UPR Info

Amend article 6 of Act No. 729 of 1963 to prevent any arbitrary dismissal of foreign workers following maternity leave

Intensify action to guarantee an adequate standard of living, increase the availability of housing, reduce the cost of rents and allow foreigners to benefit from these provisions

Implement the inter-service coordination plan on identification of and support for victims of human trafficking

Design and implement an action plan to combat trafficking in persons with a focus on the protection of victims, including public awareness measures and training for labour inspectors, investigators, prosecutors and judges

Continue strengthening its Office of the High Commissioner for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms and for Mediation, in line with international standards

Take the necessary measures to ensure at least one year of free and compulsory preschool education, as recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Adopt legislative and institutional reforms to ensure equal rights for LGBTQIA+ persons, in particular rights to family life

Strengthen the inspection of the working conditions of non-citizens, in particular the situation of migrant domestic workers, and inform foreign workers of their rights and the remedies available in cases of discrimination in employment

Work towards the legal recognition of same-sex marriages legally contracted abroad, as well as of their legal rights

Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of women and children

Step up its official development assistance programme to support the promotion of human rights in developing countries, especially economic, social and cultural rights

Permit transgender individuals to change their gender on identity documents and other public records

Continue steps to foster gender equality towards more meaningful participation for women in the political and economic spheres

Continue taking active measures aimed at improving gender equality in employment

Attach more importance to economic, social and cultural rights and increase the protection of the rights to housing and health, and focus on eliminating inequality

Adopt measures in relation to the establishment of a mechanism that promotes gender equality, particularly with regard to equal remuneration, participation and representation of women in the professional sphere

Establish a regulatory framework for processing asylum claims, including explicit protection measures and transparent criteria

Continue with human rights awareness-raising programmes for health-care workers to detect and respond to violence

Adopt a procedure for processing applications for asylum or recognizing refugee status that specifies the criteria on the basis of which the State accepts or rejects an application

Consider including the right to education for all in domestic law

Take effective measures to fight against racial discrimination and hate speech and prevent impunity

Further support the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities and older persons

Continue promoting gender equality and combating violence and discrimination against women

Make progress towards ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and consider withdrawing its reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Strengthen measures to combat domestic violence

Consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to contribute to progress on the universalization of this text within the international community

Expand the scope of application of freedom of expression to include scientific researchers

Abolish the default recognition of men as heads of household, either by abolishing the notion of “head of household” or by ensuring that both partners are recognized as heads of household