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take appropriate steps towards ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
- Date modified
- May 18, 2020
157.1.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue progress towards ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date modified
- May 18, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Participate and contribute in human rights activities at national and international levels and draw on best practices that can be incorporated into relevant domestic policies and legislations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- General
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bhutan is committed to ensuring that all children have access to free primary education.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The government is committed to addressing the issue of domestic violence.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bhutan recognizes the need for a comprehensive Social Security Policy and is committed to taking incremental steps towards realizing this goal.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Cognizant of the clear benefits of working in close collaboration with CSOs, the government is committed to fostering ever closer ties with CSOs to ensure that the programs achieve the set objectives.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Being aware of the benefits of collaborating with the CSOs, the government is committed to enhancing closer ties with CSOs.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With regard to the comments and recommendations made during the review, including with regard to the scope of Bhutan's international human rights commitments, the strengthening of support for civil society organizations, measures to combat domestic violence and trafficking, and complex humanitarian issues, Bhutan expressed its commitment to addressing these issues.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Civil society
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Address the issue of domestic violence, gender gap in tertiary education and women's participation in politics.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Recognizing the critical role played by CSOs, the government is committed to collaborating with and providing support to CSOs.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
158.18.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up 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
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
157.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the legal status and visibility of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by establishing a clear timetable for the harmonization of laws
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Mar 7, 2020
157.7
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up cooperation with international organizations to build the capacities of national institutions and comply with the requirements of international treaties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date modified
- Mar 7, 2020
157.9
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps to improve national legislation regarding the respect of citizens’ rights and freedoms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Date modified
- Mar 7, 2020
157.10
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the National Committee for the Welfare of Women and Children, so that it provides programmes and activities that have a gender perspective and are adapted to children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Mar 7, 2020
157.16
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further provide human rights education and training for law enforcement agencies, students and other stakeholders, taking into account the World Programme for Human Rights Education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights education and training
- Date modified
- Mar 7, 2020
157.18
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further promote genuine participation of civil society organizations, including in the area of awareness-raising, advocacy and monitoring, in the field of human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights education and training
- Date modified
- Mar 7, 2020