N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to providing an inclusive society for senior citizens. Furthermore, the Government has committed FJD 4 million towards a food voucher scheme to assist senior citizens.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Other
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
In addition to the provision of free education at Primary and Secondary level, the Government has also made a commitment to the education of tertiary students. In line with theme of "Building a Smarter Fiji", the Government has announced a number of initiatives ensuring the youth of Fiji access to tertiary education , one of which is a low interest loan to any Fijian student who is accepted at any of the tertiary institutions in Fiji. The Tertiary Education Loan Scheme (TELS) covers the cost of tuition and will not be repaid until after a student has graduated and entered employment. The Government has allocated 600 scholarships for tertiary students who achieve the highest marks in the Fiji Seventh Form Examination under the National Toppers Scheme.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to enforcing internationally recognised media standards and has consequently promulgated a law for the regulation, registration and conduct of media organisations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to addressing disability needs in Fiji and developing a more inclusive society.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Government is committed to establishing a code of ethics for investors.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Business and human rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to create an environment which is free of fear and intimidation and is one that is conducive to debate and dialogue on national political processes.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to creating an environment that promotes sustainable economic growth while ensuring that the rights and welfare of its workers are protected.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Right to development
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to structured, organised and regular engagement with civil society to discuss follow-up to 2nd cycle UPR recommendations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- UPR process
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to upholding the rule of law and promoting access to justice for all New Zealanders.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to increasing Maori participation in the police force.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Tuvalu engaged to come back to the working group with a more formal commitment as to which recommendations and what plan would be the way forward for the country to continue in its efforts to address human rights
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- UPR process
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to improving in three priority areas: greater economic independence for women, more women in leadership positions, and improving women's safety from violence.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 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
This statement of support affirmed New Zealand's commitment to the common objectives of the Declaration and the Treaty of Waitangi, which continues to form the basis of the relationship between Maori and the Government.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Integrate special needs education for people with disabilities for 2013 to 2015 under the National Sustainable Development Plan - Action Plan 2015
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to development
- Right to education
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to maintaining ongoing partnerships with iwi, hapu and whanau Maori.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to continued action to address racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to identifying and addressing gaps in information to better understand the causes of inequality.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Other
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is fully committed to combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and remains supportive and actively engaged in global efforts to that end.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is implementing the Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill, and is committed to developing and promoting consistent policies, training, and messages around sexual violence.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to addressing this overrepresentation [of Maori in the prison population] through the "Drivers of Crime" initiative. Priority areas for action include: increasing at-risk communities' uptake of maternity and early parenting support, addressing conduct and behaviour issues through education and health services, reducing harm from alcohol, and improving access to interventions for offenders to reduce reoffending and escalation.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Detention
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to increasing the participation of women in governance on New Zealand stock exchange (NZX) top 100 and state sector boards, through targets as opposed to quotas.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government of Vanuatu commits to continuing and completing the implementation identified under the PAA. Furthermore, Vanuatu commits to working with partners nationally, regionally and internationally to implement its human rights obligations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Although there are still some human rights issues that require further dialogue and consideration both nationally, and also with international partners, Tonga is proud of its achievements so far, and it remains committed to protecting its people and all who sojourn into its territory to enjoy the freedoms and protections provided by its 138 year old modern state
- Recommending State
- Session
- 15 - January 2013
- 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
The Government of Tuvalu remains committed and supportive of ongoing national discussions on the potential establishment of a national human rights institution. It is also supportive of a regional human rights commission.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Vanuatu's National Advisory Board on Climate Change is committed to steering and guiding development partners interested in engaging in human rights and climate/disaster issues in Vanuatu, including by providing expedited program approvals and nominating counterparts, intervention sites and priority areas.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Environment and human rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Pledge financial assistance and support to the Fusi Alofa Tuvalu
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Lord Vaea concluded the opening statement by stating that Tonga remained committed to improving the level of its human rights obligations, and requested States to understand and appreciate the unique circumstances Tonga faces in advancing human rights protection.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 15 - January 2013
- 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
Ensure budgetary provisions of $53,000 for medical assessment on people with disability and $80,000 in 2011 and $40,000 in 2012, for the development of the National Disability Policy. Tuvalu however lacks the capacity and is seeking external assistance from relevant regional organization to facilitate the development of the National Disability Policy
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to health
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop a National Policy on Disability with the assistance of Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and regional partners, to enhance the development of a National Disability Policy
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Although Tuvalu is not a party to the other core human rights treaties the Government is still committed to ensuring effective monitoring of human rights situation on the ground and to meet the targets outlined in the Te Kakeega II, The National Strategy on Sustainable Development.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- General
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020