116.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take positive steps to protect and promote the freedoms of expression and assembly, including by enforcing legal provisions that safeguard media pluralism and prohibit censorship and by ending forced mobilization of residents for participation in government-organized mass events
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Do more to promote and protect freedom of religion or belief, including by safeguarding personal access to, and use and ownership of, religious literature and materials.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Recommended conducting a nationwide, transparent review of all potentially political cases of past years and releasing all those found to have been incarcerated on politically motivated charges.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to ensure greater independence of the judiciary, including through the establishment of a constitutional court and ombudsman system.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
End the practice of governmental appointment of editors and senior managers to all media outlets in the country to foster a more independent media.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Remove constraints on civil society groups and human rights defenders.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights defenders
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that opposition parties are permitted to participate freely in the political process without fear of retribution.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Abolish the system of registration for nongovernmental organizations working in the country.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Hold an independent inquiry into the death in prison of journalist Ogulsapar Muradova in September 2006.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Extrajudicial executions
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Release all political prisoners including Valery Pal, Gulgeldy Annaniazov, Annakurban Amankylchev, Sapardurdy Khajiev and Mukhetkuli Aymuradov, and account for those prisoners whose fate is unknown
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Remove restrictions on the ability of journalists to report and criticize Government policy freely and without fear of repression.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Release all political prisoners, including Gulgeldy Annaniazov, and account for those prisoners whose fate is unknown
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to release all political prisoners and facilitate the requested visits of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Special procedures
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Remove from its Religious Organizations Law prohibition on unregistered religious activities, and undue restrictions on religious material, education and attire
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
114.13
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the Office of the Ombudsperson to enable its accreditation as an A-status national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
114.16
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take appropriate action to guarantee freedoms of expression, association and assembly - including by allowing independent media, political parties and civil society to operate freely - and ceasing the repression and other ill-treatment of human rights defenders and political activists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Create real space for a multi-party parliamentary election later this year in line with international standards and judged by independent observers to be fully free and fair
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Justice
114.45
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sustain its commitment in the promotion of religious tolerance, as well as its efforts in upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue implementing its national policies and programmes outlined, with the aim of further improving the well-being of its people
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen its policies to address discrimination against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to further strengthen efforts for the empowerment of women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further strengthen efforts at combating HIV/AIDS, especially with a focus on adolescents and young adults, such as through awareness-raising
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- HIV - Aids
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to work toward the attainment of the targets and strategies of the 2011-2030 national programme for the social and economic development of Turkmenistan as well as other development programmes indicated in paragraph 13 of its National Report
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts for the establishment of a national human rights mechanism in full compliance with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
114.59
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to further strengthen its efforts to safeguard the right to health with an enhanced allocation of resources in this area
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
114.78
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt legislation specifically criminalizing violence against women, ensure thorough investigations and provide appropriate training to the police, the judiciary and other relevant stakeholders on how to address such cases
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights
114.91
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Expand programmes and initiatives to eliminate negative stereotypes and prejudice against persons with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
116.11
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, enabling the independent inspection of prisons and detention centres
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to strike a balance between the implementation of civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general