N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal the provisions of the Penal Code that criminalize sex between consenting people of the same sex and incitement to sexual relations between consenting people of the same sex
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the provisions of the Criminal Code providing for prison sentences for slander and publication of false information, and introduce amendments in order to concretely protect freedom of expression and of the press
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Rome Statute as well as the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend legislation to ensure that sexual orientation and gender identity are included as prohibited grounds for discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Extend an open and standing invitation to all Special Procedures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Solidify the democratic process by organizing a popular referendum on presidential term limits and setting a date for and plan to hold local elections
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Elections
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Modify the provisions of the Penal Code relating to freedom of expression, such as those relating to defamation and publication of false news, in order to be consistent with international and regional human rights instruments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal legal provisions that criminalize lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, in accordance with the principle of non-discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal legislation criminalising homosexuality, and introduce policies aimed at ending discrimination against homosexuals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With respect to the situation of the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, adopt policy and legislative measures to establish a specific framework for the protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation, together with the suppression of penal provisions which criminalize sexual relations between consented adults of the same sex and launch public awareness-raising campaigns on this issue
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sign and ratify at the earliest the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 12 - October 2011
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Statute of Rome on the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure a safe working environment for human rights defenders, by modifying the legislation that allows the denial of legal registration of organizations specialized in reproductive and sexual rights of women as well as associations defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights defenders
- Right to health
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee the right to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly and the right to participate in public and political life. To reach this goal, amend all laws violating these rights and bring them in line with international human rights standards, namely the Criminal Code, the Press and Communication Code and Law No. 2011-010 on freedom of assembly and public and peaceful demonstrations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
119.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.22
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Labour Organization Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.24
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Criminal Code to decriminalize sexual relationships between consenting adults of the same sex, and prohibit all forms of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.44
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal the provisions of the Criminal Code that criminalize consensual relationships between adults of the same sex
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.46
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize same-sex consensual relations to protect the human rights of all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.56
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Introduce legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
119.69
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize homosexuality by amending the Criminal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted