N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Steps will be taken to create a children's court to settle family disputes.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 8 - May 2010
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Justice
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Schedule visits for the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression in line with their requests and Kuwait's 2010 standing invitation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Extrajudicial executions
- Rights of the Child
- Special procedures
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure gender equality in all aspects of family-related matters and raise the minimum age of marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider increasing the minimum age of marriage, especially for girls
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend internal legislation so as to prohibit domestic violence and sexual harassment against women and children and ensure that women have equality before the law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Conduct awareness and education campaigns on gender-based violence and create accessible complaints mechanisms for reporting sexual and domestic violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Prohibit corporal punishment of children at home and other alternative care settings, as it had committed to do in the UPR
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Approve the new Law on Childhood and include the prohibition of corporal punishment in all settings
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Eliminate corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure in the home and take measures to establish a complaints and investigation procedure for acts of violence against children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend its legislation to provide special protection for children against violence, enabling them to file complaints independent of their guardians, and to provide a hotline and shelter for children who incur domestic violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take steps for free, compulsory and inclusive, quality education for all children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure more fully the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as the rights of women and of children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Deepen the legal and administrative measures aiming at facilitating access to Kuwaiti nationality to stateless persons residing in Kuwait, as well as to children of foreign or stateless fathers born in the territory
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
157.189
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue supporting the provision of health care, especially for the benefit of women and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
157.226
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Prohibit domestic violence and sexual harassment against women and children and ensure that women have equality before the law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
157.230
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to consolidate national mechanisms that allow the greater participation and equality of women, as well as promoting and protecting the rights and well-being of women and girls
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
157.216
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Protect and promote the rights of women and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
157.254
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue with efforts to further promote comprehensive protection of the rights of children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
157.257
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Raise the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 years
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
157.222
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take further steps for the implementation of legislation and policies to protect women from all forms of violence, and ensure the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of domestic violence and marital rape
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Impunity
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
157.260
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue efforts relating to children’s rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
157.261
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue promoting the rights of children and their protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
157.266
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Raise awareness of the importance of the introduction of inclusive education for children with disabilities in regular educational establishments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
157.269
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts for the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, including ensuring inclusive education for children with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
157.273
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to undertake measures to provide medical and social support to children with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
157.301
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take actions to ensure that the rights of stateless individuals, including the Bidoon, and those of domestic migrant and foreign female workers are protected and stateless children have access to education and health care
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Migrants
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Women's rights
157.79.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend the Nationality Act to enable Kuwaiti women to transfer nationality to their children and spouses on an equal basis with men
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Women's rights
157.79.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend the Nationality Act to guarantee that women can transmit their nationality, on an equal basis with men, to their spouses and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 8 - May 2010
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Establish an independent national human rights institution in conformity with the Paris Principles to deal with all human rights matters, including the rights of the child
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Rights of the Child