106.154
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings, including at home, and repeal the authorization of the use of force to correct children’s misconduct in the Criminal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
106.153
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Entirely prohibit the corporal punishment of children, inter alia, by amending the Criminal Code of 2011
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
106.150
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Explicitly prohibit corporal punishment in all settings, including by amending the Child Rights Protection Act 2015 and the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection (Amendment) Act 2018
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
106.12.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accede to/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
- Apr 23, 2021
106.12.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accede to/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
- Apr 23, 2021
122.141
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact appropriate measures and legislation to fight against all forms of discrimination and violence against women, including harmful practices such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
122.7
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- 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
- Apr 23, 2021
138.199
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Investigate all allegations of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters, and torture and ill-treatment in detention of critics, journalists and peaceful protesters, and hold those responsible to account
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.198
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Conduct an independent investigation into all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including an effective and verifiable process for holding to account those who are responsible, and immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.197
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all measures to combat impunity for acts of torture and sexual violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Impunity
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.196
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take immediate and effective steps to end and prevent the arbitrary arrest, torture and ill-treatment of peaceful protesters and other individuals, and to bring those responsible to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.190
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Effectively and impartially investigate all allegations of torture or ill- treatment of peaceful protestors and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.159
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Protect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly by ensuring that peaceful demonstrators are not persecuted, intimidated, imprisoned, ill-treated or tortured
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.113
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Define “torture” in its Criminal Code as a specific crime in accordance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and investigate all allegations of widespread practices of torture, ill-treatment and the use of disproportionate force against peaceful protesters, particularly in the aftermath of the 2020 elections
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Elections
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Human rights violations by state agents
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.112
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Release those arbitrarily detained, and investigate all allegations of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, particularly related to people in detention
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.110
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Criminal Code with an article providing for liability for all kinds of torture and join the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, and ensure full accountability
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.109
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Include a special provision in the Criminal Code to establish liability for all acts of torture in accordance with the Convention against Torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
138.108
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Halt the arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and torture and ill- treatment of human rights defenders, journalists and demonstrators
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
116.54
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Put in place an effective and independent complaints mechanism to investigate allegations of torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
116.49
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish an effective mechanism for collecting and processing complaints in cases of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.113
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Criminalize female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.107
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prevent harmful practices against women and girls, including by legally prohibiting female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.105
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence, as well as to criminalize female genital mutilation in all circumstances and ultimately eradicate the practice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.104
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and effectively implement legislation that criminalizes all forms of female genital mutilation, without exception
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.103
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Pursue efforts to fight against violence and discrimination against women and girls, notably by outlawing female genital mutilation and actively combating that practice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.100
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact legislation prohibiting all forms of female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.81
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop a legal framework in the Penal Code that explicitly criminalizes the practice of female genital mutilation and includes specific penalties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
103.34
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish a national preventive mechanism in line with 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
- Apr 23, 2021
148.265
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
End the automatic detention of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by amending Law No. 19 and ensuring that conditions of detention are in line with its obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
148.261
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Safeguard the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced persons by protecting them from unlawful killing, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, rape and other sexual violence, arbitrary detention and forced labour
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Enforced disappearances
- Extrajudicial executions
- Gender-based violence
- Migrants
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021