N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Expedite the repeal and reform of discriminatory legislation, with a focus on the adoption of outstanding bills, particularly those affecting women and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Put in place effective measures to prevent discrimination, prosecution and punishment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to take concrete steps to eliminate child, early and forced marriage, such as Malawi's recent passing of the law raising the age of marriage to 18 years
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
122.51
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen mechanisms to prevent and prohibit discrimination against vulnerable groups, including persons with albinism
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that clear targets and indicators are developed with civil society in the next Growth and Development Strategy to protect and monitor human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Amend the Penal Code to criminalize all forms of sexual abuse of children regardless of the sex of the child, as currently not all forms of sexual abuse against boys are criminalized
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Improve law enforcement capacity to protect victims of domestic violence by expanding the ability of the police to investigate cases of suspected domestic violence, including spousal rape, and increasing training and awareness-raising for police
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
122.85
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take meaningful action to address prison overcrowding, including through reducing the lengthy periods of pretrial detention
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Amend sections 9 and 16 of the Citizenship Act to ensure that nationality provisions are applied equally to men and women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
124.14
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal those sections of the Malawi Penal Code that criminalize same- sex sexual activity between consenting adults and those that criminalize the gender identity and/or expression of transgender people, such as the prescription for the appearance of men
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
124.15
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Prohibit discrimination based on gender, gender identity or sexual orientation in all aspects of social life
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Conduct a public awareness campaign, with engagement at the highest political levels, to strengthen the implementation of the 2006 Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, and highlight the unacceptability of violence against women and address the attitudes and stereotypes that perpetuate discriminatory practices that are harmful and violent towards women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
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