Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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140.55 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Enrich the Immigration Act by incorporating special provisions for the protection of refugees and asylum-seeking children, and introduce a provision on family reunification into the Act | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.54 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Guarantee access to the participation and representation of ethnic minorities in the different instances of public and private life | 4 - General action | Supported |
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140.53 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Bring the juvenile justice system fully into line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility to an internationally accepted level | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.52 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility and make the necessary legal modifications so that children cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.51 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Finalize the adoption of the national plan of action to combat all manifestations of sexual exploitation of children and provide adequate human and financial resources for its implementation | 4 - General action | Supported |
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140.50 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Take urgent steps to eliminate commercial sexual exploitation of children by ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, activating the Inter-Agency Working Group on People Trafficking, and ensuring that the Inter-Agency Trafficking Task Force meets regularly and facilitates the implementation of the National Plan of Action to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons and Child Trafficking | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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140.49 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Raise to 18 years the age of criminal responsibility and combat all forms of violence against children, including child labour and sexual exploitation | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.48 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Consider taking temporary measures, including the introduction of a minimum quota of at least 30 per cent of women candidates on the electoral lists of political parties, and facilitate the selection and training of women candidates for public office, in particular at the decision-making level | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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140.47 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Strengthen temporary special measures so as to reduce the gender gap and systematically address the concerns and rights of women in the public and private spheres | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.46 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Consider introducing a universal basic income in order to better combat poverty and reduce inequalities, and improve the existing social protection system | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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140.45 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Increase public funds to guarantee, in the case of natural disasters, the right to food, health and water and sanitation, as well as the construction of shelters that take into account the particular needs of women | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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140.44 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Bring legislation on freedom of expression, assembly and association into line with international human rights standards, in particular, by repealing the Media Industry Development Decree 2010 | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.43 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Guarantee freedom of expression and opinion and freedom of the press, by ensuring respect for the rights of journalists and human rights defenders and reviewing the Media Industry Development Decree 2010, which punishes any journalistic publication against the general interest or public order, in order to avoid abusive interpretations | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.42 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Amend the Media Industry Development Decree, the Public Order (Amendment) Act and the sedition provisions of the Crimes Act, which restrict freedom of expression, the press and assembly | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.41 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Enhance measures aimed at protecting and promoting freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly, including by removing any legal obstacle to the exercise of these rights | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.40 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Review legislation that affects freedom of speech, particularly the Crimes Act, the Media Industry Development Decree and the Public Order (Amendment) Act, to bring them into compliance with Fiji’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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140.39 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Take the necessary measures in order to revise the law on the development of the media | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.38 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Take measures to permit lawful labour, political and social protests, and to safeguard activists’ and human rights defenders’ rights to speak and peacefully assemble freely, without harassment, and unimpeded by inappropriately applied administrative impediments | 4 - General action | Supported |
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140.37 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Review decrees limiting freedom of expression and association, particularly the Media Industry Development Decree, the Essential National Industries (Employment) Decree and the Public Order (Amendment) Act | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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140.36 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Repeal all laws and policies that unlawfully restrict fundamental rights of freedom of expression, assembly and association, including sections of the Public Order (Amendment) Act, the Media Industry Development Decree, the Electoral Act 2014 and the Online Safety Act | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.35 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Adopt concrete measures to ensure that trade unions and human rights defenders are able to carry out their work, guaranteeing their freedom of expression, association and assembly and freedom of the press | 4 - General action | Supported |
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140.34 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Continue its efforts to guarantee the exhaustive investigation and prosecution of the authors of trafficking in persons and take all necessary steps to guarantee the effective application of the National Action Plan for the Eradication of Human Trafficking | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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140.33 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Ensure implementation of recommendations from the visit of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish acts of trafficking | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.31 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Draft and implement an action plan to eradicate violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.30 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Take specific measures, including strengthening the legal framework, to eliminate discrimination, hate speech and violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, including by prosecuting and adequately punishing perpetrators, and adopt awareness-raising measures to address stigma within society | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.29 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Develop a national strategy on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, in collaboration with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, to guide its work in eliminating multiple and intersecting forms of violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.28 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Legislate to address hate crimes against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.27 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Take more decisive action in adapting legislation, including prosecution and adequate punishment of the perpetrators of discrimination, hate speech and violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women | 4 - General action | Noted |
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140.26 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Enact holistic anti-discrimination and equality legislation to comprehensively address the social discrimination faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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140.25 | Nov 9, 2020 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 34 - November 2019 | Adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination or equality act and put in place public awareness-raising campaigns, which will address the issue of discrimination and stigmatization against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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