125.123
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Set the minimum age of marriage for both girls and boys at 18 years and take firm legal action to prevent children from becoming victims of child, early and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
125.110
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Eradicate female genital mutilation and bring perpetrators to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Impunity
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
125.57
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to implement the recommendations accepted during its previous review that relate to ensuring the independence and effectiveness of the judicial system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
129.117
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Revise article 4 of Law No. 1/AN/92/2e L, in order to lower requirements for the formation of political parties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Justice
129.108
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Bring its laws into full conformity with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular article 19, and to fully guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and information
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
129.109
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Revise Decree No. 2015-3016 PR/PM in order to end the exceptional security measures restricting the right to freedom of association in the country
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
129.185
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Further step up its efforts in combatting the harmful practice of female genital mutilation, including by improving monitoring mechanisms in collaboration with both State and non-State actors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
101.101
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Bring legal provisions that restrict the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the media into line with Uzbekistan’s international human rights obligations, including by allowing effective access to information, also online
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
101.186
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt legislation on violence against women in line with international norms and standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
147.158
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
End the practice of obstructing peaceful demonstrations by, under politically motivated pretexts, not granting them authorization
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
101.75
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Release all persons imprisoned on politically motivated charges
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
114.37
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Provide information to the families of persons in custody who previously have been reported as having disappeared, including their current places of detention and details of custodial sentences
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Enforced disappearances
116.83
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Amend legislation, including the Constitution and the Law on Migration, by including explicit legal guarantees that establish the right to exit freely from and return to Turkmenistan, in accordance with international law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of movement
- Migrants
116.68
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Include a ban on censorship in the Constitution and expand the definition of the ban on censorship in the Law on Mass Media to include every person who makes public communications, in accordance with its international obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
148.11
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take action against child, early and forced marriages with or between children by reformulating the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 2017 to clarify the gaps in the legislation and to prevent misuse of the “special circumstances” clause
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
147.62
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal the legislation on “undesirable organizations” and “foreign agents”
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
147.65
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal laws that limit freedom of expression online and offline, including the so-called Yarovaya package of counter-terrorism legislation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Human rights and terrorism
147.66
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
End the practice of using the broad and vague anti-extremism and counter-terrorism legislation to pursue politically motivated charges
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Human rights and terrorism
- Public security
- Violent extremism and human rights
148.15
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Redraft the Digital Security Act in line with international norms and standards for freedom of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
148.16
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Thoroughly investigate extrajudicial killings, abductions and forced disappearances taking place within law enforcement agencies, while also ensuring that the perpetrators are brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Extrajudicial executions
- Human rights violations by state agents
116.70
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Cease blocking access to Internet sites and social media networks
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Privacy
147.157
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Refrain from detaining participants of peaceful demonstrations and ensure that police officers who use excessive force against protesters are held accountable
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Human rights violations by state agents
141.34
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Stop all politically motivated legal proceedings against independent civil society actors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
141.36
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the right to freedom of expression, including by revoking its decision from 2017 to block the websites of several independent and opposition media
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
141.35
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Amend the Code of Administrative Offences, the Law on Grants and the Law on NGOs to eliminate requirements for re-registration and to simplify regulations on access to funding
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
141.33
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that human rights defenders, lawyers and civil society actors are able to carry out their activities without fear or threat of reprisal, obstruction or legal or administrative harassment, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights defenders
24.202
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Bring its electoral legislation in line with international law and standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Elections
24.14
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, without restrictions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
24.201
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Review legal provisions that restrict the rights of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, and bring them in line with Cuba’s international human rights obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
24.39
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Issue a standing invitation to the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, including all Special Rapporteurs
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures