140.1.6
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
140.1.5
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
141.3.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider extending a standing invitation to the special procedure mandate holders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
142.14
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal circular No. 10 of 26 of September 2017 on the punishment of offences committed by minors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
142.12
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee the independence of the judiciary by ensuring respect for the security of tenure of judges, revising the Constitution to allow judges to elect the President of the Supreme Council of Justice themselves and combating corruption and interference by the executive branch in the judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Corruption
- Justice
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
142.7
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend article 360 of the Criminal Code and other provisions of its legislation which discriminate against persons on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, in line with Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 10
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Right to development
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
142.6
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend all legislation that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, including article 360 of the Criminal Code, and take concrete steps to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals from acts of violence, discrimination and harassment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
142.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take the necessary steps to protect persons with albinism and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons against all forms of discrimination, intimidation and violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Minority rights
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
142.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Better protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons by expanding non-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity and by abolishing homosexuality as an aggravating circumstance, as in article 360 of the Criminal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
141.16
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote access to continuous, free and quality education throughout the country
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
141.11
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
141.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) of the International Labour Organization
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.204
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to ensure that all children born in the country are duly registered and regularize the situation of stateless minors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.195
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to take effective measures in order to end child labour, for example in the agriculture and mining sectors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Business and human rights
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.182
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up its action to bring an end to female genital mutilation and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.164
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue combating child labour and child exploitation, and ensure that all children have access to education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.163
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen efforts to prevent and combat all harmful practices against women and girls, including female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.157
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to take effective action in protecting women and children from sexual violence, by strengthening and implementing legislation against domestic violence and providing counselling services and safe places for victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.155
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the judicial and educational framework to combat violence against women, in particular female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.137
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve access to health care for the most vulnerable populations and promote the right to health
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.123
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Protect the right to freedom of expression, in line with article 19 of the Constitution, so that all individuals, including journalists, may speak openly without fear of reprisal or arrest
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.120
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Carry out independent investigations into all human rights violations, including those which took place as a result of the post-electoral violence in 2010–2011, and guarantee that those responsible will be brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.115
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Align all provisions in the Criminal Code and the law on the press which currently restrict the right to freedom of expression with international and regional human rights law, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- International instruments
- Right to development
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.113
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all appropriate measures to ensure that the upcoming electoral process is transparent and inclusive
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.112
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure journalists, human rights defenders and other civil society actors are able to freely exercise their rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisals, intimidation or harassment, in particular in the context of the upcoming presidential election in 2020
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Elections
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.111
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to guarantee that the next elections are credible and transparent
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.110
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure freedom of expression and assembly, prosecute and convict perpetrators of harassment and threats against independent journalists and bloggers, and take effective measures to enforce the act on the protection of human rights defenders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.109
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures and provide the necessary means to facilitate access to justice for victims of sexual violence and improve legal and judicial support for these victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Access to justice
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.108
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen awareness campaigns among security forces (including personnel in detention centres) in the context of the fight against torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights education and training
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
140.100
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to improve the situation in prisons and to reduce overcrowding
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020