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 | Voluntary Pledge | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | The government will continue to work with these non-governmental organisations so as to develop a constructive dialogue with them in advancing the country's socio-economic development. | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Voluntary Pledge | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 19 - May 2014 | The delegation reaffirmed Brunei Darussalam's commitment to its international obligations and indicated that Brunei Darussalam would be ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the near future. | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Voluntary Pledge | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 19 - May 2014 | The delegation stated that Brunei intended to withdraw its reservations to Article 20, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) relating to the protection of a child without a family, and Article 21 (a) on adoption, and that it was working towards ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OP-CRC-AC). | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Abolish permanently the death penalty | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Abolish the death penalty completely and replace it in its legislation with other sanctions that do not include cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Abolish the death penalty definitively and commute all such sentences to periods of imprisonment - and put an end to caning and flogging | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Abolish the practice of corporal punishment | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Abrogate or amend section 377 of the Penal Code to guarantee non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Abrogate or amend the Internal Security Act and all legislation allowing for detention without trial | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Accede to the core international human rights instruments in a timely manner | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Adhere to principles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ICRMW and consider favourably possibly ratifying it | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Adopt further measures and programmes and continue efforts in strengthening human rights in accordance with the values and customs in Brunei Darussalam | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Adopt measures for full implementation of the principles of CEDAW and eliminate its reservations to this instrument so that it can be better implemented | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Allow individuals to peacefully exercise their right to freedom of expression | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Amend its press-related legislation to comply with the international standards to eliminate the censorship of the printed media through annual licensing - | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Amend section 377 of the Penal Code in order to decriminalize consensual sexual activity among persons of the same sex | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Amend the concerned legislation with a view to abolishing capital punishment in line with General Assembly resolutions 62-149 and 63-168 and convert the existing death sentences to imprisonment terms | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Amend the Newspaper Act of 1958 to ensure that it respects and protects the right to freedom of expression in accordance with international standards | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | As the nominal state of emergency has unintended consequences for government accountability, review it and produce a timetable on how it might be ended | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Become a party to CRPD as soon as it completes the work necessary for ratifying the Convention, which is currently being undertaken by the National Committee led by the Department of Community Development | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Become a party to other treaties, such as ICCPR and ICESCR, as soon as possible | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Carry on relentlessly with more effective measures in further bolstering the implementation of sharia law in the country | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Cease restricting media outlets from printing opinions critical of the Government of Brunei Darussalam in line with the right to freedom of expression | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider acceding to core human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider acceding to other international human rights instruments to which it is not yet party | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider acceding to the core international human rights instruments | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider acceding to the main human rights instruments, including ICCPR, ICESCR and CAT | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider acceding to the remaining major international human rights law instruments | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider accession to core international human rights instruments, as appropriate | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 6 - December 2009 | Consider accession to ICCPR, ICESCR, CAT and other core human rights treaties | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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