N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Costa Rica will continue working to establish an inter-institutional human rights commission, which will, inter alia, publicize and follow up on the recommendations from treaty bodies and the Universal Periodic Review,
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Treaty bodies
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Lastly, the recommendations arising from our country's participation in the universal periodic review mechanism will be given proper attention by all responsible institutions and will be widely disseminated. They will be implemented as quickly and thoroughly as possible.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Poverty-reduction activities will take into account the fact that inequality has grown in recent years,80 and so the resources and benefits aimed at reducing poverty will be increased and better allocated, and coverage in the fields of education, housing, culture, social security, health, employment and other factors in development will be extended, especially for people living in poverty or extreme poverty.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Poverty
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Public policies will be promoted to ensure equity and better all-round participation by members of particularly vulnerable groups, including older persons, disabled persons, minors, women and members of ethnic minorities such as Afro-descendants and indigenous people. This includes better political representation, access to posts in institutions and the prohibition of any form of discrimination in the workplace or elsewhere
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
To this end, it plans to move ahead in making human rights a cross-cutting concern in the activity of all national institutions by incorporating it in national development plans and by allocating adequate funds for this purpose. Similarly, efforts will be made to establish human rights indicators that make it possible to collect readily compared institutional information and to evaluate improvements in effective protection. At the same time, work is under way to establish an inter-institutional human rights commission that would take an active part in drawing up national reports for the treaty bodies and the universal periodic review mechanism. The commission would also be responsible for disseminating, and ensuring implementation of, the recommendations of these bodies and other human rights mechanisms.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With the world financial crisis and the paucity of international cooperation it receives as a middle-income country, Costa Rica faces serious challenges in ensuring the best possible protection and promotion of human rights. Nevertheless, it has maintained its commitment to spare no effort in developing plans and activities to improve the welfare of its inhabitants.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- General
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Costa Rica has expressed its commitment to ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity in the Cultural Expressions and is planning a forum to follow up on the Durban review conference, as well as to comply with all international obligations in this regard.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Costa Rica will continue to adopt new international human rights and humanitarian law instruments, such as the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. It will also follow up on the appropriate implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Enforced disappearances
- ESC rights - general
- International humanitarian law
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Costa Rica will ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Building on a number of international conventions and instruments, including the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Costa Rica has pledged to take affirmative action in favour of persons of African descent
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With regard to indigenous peoples issues, Costa Rica highlighted the commitment of the Presidency to continue with the processes of dialogue at the highest level, mainly with regard to conflicts relating to land tenure and the security of its inhabitants, as well as other important issues, such as education, health, housing and social security of the indigenous peoples of Costa Rica. The delegation also referred to the willingness of the new administration to elaborate a comprehensive strategy to address the situation of the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples of Costa Rica.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Right to land
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Costa Rica reiterated its commitment of the current administration with the gender equity policy and the designation of a Minister on the Condition of Women to ensure that the gender policy remains a cross-cutting issue in all political decisions.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adhere to the principles of ICRMW and consider its ratification
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement appropriate efficient policies and programmes strengthen its efforts in raising public awareness to eliminate child labour
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt necessary judicial reforms to increase the system's efficiency, in compliance with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend its criminal legislation so as to bring it into line with ICERD in order to overcome the fact that racial discrimination is viewed as a minor infraction punishable by a fine, as stated by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Racial discrimination
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bearing in mind Costa Rica's commitment to gender equality, seek to overcome all obstacles that impede the effective implementation of the Law to Penalize Violence against Women and guarantee the free exercise of effective judicial protection for the victims of domestic violence, including the right to reparations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bearing in mind the protective and advanced nature of the legislation against discrimination, intensify measures intended to protect free sexual orientation and sexual identity through specific educational initiatives and awareness-raising for all society, to facilitate documentation for transsexual people in line with their identity and to guarantee access to public services without discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Carry out the monitoring of enterprises so as to guarantee human and labour rights in accordance with its bilateral and multilateral obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Comply with the principle of freedom of movement in the Central American region adopted in the framework of the Central American System of Integration
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of movement
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider acceding to ICRMW
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider adhering to the ICRMW, as well as gradually adapting its national legislation to the standards contained in this Convention
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider implementing, as appropriate, the recommendations of UNHCR, human rights treaty bodies and special procedures with respect to asylum-seekers, immigrants and irregular immigrants, especially children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Migrants
- Rights of the Child
- Special procedures
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider including in its criminal legislation the delinquent conducts provided for in relevant paragraphs of article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICERD, in line with the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Racial discrimination
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying ICRMW
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider the possibility of accepting the competence of the Committee on Enforced Disappearance provided for under CED
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the realization of human rights goals approved in resolution 9-12 of the Human Rights Council
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue advancing in its efforts to achieve universal coverage of its Maternity, Disease and Health Care Programme
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to fight against impunity and human rights violations, with special attention to the rights of indigenous populations, those of African descent, women and HIV-AIDS carriers, as well as to combat all forms of discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- HIV - Aids
- Impunity
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to provide improved assistance to victims of trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019