146.70
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue the current practice of granting clemency and commuting death sentences, establish an official moratorium on executions and continue the public discourse to finally abolish the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
118.132
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to more efficiently implement the prohibition of female genital mutilation in all areas of the country and among all groups of citizens
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
147.9
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Decriminalize same-sex sexual relations between consenting adults by repealing section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Code and introduce comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation to provide equal protection against discrimination for all persons and on all grounds
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
129.37
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
In combating violence against women and girls, Zambia should swiftly and fully implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. This also includes the full implementation of the Anti-Gender-Based Violence Act of 2011 and the allocation of adequate budget resources for the Anti-Gender-Based Violence Fund
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
131.104
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Since Zambia has one of the highest birth rates in the world, develop and implement a comprehensive strategy on population and education policies, in line with and respecting economic, social and cultural rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
118.68
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue improving the often still precarious conditions in Benin prisons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
118.79
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Significantly strengthen the cooperation between the different actors of the judiciary to avoid long pretrial detention and to ensure every citizen’s right to a fair trial in due time
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
118.78
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Support the efforts of the judiciary to effectively implement the adopted reforms by ensuring adequate financial support from the Ministry of Justice as foreseen in the national development plan in the area of justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
118.68
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue improving the often still precarious conditions in Benin prisons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
120.13
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal or amend Law 19/06/2016, which entered into force at the beginning of 2017, in order to guarantee the constitutionally enshrined human rights to freedom of the press and of freedom of opinion and expression, as both are necessary preconditions for a democratic and active society
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
118.36
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Improve the conditions in prisons and review the extraordinarily long period of investigation (up to 18 months) as well as the limited access to visit prisoners, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
118.179
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Strengthen the efforts to effectively fight child labour and child trafficking by taking more preventive measures and implementing more punitive measures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
118.18
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Make the national Human Rights Commission operational
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
146.146
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to prevent violations of children’s rights and accelerate the adoption and implementation of laws prohibiting harmful practices against women and girls, including trokosi and female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
152.126
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Reinstate the moratorium on executions, and ban the death penalty for defendants who suffer from mental illness or who were minors at the time of their alleged crimes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Rights of the Child
152.132
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Conduct an independent inquiry into all suspected cases of enforced disappearances of human rights defenders and hold accountable those responsible
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Human rights defenders
161.63
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement a comprehensive anti-discrimination law that would prohibit and sanction any direct or indirect form of discrimination based on age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic origin or nationality
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
132.4.4
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
152.10
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Develop indicators and a timeline for the implementation of the recent legislation on women’s rights and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Women's rights
161.216
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Respect the rights of persons living in the area of Fukushima, in particular of pregnant women and children, to the highest level of physical and mental health, notably by restoring the allowable dose of radiation to the 1 mSv/year limit, and by a continuing support to the evacuees and residents
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
161.6.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Establish an immediate formal moratorium on executions and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
117.39
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Develop a clear timeline and benchmarks for the full implementation of Sri Lanka’s commitments under Human Rights Council resolution 30/1
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
116.88
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take the necessary legislative steps to establish a Commission for Truth, a Judicial Mechanism and an Office for Reparations as specified in resolution 30/1
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
132.109
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend the National Security Law, in particular its article 7, to ensure that it is not used arbitrarily or to harass and restrict the rights to freedom of expression, opinion and association, and release all individuals unjustly charged and sentenced to prison terms solely for the legitimate exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and association
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
116.96
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the independence and integrity of the authority and division for witness and victim protection and allocate sufficient funds beginning with the 2018 budget
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
116.63
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Make the Office of Missing Persons fully operational, inter alia by appointing well-qualified independent commissioners and allocating sufficient funds
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
132.94
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Decriminalize conscientious objectors, introduce a genuinely civilian alternative to military service and release those imprisoned for refusing to perform military service
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
152.283
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to considerably reduce the number of stunted children and out-of-school children, and end child labour by developing indicators and a timeline for the implementation of the recent legislation against child labour
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
116.122
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Complete the judicial reform and the anti-corruption policy by reforming the Prosecutor General’s Office, reforming the State Security Service according to international standards, as drawn up with the support of Euro-Atlantic institutions, and introduce, as provided for in the relevant legislation, specialized anti-corruption courts
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Justice
116.179
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Further strengthen the protection of the rights of minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and the Roma community, by effective implementation of existing legislation and effective law enforcement
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity