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136.74

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take all appropriate measures to prevent and combat all forms of disability-based discrimination

Recommending State
  • Chad
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Discrimination
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.73

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt legal provisions recognizing the full legal capacity of persons with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.72

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take measures to prevent child marriage, including by developing a national action plan and dedicating resources for its implementation

Recommending State
  • Zambia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • National action plan
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.71

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take further measures to prevent child marriage

Recommending State
  • Mozambique
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.70

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take steps with a view to prohibiting early and forced marriage

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.69

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take the necessary institutional measures to ensure that street children in transit centres are not subjected to arbitrary detention or ill- treatment

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Public security
  • Rights of the Child
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.68

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure adequate resources for programmes focusing on children, especially children with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.67

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure the proper application of Law No. 17/2017 establishing the National Rehabilitation Service so that no violation of the rights of the child is committed

Recommending State
  • Belgium
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.66

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enact an explicit prohibition of the corporal punishment of children in all settings, including at home

Recommending State
  • Croatia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.65

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Put in place appropriate mechanisms to combat gender-based violence

Recommending State
  • Mauritius
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.64

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen efforts to improve the constitutional and policy framework with an aim to ensure women’s participation in all levels of decision-making

Recommending State
  • Sudan
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.63

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take further steps to improve the enrolment of women at the tertiary education level

Recommending State
  • Ethiopia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.62

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Consider introducing a year of mandatory and free preschool education

Recommending State
  • Argentina
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.61

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to reduce maternal mortality rates, in particular by removing obstacles to access to termination of pregnancy in its existing legal clauses and continuing the public debate geared towards the ultimate decriminalization of abortion

Recommending State
  • Uruguay
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.60

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Amend its legislation in order to legalize the termination of pregnancies in cases of risk to the life of the pregnant woman, rape, incest and severe impairment of the fetus

Recommending State
  • Denmark
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.59

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Provide families living in poverty with adequate social protection and create income-generating opportunities for them

Recommending State
  • Malaysia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Poverty
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.58

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote the integration of women into the labour force and adopt a gender-sensitive and adequately resourced employment policy

Recommending State
  • Zambia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.57

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Facilitate the employment of persons with disabilities in both the public and the private sectors and ensure their access to all public services

Recommending State
  • Turkey
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Labour rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.56

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt and implement comprehensive policies to increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and take more measures to promote the integration of women into the labour force

Recommending State
  • Malaysia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Labour rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.55

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Support, through economic and social policies, the institution of the family and the preservation of family values

Recommending State
  • Haiti
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.54

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure effective protection of the rights of the child, especially with regard to prevention, prosecution and elimination of sexual exploitation of children

Recommending State
  • Ukraine
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.53

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Establish effective mechanisms, procedures and guidelines for the mandatory reporting of cases of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of minors

Recommending State
  • Senegal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.52

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Reinforce measures to protect the rights of children and youth from sexual violence, abuse and trafficking

Recommending State
  • Mozambique
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
  • Youth rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.51

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt a comprehensive policy to avert sexual exploitation and abuse of children, as well as all forms of slavery and trafficking

Recommending State
  • Holy See
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.50

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Eradicate child sexual exploitation and abuse by strengthening relevant legislation and establishing appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.49

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accelerate the adoption of the bill on trafficking in persons and child labour

Recommending State
  • Sierra Leone
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.48

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accelerate the process of adoption of the national action plan against human trafficking

Recommending State
  • Georgia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • National action plan
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.47

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Complete the adoption of the national action plan against human trafficking

Recommending State
  • Gabon
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • National action plan
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.46

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Protect the legitimate work of human rights defenders and political opponents

Recommending State
  • Spain
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.45

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen its progress on democratization, the broadening of political and civil space and the protection of human rights defenders

Recommending State
  • Norway
Response
Noted
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.44

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association; fully investigate threats, arbitrary arrests, intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders, who are recognized as stakeholders in the national Human Rights Action Plan; and review the registration of NGOs in order to simplify the process

Recommending State
  • Finland
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Human rights defenders
  • National action plan
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.43

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee the independence of civil society organizations and human rights defenders

Recommending State
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.42

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee a vibrant civil society and the independence of NGOs by revising laws affecting their registration and operations

Recommending State
  • Norway
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.41

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take measures to foster a safe, respectful and enabling environment for civil society and human rights defenders, free from persecution, intimidation and harassment, and to relax the requirements for registering NGOs

Recommending State
  • Latvia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.40

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society, including by lifting onerous registration requirements on civil society organizations

Recommending State
  • Ireland
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.39

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee the protection and freedom of expression of politicians, journalists and rights defenders and fight against the impunity of the perpetrators of violence against them

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
  • Impunity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.38

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take measures against the legal ambiguity regarding the competences of media regulatory bodies such as the Rwanda Media Commission in order to strengthen their independence against government interference and align them with international standards

Recommending State
  • Austria
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.37

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance freedom of expression by amending the 2018 Penal Code to repeal the offence of spreading false information or harmful propaganda with intent to cause hostile international opinion against the Rwandan Government and insults or defamation against the President

Recommending State
  • Australia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.36

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Amend article 2 (19) of the media law to broaden the definition of journalist in order to include citizen journalists, freelance journalists and bloggers, in accordance with international standards on freedom of expression

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.35

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Remove from the legislation any provision that violates the right to freedom of expression

Recommending State
  • Spain
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.34

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take concrete steps to ensure media independence

Recommending State
  • Sierra Leone
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.33

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take measures to protect freedom of expression and protect journalists from harassment and injustices

Recommending State
  • Norway
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.32

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take further measures to protect journalists and human rights defenders

Recommending State
  • Japan
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.31

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Protect and uphold the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, including by respecting and supporting free and independent media, in line with international human rights standards

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.30

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen freedom of expression, in line with the Constitution of Rwanda and international law, particularly through the establishment of a binding legal instrument that guarantees the independence of the Rwanda Media Commission

Recommending State
  • Belgium
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.29

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote media freedom by creating a legal framework for the self- regulatory Rwanda Media Commission

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.28

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure that the right to freedom of religion or belief is guaranteed and protected within Rwanda, and that religious minorities are treated equally as regards their human rights and fundamental freedoms

Recommending State
  • Ghana
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of religion and belief
  • Minority rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.27

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Investigate cases of extrajudicial arrests, unlawful detentions and arbitrary executions

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.26

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Combat impunity for the crime of enforced disappearance

Recommending State
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Impunity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
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136.25

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Increase transparency in the legal system and commission independent investigations into allegations of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, deaths in custody and unlawful detentions

Recommending State
  • Australia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.24

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure that members of marginalized groups – including persons with disabilities, children living in the streets and also lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals – do not become subject to arbitrary detention or ill-treatment by the security forces

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Human rights violations by state agents
  • Rights of the Child
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.23

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Allow independent investigations of allegations of torture and ill- treatment in detention facilities

Recommending State
  • Norway
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Human rights violations by state agents
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.22

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take all appropriate measures to ensure that all reported cases of torture, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention are investigated and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Italy
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.21

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take all necessary measures to combat impunity for the crimes of enforced disappearance and human trafficking

Recommending State
  • Ukraine
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Impunity
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.20

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Conduct independent investigations into all cases of excessive use of force by security forces, as well as extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, in order to bring those responsible to justice

Recommending State
  • Switzerland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.19

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Consider investigating all allegations of extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions and enforced disappearances

Recommending State
  • Sierra Leone
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.18

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people against violence, harassment and arbitrary arrests

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.17

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Repeal all legal provisions that are discriminatory towards women and adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation; furthermore, strengthen efforts to raise awareness of existing legislation and to fight prejudices and stereotypical attitudes that lead to discriminatory practices against women

Recommending State
  • Portugal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.16

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enact legislation recognizing the full capacity of persons with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Montenegro
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.15

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt the implementing decree for the law determining the offences and penalties in general

Recommending State
  • Mali
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.14

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify and fully align its national legislation with all the obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, as previously recommended

Recommending State
  • Latvia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Justice
  • UPR process
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.13

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that addresses direct and indirect discrimination and encompasses all the prohibited grounds of discrimination, including sexual orientation and gender identity

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.12

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure, in law and in practice, the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups of its population, particularly women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons as well as ethnic minorities

Recommending State
  • Russian Federation
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Minority rights
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.11

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Establish a permanent national mechanism for the implementation, reporting and monitoring of human rights recommendations, considering the possibility of receiving cooperation for this purpose, within the framework of Sustainable Development Goals 16 and 17

Recommending State
  • Paraguay
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • SDGs
  • Technical assistance and cooperation
  • UPR process
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.10

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accelerate the adoption of the bill on trafficking in persons

Recommending State
  • Timor-Leste
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.9

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to make efforts to bring its domestic legislation in line with the international treaties Rwanda was party to before the Constitutional amendment of 2015

Recommending State
  • India
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • General
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.8

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Recommending State
  • Togo
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.7

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Labour Organization Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), to advance Sustainable Development Goals 5.4, 8 and 16

Recommending State
  • Paraguay
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Labour rights
  • SDGs
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.6

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Recommending State
  • Honduras
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International humanitarian law
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.4

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • Togo
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • CP rights - general
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.3

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Optional Protocol to Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, on an individual complaints mechanism

Recommending State
  • Portugal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
  • International instruments
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.2

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, as well as the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

136.1

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the main international human rights treaties that are still pending, in order to make progress on Sustainable Development Goals 5, 11, 13 and 16

Recommending State
  • Paraguay
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • SDGs
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.49

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance the implementation of existing legislation to prevent child marriage

Recommending State
  • Namibia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.48

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take all necessary measures to prevent, prosecute and eliminate the exploitation of children in the sex industry, including within the tourism sector

Recommending State
  • Chile
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.47

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take all legal and administrative measures that are necessary to prevent, prosecute and eliminate the exploitation of children in the sex industry, including within the tourism sector

Recommending State
  • Chad
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.46

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Screen, identify and provide support to trafficking victims, including those held in government transit centres

Recommending State
  • United Kingdom
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.45

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take measures to protect human right defenders and journalists from harassment and attacks and ensure independent credible investigations of alleged cases and the prosecution of offenders

Recommending State
  • Austria
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.44

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Conduct thorough, impartial and independent investigations into all reports of harassment and attacks on human rights defenders and journalists, and bring those responsible to justice

Recommending State
  • Ireland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
  • Impunity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.43

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Amend Law No. 04/2012 and Law No. 05/2012, in consultation with civil society organizations, in order to remove existing restrictions on their legal registration

Recommending State
  • Uruguay
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.42

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Consider reviewing the registration requirements for both national and international NGOs with a view to simplifying the process

Recommending State
  • Malta
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.41

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote the right to freedom of expression by ending detentions and harassment of members of the media and civil society for their reporting

Recommending State
  • United States
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Civil society
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.40

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Amend article 96 of the Penal Code regarding incitement to genocide to bring it into line with international standards on freedom of expression

Recommending State
  • Slovenia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.39

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to promote religious tolerance by ensuring accommodation for religious minorities in the workplace

Recommending State
  • Malta
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of religion and belief
  • Minority rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.38

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to participate in and engage with cases ongoing at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Recommending State
  • Malta
Response
Noted
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.37

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Independently and transparently investigate credible allegations of unlawful or arbitrary arrests and detentions, killings and enforced disappearances of human rights defenders, political opponents and journalists, prosecuting alleged perpetrators under the law

Recommending State
  • United States
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.36

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure due process and conduct effective and objective investigations regarding cases of alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and extrajudicial executions, including those which may constitute enforced disappearance

Recommending State
  • Sweden
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.35

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Carry out independent investigations into all allegations of human rights violations such as forced disappearances, arbitrary and prolonged detentions, extrajudicial executions and torture and ill-treatment in detention centres and ensure the prosecution of alleged perpetrators

Recommending State
  • Spain
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.34

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure an independent, impartial investigation of all allegations of extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions and enforced disappearances, as well as the prosecution of those found guilty

Recommending State
  • Romania
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.33

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Conduct transparent, credible and independent investigations into allegations of extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances and torture, and bring perpetrators to justice

Recommending State
  • United Kingdom
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.32

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Include, under article 6 of its Constitution, the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

Recommending State
  • Belgium
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.31

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Criminalize the compulsory recruitment of children in the national armed forces and non-State armed groups

Recommending State
  • Montenegro
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International humanitarian law
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.30

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Criminalize the compulsory recruitment of children in the national armed forces and non-State armed groups

Recommending State
  • Timor-Leste
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International humanitarian law
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.29

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Criminalize the compulsory recruitment of children into national armed forces and non-State armed groups

Recommending State
  • Paraguay
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International humanitarian law
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.28

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Recommit to Rwanda’s previous declaration under article 24 (6) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights to allow individuals and NGOs to bring cases directly to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Recommending State
  • Australia
Response
Noted
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.27

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Cooperate fully with the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to allow a country visit as soon as possible

Recommending State
  • Argentina
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Torture and other CID treatment
  • Treaty bodies
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.26

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is able to visit the country

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Torture and other CID treatment
  • Treaty bodies
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.25

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Provide the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment unrestricted access to all places of detention, in full respect for the principle of confidentiality and freedom from reprisal

Recommending State
  • Portugal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Torture and other CID treatment
  • Treaty bodies
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.24

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Cooperate fully with the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and facilitate a country visit as soon as practicable

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • Torture and other CID treatment
  • Treaty bodies
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.23

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Respond positively to pending visit requests to the country by the special procedures

Recommending State
  • Costa Rica
Action Category
1 - Minimal action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Special procedures
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.22

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Recommending State
  • Mexico
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.21

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Recommending State
  • Lithuania
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.20

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Recommending State
  • Honduras
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.19

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take action to eliminate all cases of enforced disappearances and ensure that all cases of enforced disappearance are thoroughly and impartially investigated and perpetrators are brought to justice

Recommending State
  • Australia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Impunity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.18

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accede to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Armenia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.17

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, in accordance with the recommendation accepted by the country during the first cycle

Recommending State
  • Argentina
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
  • UPR process
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.16

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Optional Protocol to Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the Optional Protocol to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • Ukraine
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • CP rights - general
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.15

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Togo
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.14

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Switzerland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.13

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Senegal
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.12

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Reconsider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Romania
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.11

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Become a party to and implement the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance to ensure compliance with international standards, in line with our previous two recommendations

Recommending State
  • Netherlands
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
  • UPR process
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.10

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and implement policies to halt this practice

Recommending State
  • Brazil
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.9

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Proceed with the early ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Japan
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.8

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Honduras
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.7

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.6

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.5

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Finalize the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.4

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accede to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as a remaining part of the core international human rights treaties

Recommending State
  • Czechia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.3

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Recommending State
  • Costa Rica
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.2

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Recommending State
  • Portugal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

135.1

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Recommending State
  • Austria
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • CP rights - general
  • Enforced disappearances
  • International instruments
  • Justice
  • Racial discrimination
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.160

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accelerate the implementation of the national action plan to eradicate statelessness

Recommending State
  • Angola
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.159

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure that all reception centres for refugee and asylum-seeking children are adapted to their needs and that all unaccompanied and separated children have access to national refugee status determination procedures, as well as investigate any reports of the alleged disappearance of children from refugee camps, in particular adolescent girls

Recommending State
  • Mexico
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Asylum-seekers - refugees
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.158

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of refugees, in particular their rights to food, education and access to clean and safe drinking water

Recommending State
  • Lesotho
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Asylum-seekers - refugees
  • Right to education
  • Right to food
  • Right to water and sanitation
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.157

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to safeguard the rights of immigrants and refugees

Recommending State
  • Barbados
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Asylum-seekers - refugees
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.156

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take appropriate measures to prevent and address all forms of disability-based discrimination

Recommending State
  • Zambia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Discrimination
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.155

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Raise awareness of the key provisions of Ministerial Order No. 007/2016 and the Special Needs and Inclusive Education Policy among all relevant stakeholders, including persons with disabilities, so as to ensure their effective implementation

Recommending State
  • Singapore
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Human rights education and training
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.154

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue effective measures to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, including persons with albinism

Recommending State
  • Nepal
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Minority rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.153

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance protection of the rights of persons with disabilities and effectively address domestic violence against women and children

Recommending State
  • Iran
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.152

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee to persons with disabilities, especially children with disabilities, the right to an inclusive quality education and health services, with accessible environments and adequately trained teachers and professionals to provide individual support

Recommending State
  • Finland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Right to education
  • Right to health
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.151

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen national bodies responsible for guaranteeing the rights of people with disabilities and ensure their full integration into society

Recommending State
  • Djibouti
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.150

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt the necessary measures to protect the integrity of persons with disabilities in all settings, including the prevention of forced treatment and forced sterilization of persons with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Croatia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.149

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to protect and provide assistance to children living in the streets by strengthening national rehabilitation services and working to inculcate positive behaviours, and provide them with education and professional skills

Recommending State
  • Qatar
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Right to education
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.148

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure full access to education, health and social services for children in disadvantaged or vulnerable situations, including children with disabilities, children in street situations, children affected by HIV/AIDS, children living in poverty or in child-headed households and children from historically marginalized communities, including the Batwa

Recommending State
  • Bulgaria
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • HIV - Aids
  • Minority rights
  • Right to education
  • Right to health
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.147

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Increase efforts to eradicate child labour

Recommending State
  • Malaysia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.146

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Make further efforts to promote respect for the rights of children and combat child labour, as well as all forms of violence and exploitation against children

Recommending State
  • Italy
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Labour rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.145

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to promote and protect the rights of the child

Recommending State
  • Iraq
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.144

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Effectively address the issues of teenage pregnancy, child labour and the inaccessibility of children with disabilities to educational facilities and an adequate standard of living

Recommending State
  • Iran
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Rights of the Child
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.143

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to take steps to strengthen the legal framework for the protection of children and the rights of children

Recommending State
  • India
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.142

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Put in place adequate safeguards and measures to face the high rate of child abandonment, based on the principle of the best interests of the child, while working to address the root causes of this phenomenon

Recommending State
  • Holy See
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.141

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to allocate the necessary budgetary and other resources required to promote and protect children, particularly those living in poverty

Recommending State
  • Barbados
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Poverty
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.140

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to combat discrimination and violence against women, such as domestic violence

Recommending State
  • Morocco
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.139

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance its efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Zambia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.138

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Ukraine
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.137

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Implement the Law on Prevention and Punishment of Gender-based Violence and ensure zero tolerance among law enforcement agencies for gender- based violence

Recommending State
  • Sweden
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.136

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance its efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Sierra Leone
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.135

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its efforts to strengthen the legal framework to combat gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Republic of Korea
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.134

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure the effective application of its legislation against gender-based violence and investigate, prosecute and condemn perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence

Recommending State
  • Norway
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.133

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Nepal
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.132

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Namibia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.131

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Lithuania
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.130

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen measures to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence against adolescent girls and women

Recommending State
  • Lesotho
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.129

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Prioritize the creation of effective mechanisms and procedures for reporting cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of women and girls

Recommending State
  • Botswana
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.128

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance the efforts to combat all forms of violence against women

Recommending State
  • Iraq
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.127

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Further enhance efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • India
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.126

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance its efforts to firmly combat all forms of gender-based violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.125

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Reinvigorate its efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence against women

Recommending State
  • Georgia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.124

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

End all forms of violence against women and girls, especially sexual violence, continue training of its peacekeepers in recognizing gender-based violence in conflict situations, investigate all cases and ensure women’s access to justice as well as bring perpetrators into justice

Recommending State
  • Finland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Human rights education and training
  • Impunity
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.123

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to combat all forms of violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Djibouti
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.122

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enhance all efforts to combat all forms of violence against women

Recommending State
  • Croatia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.121

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Combat all forms of violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence

Recommending State
  • Chile
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.120

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its efforts in order to improve gender equality in the country, including by ensuring the empowerment of women in all spheres

Recommending State
  • Azerbaijan
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.119

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue community-based efforts to ensure the realization of the rights of women in accordance with the national laws

Recommending State
  • Uganda
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.118

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts made to gender equality, empowering women and enhancing their participation in decision-making

Recommending State
  • Tunisia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.117

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment

Recommending State
  • Cameroon
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.116

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Given the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women, factor this aspect into account during its ongoing review of its National Gender Policy and implementation of its strategic plan so that more effective policies can be put in place to build on the gains achieved thus far

Recommending State
  • Singapore
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.115

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to take measures to improve the position of women in society, especially in rural areas

Recommending State
  • Serbia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.114

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Sustain efforts for women’s empowerment and the integration of human rights education in the curriculum

Recommending State
  • Pakistan
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.113

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Develop and implement specific policies, with the necessary human and financial resources, for the advancement and empowerment of girls and women with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Bulgaria
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.112

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Further strengthen its commitment and measures to ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment

Recommending State
  • Myanmar
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.111

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accelerate the development of a gender-based management information system and its reporting

Recommending State
  • Kenya
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • UPR process
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.110

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Maintain promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives

Recommending State
  • Kenya
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.109

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Explore home-grown social capitals that would promote gender equality and women’s empowerment

Recommending State
  • Ethiopia
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.108

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Keep up its efforts aimed at strengthening the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, in particular the right to education, and improve the quality of education

Recommending State
  • Algeria
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.107

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enable more opportunities in rural areas in terms of educational facilities

Recommending State
  • Turkey
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to development
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.106

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its efforts to commit to achieving free and quality education for all, and to increase the number of classrooms throughout the country

Recommending State
  • Qatar
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.105

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Pursue efforts to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of all actors in the educational system

Recommending State
  • Oman
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.104

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its endeavours towards achieving free, universal and quality education that is accessible to all children

Recommending State
  • Myanmar
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.103

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Integrate human rights education into school curricula and training programmes for teachers

Recommending State
  • Mozambique
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.102

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Provide quality and universal access to education to all its citizens in line with Sustainable Development Goal 4

Recommending State
  • Mauritius
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • SDGs
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.101

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to raise the quality of education and to ensure that free secondary education is accessible to all children

Recommending State
  • Lithuania
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.100

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to guarantee equal access to education, in particular the promotion of girls’ secondary education

Recommending State
  • Kenya
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.99

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Work on making the education system more inclusive for persons with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Israel
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.98

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Expand the number of qualified English-speaking teachers within schools and look to increase secondary school attendance

Recommending State
  • Israel
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.97

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Increase school enrolment

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.96

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue expanding the infrastructure, budget and human resources for education in order to reach the commitment to free, universal, quality and inclusive education

Recommending State
  • Cuba
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.95

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Fully implement plans to strengthen the school feeding programme that aims to reduce malnutrition among schoolchildren

Recommending State
  • Bahamas
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Right to food
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.94

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Accelerate the scaling up of access to safe drinking water in schools, particularly at the nursery, primary and secondary school levels

Recommending State
  • Bahamas
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to water and sanitation
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.93

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to reduce the maternal mortality rate, particularly by improving the quality, availability and accessibility of health care

Recommending State
  • Burkina Faso
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.92

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Implement the commitment made at the Nairobi Summit on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development to further improve family planning access, service delivery and uptake by increasing the number of health facilities and skilled health-care providers and by expanding the available contraceptive method mix, including emergency contraceptives

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.91

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Work towards the reduction of the maternal mortality rate, while maintaining a holistic approach to the concept of health, which accounts for the mental, physical and spiritual dimensions of the human person

Recommending State
  • Holy See
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.90

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee access for women and girls to sexual and reproductive health and rights and facilitate their access to comprehensive sexuality education

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.89

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Commence a widespread educational campaign on the importance of antenatal care for pregnant women

Recommending State
  • Bahamas
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.88

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Recognize the role of health and essential workers in defending human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide a safe and enabling environment where they can conduct their work free from threats and intimidation

Recommending State
  • Indonesia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights defenders
  • Right to health
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.87

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Protect and ensure the enjoyment of the right to the highest attainable standard of health for all people by ensuring access to health-care services and comprehensive sexuality education

Recommending State
  • Uruguay
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.86

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue government efforts to strengthen integrated networks of health services

Recommending State
  • Oman
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.85

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue measures to tackle undernourishment, especially chronic malnutrition of children

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to food
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.84

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Further develop the health-care system in order to better protect people’s right to health

Recommending State
  • China
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.83

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Put in place social protection and poverty reduction programmes aimed at guaranteeing an adequate standard of living for people with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Senegal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • ESC rights - general
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.82

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure that its efforts to address poverty are inclusive, gender- responsive and human rights-based

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Poverty
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.81

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure its measures to reduce extreme poverty

Recommending State
  • Myanmar
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Poverty
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.80

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to lay the foundations for eliminating hunger and achieving food security

Recommending State
  • Libya
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Poverty
  • Right to food
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.79

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen the response to poverty by making qualitative and quantitative improvements to the social protection and poverty eradication programmes for families, women and people living with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Botswana
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • ESC rights - general
  • Poverty
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.78

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to implement sustainable policies and practices to reduce poverty, particularly in rural areas

Recommending State
  • Haiti
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Poverty
  • Right to development
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.77

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Improve access to adequate housing, safe drinking water and adequate sanitation

Recommending State
  • Ukraine
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to housing
  • Right to water and sanitation
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.76

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Give due notice to the populations affected by the expropriation processes and guarantee them fair compensation, in accordance with the law on expropriation for public utility and land ownership

Recommending State
  • Switzerland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to land
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.75

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to implement and strengthen its successful plans and social programmes in favour of its people, with particular emphasis on the fields of education, health care and food

Recommending State
  • Venezuela
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Right to food
  • Right to health
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.74

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to promote sustainable economic and social development, to advance poverty alleviation and to improve people’s living standards

Recommending State
  • China
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Poverty
  • Right to development
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.73

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to implement employment strategies designed to improve the rate of youth employment, including through international capacity-building cooperation in the field of vocational training

Recommending State
  • Indonesia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to development
  • Youth rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.72

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its efforts to identify, track and rehabilitate child trafficking and child labour victims

Recommending State
  • Turkey
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.71

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to make advances in establishing frameworks to effectively identify child victims of human trafficking and provide them with appropriate medical and psychosocial services

Recommending State
  • Fiji
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.70

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to strengthen frameworks to prevent child trafficking and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice

Recommending State
  • Uganda
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.69

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take the necessary steps to enforce the law to combat human trafficking by enhancing law enforcement agencies

Recommending State
  • Somalia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.68

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly by improving the training of military and law enforcement officers

Recommending State
  • Burkina Faso
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.67

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen implementation of its anti-human trafficking legislation, ensuring a victim-oriented framework in the process

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.66

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Redouble efforts to combat human trafficking and ensure that perpetrators of sexual violence and trafficking in women and children are brought to justice and held accountable

Recommending State
  • Egypt
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.65

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Review the registration requirements for local and international non- governmental organizations with a view to better facilitating and simplifying the process

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Civil society
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.64

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen the role of civil society

Recommending State
  • Cameroon
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Civil society
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.63

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure fully the right to freedom of association

Recommending State
  • Spain
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.62

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Protect and enable journalists to work freely, without fear of retribution, and ensure that State authorities comply with the access to information law

Recommending State
  • United Kingdom
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.61

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote an enabling environment for independent media and civil society organizations, in particular by bringing laws on civil society and media into conformity with the right to freedom of expression as it is set out in article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • Switzerland
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Civil society
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.60

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee the freedoms of assembly, association and expression by, inter alia, increasing the space for dissent and discussion and ensuring a safe and enabling environment for everyone to exercise these rights

Recommending State
  • Sweden
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.59

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to guarantee the right of freedom of opinion and expression, including by allowing greater access to independent news outlets

Recommending State
  • Sudan
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.58

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to strengthen the legal system in order to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association

Recommending State
  • Romania
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.57

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue implementing reforms aimed at expanding media freedoms and creating a citizen-centred media to ensure that all individuals fully enjoy the right to freedom of expression

Recommending State
  • Republic of Korea
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.56

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Increase public awareness on media policy and other various laws and regulations in place to expand media freedom

Recommending State
  • Maldives
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.55

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Eliminate from legislation all provisions that undermine freedom of expression and the protection of journalists against harassment and intimidation

Recommending State
  • Lithuania
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.54

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote and protect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly of all residents of Rwanda

Recommending State
  • Latvia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.53

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Revise all the provisions that undermine freedom of expression as well as freedom of assembly and association and effectively protect journalists and media operators against harassment and intimidation

Recommending State
  • Italy
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.52

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Intensify its efforts to ensure full enjoyment of the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association

Recommending State
  • Ghana
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.51

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen measures to encourage the exercise of an independent media and enhance the enjoyment by all persons of the freedom of opinion and expression, collectively and as individuals

Recommending State
  • Barbados
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.50

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen media pluralism and the safety of journalists and human rights defenders by amending the respective legislation to comply with international democratic standards

Recommending State
  • Czechia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.49

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure the exercise of the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of the press and freedom of association and peaceful assembly, enshrined in the country’s Constitution

Recommending State
  • Costa Rica
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.48

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote human rights training for law enforcement officers, judges and lawyers and facilitate access to justice for victims of abuses

Recommending State
  • Brazil
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.47

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Promote the right to due process of law for victims of human rights violations and improve capacity-building initiatives in order to strengthen the capacities of judicial stakeholders, including investigators, prosecutors, advocates and judges

Recommending State
  • Iran
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.46

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to ensure that all instances of death in custody, including during police arrests and at police stations, are impartially and effectively investigated and that all perpetrators are prosecuted

Recommending State
  • Fiji
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Human rights violations by state agents
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.45

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Enforce the protection of all persons’ rights to life and liberty by strengthening the independence of the justice system and ensuring no one is convicted on the basis of information extracted under torture or duress

Recommending State
  • United States
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
  • Justice
  • Right to life
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.44

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure that detainees have access to legal counsel

Recommending State
  • Somalia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Access to justice
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.43

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Consolidate the national capacities to guarantee respect for due process and access to justice for all

Recommending State
  • Romania
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.42

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to ensure access to justice and the fight against corruption

Recommending State
  • Nigeria
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Access to justice
  • Corruption
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.41

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to implement decentralized outreach activities at all levels to facilitate the population, including vulnerable groups, to have access to quality and affordable justice

Recommending State
  • Maldives
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.40

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to take measures aimed at improving the functioning of the judiciary and the penitentiary system

Recommending State
  • Russian Federation
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.39

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Ensure respect for the independence of the judiciary and guarantee the right of any accused person to a fair trial

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Access to justice
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.38

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue progress in the promotion and protection of the rights of persons in prison, in particular by improving their conditions of detention

Recommending State
  • Morocco
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.37

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue the efforts made to reduce overcrowding in detention centres and improve the facilities available there

Recommending State
  • Tunisia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.36

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Implement adequate safeguards against suicide in detention centres

Recommending State
  • Somalia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.35

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its efforts to improve conditions in detention facilities, including the overcrowding issue

Recommending State
  • Republic of Korea
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.34

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Adopt the implementing order for the introduction of community service as provided in Law No. 68/2018 and the swift implementation of other alternatives to detention

Recommending State
  • Netherlands
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.33

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Bring its prison and detention conditions in line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules)

Recommending State
  • Denmark
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.32

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue ongoing efforts to improve the penitentiary network, as well as the living conditions of persons deprived of liberty

Recommending State
  • Cuba
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.31

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Guarantee legal safeguards for detainees and carry out prompt, impartial and effective investigations of complaints of ill-treatment, arbitrary detention, torture and death of detained people

Recommending State
  • Costa Rica
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Detention
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.30

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Advance human rights-based training programmes for public service and military officers and the development of community policing initiatives with a view to eradicating the practice of torture and other forms of ill-treatment

Recommending State
  • Indonesia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Human rights violations by state agents
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.29

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Publish the annual reports of the national preventive mechanism, as required under the national preventive mechanism guidelines, in order to improve transparency of the national preventive mechanism’s work

Recommending State
  • Czechia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.28

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take all necessary measures to combat impunity for the crime of enforced disappearance

Recommending State
  • Lithuania
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Impunity
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.27

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Work to strengthen national capacities to ensure the effective investigation of allegations of extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture

Recommending State
  • Egypt
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Enforced disappearances
  • Extrajudicial executions
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.26

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to make necessary preparations to mitigate the likely negative impacts of climate change, especially on agriculture and hydroelectric power

Recommending State
  • Iran
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Environment and human rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.25

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to develop and strengthen the necessary legislative frameworks that address cross-sectoral environmental challenges, including climate change adaptation and mitigation frameworks, and ensure that women, children, persons with disabilities, minority groups and local communities are meaningfully engaged in their implementation

Recommending State
  • Fiji
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Environment and human rights
  • Minority rights
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.24

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to integrate vulnerable people into the development process

Recommending State
  • Cameroon
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to development
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.23

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen the protection of the human rights of older persons, particularly in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Recommending State
  • Argentina
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.22

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue reforms towards gender equality, especially by enhancing education opportunities for girls from vulnerable households

Recommending State
  • Armenia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to education
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.21

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Review legal provisions that could discriminate against women by adopting comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that prohibits discrimination on all grounds and includes direct and indirect discrimination in the public and private spheres, as well as interrelated forms of discrimination against women, in accordance with article 1 of the Convention against All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Recommending State
  • Argentina
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.20

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Criminalize all offences relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, in line with the Optional Protocol to Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Recommending State
  • Mexico
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.19

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts aimed at strengthening the process of human rights awareness-raising, education and training of civil society, as well as law enforcement officials, social actors, journalists and trade unions

Recommending State
  • Algeria
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Civil society
  • Human rights defenders
  • Human rights education and training
  • Labour rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.18

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue the ongoing efforts to provide compulsory human rights training to police forces in order to avoid excessive use of force

Recommending State
  • Italy
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Human rights violations by state agents
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.17

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Take measures to increase efficiency, accountability and transparency in public service delivery

Recommending State
  • Azerbaijan
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Other
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.16

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Strengthen measures for an effective application of Law No. 43/2013, including in rural areas

Recommending State
  • Angola
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to land
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.15

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Increase the awareness of the Rwandan population concerning ratified regional and international human rights conventions and instruments, in order for full enjoyment and the recognition of their human rights

Recommending State
  • Turkey
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.14

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Emphasize the strengthening of economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to have work

Recommending State
  • Cameroon
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
  • Labour rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.13

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue progress in the promotion of civil and political rights

Recommending State
  • Cameroon
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.12

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Forge ahead with the comprehensive assessment of the implementation of its national human rights action plan

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.11

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Sustain efforts in ensuring the enjoyment of human rights by all, especially persons in vulnerable situations

Recommending State
  • Nigeria
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.10

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Increase the technical and financial framework to provide support for the most vulnerable people

Recommending State
  • Mozambique
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.9

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to invest in human resources within the framework of available capabilities and to promote the capabilities of existing institutions

Recommending State
  • Libya
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.8

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to work on addressing the worrying trend of an increase in genocide denial in Rwanda

Recommending State
  • Israel
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.7

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue the process of national reconciliation so that all citizens, independently of ethnic or religious background, may be able to contribute to the development of the country in harmony with fundamental human rights

Recommending State
  • Holy See
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.6

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue its efforts aimed at raising public awareness of genocide prevention and combating “genocide ideology”

Recommending State
  • Georgia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Justice
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.5

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue the efforts made to strengthen national human rights institutions and their role in monitoring the effective implementation of international standards at the national level

Recommending State
  • Tunisia
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.4

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue to take steps for the strengthening of national human rights institutions

Recommending State
  • Pakistan
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • National Human Rights Institution
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.3

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Bring its national legislation into line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, eliminating the pejorative terms for persons with disabilities which remain in some laws

Recommending State
  • Chile
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.2

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Reinvigorate cooperation with the relevant United Nations treaty bodies and mechanisms

Recommending State
  • Armenia
Action Category
1 - Minimal action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Treaty bodies
  • UPR process
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.1

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Rwanda
Recommendation

Continue efforts to cooperate with the mechanisms of the Human Rights Council

Recommending State
  • Morocco
Response
Supported
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.264

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Permit Omani women to pass their nationality to their children and spouses on an equal basis with men

Recommending State
  • Ireland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.263

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Review current legislation and reform as necessary all discriminatory provisions, including regarding rights in marriage, divorce and inheritance, and the right of women to confer their nationality on their children and spouses

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.262

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Amend legislation so as to allow Omani women to pass on their citizenship to their children

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.261

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Ensure full implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, including article 9 (2), granting women equal rights with men with respect to the nationality of their children, and article 16, granting women equal rights in matters relating to marriage and family relations

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Rights of the Child
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.260

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Promote legal reforms ensuring equal rights for women and men regarding marriage, divorce, inheritance and transmission of nationality to their children

Recommending State
  • Brazil
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Rights of the Child
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.259

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

In follow-up to recommendations from the previous cycle, review legislation that is discriminatory on the grounds of gender, particularly with regard to rights in marriage, divorce and inheritance, guaranteeing the right of mothers to transfer nationality to their children

Recommending State
  • Uruguay
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • UPR process
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.258

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Consolidate fundamentally, through an appropriate legal regime, the evolution that the situation of women in Omani society has undergone, through a new framework for the protection of their autonomy in the field of family law and the transmission of nationality, as well as continuing to advance the equality of women in all areas of society

Recommending State
  • Spain
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.257

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Support the development in the field of article 18 of the Nationality Act

Recommending State
  • Kuwait
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.256

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Grant women the same rights as men with respect to the nationality of their sons and daughters

Recommending State
  • Mexico
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Statelessness and the right to nationality
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.255

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Strengthen cooperation with human rights mechanisms and international organizations in order to build its capacity in the field of human rights

Recommending State
  • Yemen
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Technical assistance and cooperation
  • Treaty bodies
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.254

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Adopt national asylum legislation in line with the international standards and provide safeguards against refoulement

Recommending State
  • Afghanistan
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Asylum-seekers - refugees
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.253

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Reconsider its reservations regarding the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
  • International instruments
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.252

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Adopt national asylum legislation that complies with international standards

Recommending State
  • Senegal
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Asylum-seekers - refugees
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.251

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Provide comprehensive protection of human rights to foreign workers regardless of their category under national legislation and encourage cooperation with countries of origin with a human rights-based approach

Recommending State
  • Indonesia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
  • Technical assistance and cooperation
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.250

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue taking measures to strengthen the legal protection available to foreign workers, including the introduction of a wage protection system

Recommending State
  • India
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.249

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue to strengthen efforts to prevent and combat abuse of migrant domestic workers in the country by ensuring full implementation of international and domestic laws

Recommending State
  • Ghana
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.248

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue improving the protection of labour rights, in particular regarding foreign and domestic workers, by ratifying and implementing the International Labour Organization Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.247

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Intensify efforts at the national level for the protection of the rights of workers

Recommending State
  • Georgia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.246

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of expatriate workers

Recommending State
  • Czechia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.245

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue efforts to enhance the working conditions of expatriate workers

Recommending State
  • Cyprus
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.244

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Revise the kafalah system to reduce the risk of migrant workers being subject to labour exploitation

Recommending State
  • Italy
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.243

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Replace the kafalah system in order to improve conditions for migrant workers and reform existing labour laws to include domestic workers

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.242

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Adopt the bill on domestic workers

Recommending State
  • Burkina Faso
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.241

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue efforts to introduce further measures to protect the rights of migrant workers, in particular women migrant workers, including strengthening measures for their social and legal protection

Recommending State
  • Bangladesh
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.240

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Implement further reforms to the kafalah system to protect the rights of foreign workers

Recommending State
  • Australia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.239

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Enact reforms to end the kafalah employment sponsorship system

Recommending State
  • United States
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.238

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Provide labour law protection for domestic workers and strengthen anti-trafficking legislation

Recommending State
  • United Kingdom
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
  • Trafficking
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.237

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Increase cooperation with countries of origin of migrant workers, in order to ensure the protection of their rights

Recommending State
  • Uganda
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
  • Technical assistance and cooperation
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.236

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Pursue its efforts to enhance the working conditions of expatriate labourers by issuing legislation and regulations to promote and protect the rights of expatriate workers in the labour law

Recommending State
  • Turkmenistan
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.235

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Take further steps to ensure the basic rights of expatriate workers

Recommending State
  • Turkey
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.234

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue efforts made to protect the rights of foreign workers, and to adopt appropriate measures and legislation in this regard

Recommending State
  • Tunisia
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.233

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Redouble its efforts to protect the rights of workers, especially women and migrants, ensure their access to social services and justice, and provide victims of human trafficking with adequate assistance and remedies

Recommending State
  • Thailand
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
  • Trafficking
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.232

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of the rights of workers, in particular migrant and domestic workers, by ratifying and implementing the International Labour Organization Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), and facilitating the right to lodge criminal complaints with the authorities

Recommending State
  • Switzerland
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.231

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Intensify efforts aimed at ensuring the rights of expatriate workers

Recommending State
  • Sudan
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.230

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to expand labour law protections, including for migrant workers

Recommending State
  • Sri Lanka
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.229

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue its efforts to protect the rights of migrant workers, including by ensuring the effective implementation of the abolition of the “no objection” certificate

Recommending State
  • Republic of Korea
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.228

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Strengthen cooperation with countries of origin of migrant workers to better safeguard their rights and welfare, including through formal bilateral agreements

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
1 - Minimal action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.227

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Ensure that access to justice and remedies are available to all, including vulnerable groups such as migrant workers

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Access to justice
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.226

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Take concrete steps towards the inclusion of migrant domestic workers in labour legislation

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.225

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Sustain efforts to create a better working environment for migrant workers, including the possible abolition of the kafalah system

Recommending State
  • Philippines
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.224

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Make comprehensive efforts to protect the rights of workers by conducting awareness campaigns and abolishing sponsorship systems for foreign domestic workers

Recommending State
  • Kenya
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.223

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue efforts for the protection of the rights of migrant workers, including women domestic workers, by ensuring access to remedies and complaint mechanisms

Recommending State
  • Nepal
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
  • Women's rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.222

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Substantially modify the sponsorship system known as kafalah to reduce the risk of migrant workers being subject to labour exploitation, including forced labour, by disassociating their status as migrants from a particular employer and allowing them to renew their own residence permits

Recommending State
  • Mexico
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Labour rights
  • Migrants
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.221

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue the integration of persons with disabilities, particularly in the basic education phase and in the rest of the education and training paths

Recommending State
  • Jordan
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Right to education
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.220

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to legislate on the protection of persons with disabilities in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Recommending State
  • Iraq
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • International instruments
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.219

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Further strengthen measures promoting the interests of persons with disabilities including through the adoption of a disability act

Recommending State
  • Ethiopia
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.218

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue to implement policies aimed at supporting and accelerating the integration of persons with disabilities into society, as well as their active participation in the life of the community, and allocate sufficient resources to this end

Recommending State
  • Djibouti
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

134.217

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
37 - November 2020
State under Review
  • Oman
Recommendation

Continue efforts to consolidate and coordinate best practices in promoting the rights of children with disabilities

Recommending State
  • Libya
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Aug 2, 2021
Recommendation
View

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