N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take further measures to eliminate discriminatory cultural practices
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend legislation allowing the imprisonment of prisoners of conscience so as to be in compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (articles 18-22)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of religion and belief
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Put an end to massive and indiscriminate detentions and proceed as soon as possible to free prisoners of conscience and people who have been arbitrarily arrested, and end the use of torture and ill-treatments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Release prisoners of conscience and those arbitrarily detained, and immediately stop intimidation, persecutions and arbitrary arrests
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Harmonize its domestic legal framework concerning freedom of religion and belief with its international obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Rescind the 2006 Council of Ulemo fatwa against women attending mosques
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Strengthen the Government response to incidents of violence against members of minority religious groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Allow a Syrian-led transition to take place that will initiate change in laws and lead to the formation of an inclusive and representative government that adheres to the rule of law and upholds the rights of members of religious and ethnic minorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Immediately release all prisoners of conscience, including all persons detained for participating in peaceful demonstrations since March 2011
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Guarantee freedom of religion and worship, also by fighting all forms of discrimination against people belonging to religions minorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Bring the Law on freedom of conscience and religious organizations in compliance with international norms, promote religious tolerance and remove restrictions imposed on religious education, activities of religious organizations and religious dressing
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take steps to ensure that recent amendments to the Criminal Code of 2011 are in compliance with international obligations regarding freedom of assembly and freedom of conscience
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Release all prisoners of conscience and arbitrarily detained persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Free without delay prisoners of conscience and those who are arbitrarily detained
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal laws that negatively impact religious freedom, such as those that limit the right of women and minors to participate in religious activities, ban some minority religious groups and penalize unauthorized religious activity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Revise its Law on the Responsibility of Parents for the Upbringing and Education of Children of 2 August 2011, which contains provisions highly endangering the freedom of religion and the aims of the CRC
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Remove the ban on wearing the hijab in schools and universities, and the prohibition on teachers under the age of 50 wearing beards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Swiftly implement the Law of Compensation of the Immovable Property of the Jewish Religious Communities of Lithuania
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Enact a more robust set of policies and procedures to combat anti-Semitism, and that a public strategy be developed to dissuade prejudices and intolerance towards the Jewish population and its culture, including with respect to Jewish memorial and commemorative sites within Lithuania
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt further measures to foster inter-religious communication and public culture of promoting socio-cultural and religious diversity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Redouble efforts to protect the rights of members of minority religious, ethnic and social groups and particularly focus on protecting members of the LGBT community from both official and societal discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Review criminal law to make it fully comply with relevant international and regional obligations and, in particular, guarantee the protection of national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take further measures to promote inter-religious dialogue and cultural diversity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Establish legislation and the necessary measures to guarantee freedom of religion in the country, particularly in public education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Right to education
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Support Muslims by enabling them to freely practice their religion
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to tackle racial discrimination and to combat more resolutely all forms of racism, xenophobia and religious intolerance against foreigners and religious minorities, including Muslims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Fight Islamophobia and support its Muslim citizens, by enabling them to practise their religion
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that any person involved in xenophobic and Islamophobic acts is investigated and prosecuted
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Enhance legal action against all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic, language, religion or national origin, in particular comprehensive respect for human rights of foreigners regardless of their migratory status
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Migrants
- Racial discrimination