N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Measures to aid students with mid-day meals, uniforms and learning materials will be continued and enhanced, child rights committees are being established in every school and further islandwide recruitment of Tamil medium teachers is ongoing. National competency standards for vocational education will be made available in all national languages
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The measures taken for protection of the rights of the disabled will be further strengthened in keeping with international standards. Disabled ex-combatants will be provided with artificial limbs, monthly financial support and a self-employment grant to enable economic and social reintegration
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government will engage with civil society organizations and representatives in connection with the implementation of the National Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (NHRAP - 2012 to 2016)
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Current initiatives to devise reforms to the legislative framework dealing with the protection of children a/ who come into conflict with the legal system, and b/ who are in need of care and protection, will be expedited, in line with recommendations made by Committee on the Rights of the Child, the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice and the Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- Rights of the Child
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bilateral and other engagement to combat the phenomenon of human smuggling and trafficking in persons will be enhanced to curb these activities in keeping with applicable standards
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prosecutions of cases involving allegations of child abuse and exploitation will be expedited through the modality of an inter-agency mechanism to identify deficiencies in the system, propose appropriate remedial measures and coordinate and monitor implementation of such measures
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
As in the case of over 11,000 ex-combatants already rehabilitated and reintegrated into their communities, the remaining number of persons undergoing programmes for the rehabilitation of ex-combatants will be reintegrated with their communities upon completion of the rehabilitation process. Ancillary support services will be provided to ex-combatants to facilitate their reintegration
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The remaining demining activity in respect of conflict affected areas will be completed so as to facilitate return of the displaced in keeping with the national mine action programme
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Internally displaced persons
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Financial and other resources required will be made available by the Government to the Ministries and agencies identified as implementing agencies of the NHRAP and the National Plan of Action to Implement the Recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, to support the implementation of these Plans
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
National capacities to implement the Trilingual Policy (2012 to 2020) and the National Policy Framework for Social Integration will be enhanced to support the achievement of the specified targets including implementation of the official languages policy in 72 bilingual administrative divisions by 2015
- Recommending State
- Session
- 14 - October 2012
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Other
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Uphold the rights of persons with disabilities in conformity with the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Measures will also be taken to secure the rights of persons with mental disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Trafficking of human beings, particularly women and children, is emerging as one of the most urgent issues of today and involves the gross violation of human rights of vulnerable segments of the society. In line with Sri Lanka's policy of open and constructive engagement with the international community and its commitment to enforce global standards, Sri Lanka will work closely with its partners to combat this heinous activity.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sri Lanka, manifesting its commitment to promote people-oriented development, will work towards the alleviation of poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 through continued investment in social infrastructure, education, and health services in line with the vision of the Government of Sri Lanka for social and economic development.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to development
- Right to education
- Right to health
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sri Lanka will take necessary measures to enable the reconstitution of the Constitutional Council which will facilitate the strengthening and effective functioning of national human rights mechanisms, including the National Human Rights Commission.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sri Lanka will take measures for the effective implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sri Lanka will continue to take steps to safeguard and advance the rights of children through national mechanisms such as the National Child Protection Authority and the Ministry of Child Development and Women's Empowerment. Sri Lanka will also continue to actively support international processes that seek to advance the rights of the child.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sri Lanka will also work with Member States and relevant United Nations bodies to assist the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to formulate proposals for treaty body reforms, with a view to making the treaty body system more effective and in line with present-day requirements of Member States.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve and upgrade detention facilities.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Detention
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implementation of the official languages policy and continuing encouragement of bilingualism, in particular in the security forces, police and within the public service.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 2 - May 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
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