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 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Adopt a comprehensive mental health policy and plan of action based on a human rights approach | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Seek technical assistance, as appropriate, from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other United Nations organizations, with a view to developing capacity for fulfilling various international human rights obligations to which it subscribes | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Strengthen its policies to fight violence, especially gender violence and sexual violence | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Strengthen the measures to combat domestic violence, in particular the effective implementation of the existing legal framework, data collection and training of State officers responsible of receiving complaints | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Introduce alternatives to imprisonment for minor offences with a view to reducing overcrowding and improving the situation of prisoners in general | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Seek the requisite technical assistance needed in order to meet its international human rights obligations | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Promote further engagement with international human rights mechanisms, including in seeking technical assistance from the Office of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue to promote women's empowerment | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Take measures to reduce overcrowding in prisons | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Prevent, punish and eradicate all forms of violence against women including marital rape | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue to promote and protect rights of children | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Implement recent legislation on the rights of the child and strengthen efforts to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination and violence against children and other vulnerable groups, including through awareness-raising campaigns, dedicated training of law-enforcement personnel and adequate support to victims of violence | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Take all necessary measures to effectively strengthen the combat against domestic violence and sexual violence against women | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Review its domestic legislation in order to criminalize sexual abuse within marriage | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue the efforts to ensure that national legislation prohibits discrimination on the grounds of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or social status | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue its efforts in fighting all forms of violence against women | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Take steps to ensure implementation of Domestic Violence Act and Sexual Offences Act | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue restoring and promoting the human rights of its people, taking into particular consideration the most vulnerable groups, as it has been doing it from its last review | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Maintain its efforts for the incorporation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in its national legislation and public policies | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue its actions to promote gender equality and the full participation of women in the political, economic and social life of the country | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Seek and avail itself of technical assistance opportunities for training of personnel in international human rights treaty monitoring and reporting | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Strengthen the efforts to promote the full participation of women in all aspects, eliminate discrimination against women, and ensure access to justice for victims of domestic violence and sexual harassment | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Seek technical assistance from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to support the national efforts aimed at implementing the human rights obligations of Antigua and Barbuda | 1 - Minimal action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Strengthen the national policies on gender to reduce discrimination against women and increase their participation in the political and economic spheres | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Effectively apply the law on intra-family violence to combat domestic violence and promote gender equality | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Establish an official moratorium on executions and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, so as to bring national legislation into conformity with the de facto moratorium | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Continue to strengthen measures to promote tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and to counter prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, racism, and Islamophobia | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Encourage and strengthen work regarding special education of persons with disabilities | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 25 - May 2016 | Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence [Istanbul Convention] | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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