Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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93.1 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Consider transforming existing ad hoc structures into a national mechanism for coordination, implementation, reporting and follow-up, in line with elements arising from good practices identified in the 2016 OHCHR guide on national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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93.2 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Continue to work on human rights and sustainable development initiatives and, where applicable, adopt appropriate follow-up mechanisms | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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93.3 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Submit the initial report on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.4 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.5 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Improve its record on reporting to the United Nations treaty bodies, including by submitting its overdue reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Rights of the Child | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.6 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Elaborate and submit the reports required by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Rights of the Child | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.7 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Accept the request for a visit of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.8 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | In order to increase its capacity-building in the sphere of human rights, cooperate with the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council, bearing in mind that the Fund is mandated to support targeted training courses and capacity-building activities on the international human rights system and international human rights law as well as induction training sessions for government officials of the least developed countries and small island developing States to provide them with information on the multilateral human rights system | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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93.9 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Launch the review of the legislative instruments referred to in paragraph 138 of the national report | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.10 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Take the actions referred to in paragraph 138 of its national report as part of the revision and amendment of national legislation | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.11 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Continue its democratization process, including efforts to enhance respect for the civil rights of its citizens to ensure equal and full enjoyment of fundamental human rights | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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93.12 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Continue its efforts to establish efficient and transparent public services in the country | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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93.13 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Continue to take effective measures to protect the rights of vulnerable groups | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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93.14 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Continue to consolidate its social and human rights policies, especially in the area of economic, social and cultural rights, in order to increase the quality of life of its people, particularly the most vulnerable sectors of the population | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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93.15 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Establish a monitoring and reporting system on the implementation of the education policy framework | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.16 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Create a monitoring system for the implementation of the current education policy framework for the period 2004–2019 | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.17 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Establish a national human rights institution, capable of promoting and protecting human rights in the country, and that receives sufficient human and financial resources to guarantee its proper functioning | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.18 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Continue the dialogue that has progressed to a certain level about forming a national human rights institution | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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93.19 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Create a national human rights institution that monitors all rights issues in Tonga, as reiterated in the previous cycles | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.20 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Create a national human rights institution which could be based on the newly established Ombudsman’s Office | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.21 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Establish a mechanism for improving coordination and strengthening of various institutions dealing with discrimination against women, taking into consideration that Tonga still has not established an institution in compliance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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93.22 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Ensure sufficient resources are allocated for the full and successful implementation of the Revised National Policy on Gender and Development 2014–2018 | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.23 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Further strengthen mechanisms for citizens, including civil society organizations, to participate in law-making, oversight, national planning and budgeting processes | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.24 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Prioritize gender equality, as well as increase women’s participation at all levels of social, political and economic decision-making in government | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.25 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Adopt concrete measures to protect vulnerable groups to assist them in being more resilient to the impact of climate change and natural disasters | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.26 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Seek the technical and financial assistance needed to adequately address the climate change challenges and to reduce risk and implement early warning systems | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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93.27 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Address the issue of trafficking of women and children | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.28 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Take measures to reinforce protections for freedom of expression, including guaranteeing the independence of public and private media | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.29 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Take additional steps towards the abolition of child marriage, including by raising to 18 the minimum age of marriage | 4 - General action | Supported |
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93.30 | Mar 3, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 29 - January 2018< | Take steps to end child marriage by raising to 18 the minimum age of marriage for both boys and girls | 4 - General action | Supported |
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