Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Work with UNHCR and the Core Group to develop a near-term initiative to allow some refugees to return immediately to Bhutan, granting special consideration to cases of humanitarian concern, such as those involving the elderly | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | With the support of the international community, including the relevant specialized agencies of the United Nations, strengthen its efforts to implement its national food security-related programmes | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Undertake extensive advocacy campaigns to encourage greater women's participation in the political process at both the national and local levels | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take proactive measures to promote women's participation in the local elections planned for in 2010 | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take measures to expedite the enactment of the adoption bill and the child care and protection bill by Parliament | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take measures to ensure respect for the human rights of persons belonging to ethnic minorities | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take legislative and practical measures to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to minorities | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take further measures to enhance the national system for health care | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take further efforts in addressing the problem of unemployment, especially among young people | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take concrete measures aiming at fostering a genuine human rights culture with due regard to national and regional particularities as well as historical, cultural and religious backgrounds | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take active measures to find a solution in Nepal and Bhutan for the remaining number of refugees | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Take action to encourage pregnant and-or married girls and women to continue their education | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Study the possibility of becoming a party to ICCPR as well as ICESCR, as these two international conventions are really cornerstones of the whole human rights system | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Strengthen the working conditions and involvement of civil society organizations | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Strengthen its cooperation with human rights special procedures and consider issuing a standing invitation | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Strengthen efforts to build the rule of law in Bhutan in accordance with international standards, integrating, alongside these, the principles of Gross National Happiness | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Strengthen capacity-building measures for workers in the media and the press also through efforts of the international community | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Step up its efforts to further reduce poverty, particularly in rural areas, and to improve the well-being of the people | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Step up efforts to find a sustainable solution for refugees through discussion with relevant parties, and attach particular importance to children and women and the need for families to remain together | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Sign and ratify ICESCR, CAT, the Optional Protocol to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and CED | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Share its experiences and best practices internationally on the concept of Gross National Happiness | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Seek the assistance of the international community to meet the Millennium Development Goals | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Resume dialogue with Nepal and enhance cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR to resolve the question of Bhutanese refugees, including by voluntary return, with particular attention to family reunification and other humanitarian cases | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Respond positively to the request for a visit of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Request technical assistance and cooperation, as deemed appropriate, from the international community, including relevant United Nations and specialized agencies, with a view to ensuring the promotion and protection of the full spectrum of human rights of its people | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Repeal all provisions which criminalize sodomy and other sexual activities between consenting adults | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Reinforce the human rights protection of vulnerable and disabled children | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Ratify the main international human rights instruments, in particular ICCPR and its two optional protocols, CAT and OP-CAT, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICERD and the Statute of the International Criminal Court | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Ratify the core international instruments, especially ICCPR, ICESCR, CAT and OP-CAT | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Ratify or accede to all core international human rights instruments such as ICCPR, ICESCR and CAT | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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