118.67
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to reform the prison system and to ensure the protection of the rights of detainees
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.151
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the effective implementation of the Children’s Code with a view to protect the rights of this vulnerable group
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.120
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen school infrastructure, taking into account the concerns of women and girls, particularly as regards access to appropriate sanitation facilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Right to water and sanitation
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
119.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen efforts to prevent and combat arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial executions and excessive use of force by the security forces
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Extrajudicial executions
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.21
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Undertake the necessary steps to ensure that the national Human Rights Commission operates in accordance with the Paris Principles, particularly in terms of its financial independence and with sufficient human and material resources to enable it to effectively exercise its mandate
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.78
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Support the efforts of the judiciary to effectively implement the adopted reforms by ensuring adequate financial support from the Ministry of Justice as foreseen in the national development plan in the area of justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.79
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Significantly strengthen the cooperation between the different actors of the judiciary to avoid long pretrial detention and to ensure every citizen’s right to a fair trial in due time
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.66
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strictly apply the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in particular those relating to the maximum period of detention on remand
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.88
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all necessary steps to enforce laws on forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking, in particular on child trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.122
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve hygiene conditions, nutrition and access to drinking water in schools
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to food
- Right to water and sanitation
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.127
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to disseminate information on the existence of new legislative provisions related to the prevention and prohibition of violence against women, ensuring women are duly informed of all the legal channels available to them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.129
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen efforts to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination and violence against women and children, in particular, practices such as female genital mutilation and child and early forced marriage. Ensure that victims of such violence receive appropriate help and that perpetrators are brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.132
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to more efficiently implement the prohibition of female genital mutilation in all areas of the country and among all groups of citizens
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.138
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Make progress in eradicating violence against women, stepping up actions such as awareness-raising campaigns and the creation of shelters, and implementing measures to contribute to the eradication of female genital mutilation and child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.139
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up actions in the area of gender equality, including the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to guarantee the participation of women in all areas of decision-making
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.150
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take practical measures to ensure the full and proper implementation of the Children’s Code, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2016
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.176
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt effective measures against child exploitation and trafficking, including raising public awareness, combating impunity and protecting victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Impunity
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.179
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the efforts to effectively fight child labour and child trafficking by taking more preventive measures and implementing more punitive measures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
118.188
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 28 - November 2017
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to address prejudice against children with disabilities to ensure that such children have access to health care and inclusive education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify its awareness-raising campaigns on the situation of disabled children, and support the efforts of civil society to improve rehabilitation and reintegration of children with disabilities and effectively implement the existing legislation on birth registration
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Disability rights
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Make food security a national priority and give all the required support to policies and programmes of the fight against malnutrition throughout the country
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to food
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee in an effective manner and in line with the Constitution of Benin and the international instruments to which it is a party, the rights of workers including the right to strike, freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the judicial system through financial support and effective anti-corruption measures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts in addressing widespread phenomenon of child economic exploitation in the form of child trafficking or child labour as well as child sexual abuse
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Eradicate the practice of ritual infanticide, punish those found to perpetrate these crimes and establish a mechanism to provide effective support and guidance to the affected families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt all necessary measures against harmful traditional practices violating the rights of the child
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Redouble its efforts to protect children, in particular by strengthening their legal protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure adequate publicity and awareness of the convictions for female genital mutilation (FGM) in order to induce a deterrent effect on concerned communities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that legislation criminalizing female genital mutilation is effectively implemented and that offenders are prosecuted
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts aimed at improving the situation of women, also through education and specific awareness-raising campaigns about the perils of female genital mutilation (FGM)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019