128.139
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Create a specialized framework for identifying and assisting child victims of human trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
128.124
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Introduce legal safeguards to make the Media Council more pluralistic and free from political interference
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
128.83
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal discriminatory legislation, including the 2020 amendments restricting adoptions for same-sex couples
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
109.98
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement a road map to accelerate the development of national refugee legislation to incorporate international commitments into domestic law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
109.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete steps to strengthen the protection mechanisms and the emergency and long-term support services for all suspected victims of modern slavery, including those from vulnerable migrant communities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
109.30
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections
- Recommending State
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
52.82
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the protection of civic space and human rights defenders, including youth, members of civil society, lawyers, media and academics, so that they can operate freely and fully exercise the rights to freedom of expression, including online, and freedom of peaceful assembly and association
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
51.96
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement a national referral mechanism, which adopts a victim- centred approach, and ensure that national guidelines for victim identification and screening are uniformly implemented
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
51.19
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- 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
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
147.87
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Media Services Act, the Political Parties Act and related legislation to ensure freedom of expression and assembly are protected
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
147.76
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
End illegal pretrial detention which contravenes constitutional guarantees and the internationally recognized right to a fair trial
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
145.53
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Fully implement the provisions of the 2008 anti-trafficking law as outlined in the implementing regulations and the national action plan
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
123.221
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Criminalize child, early and forced marriage as a distinct offence in national legislation, in line with international standards, and provide ongoing support to victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
123.150
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend legislation which undermines the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and ensure that media workers can operate freely, both online and offline, through legal protections
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
123.91
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation to end discrimination on the basis on gender identity and sexual orientation, and end the practice of maintaining lists of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
97.75
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Seek training for law enforcement and judicial officers to ensure accountability for gender-based violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities
- Recommending State
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
97.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enforce legislation and provide adequate resources and training for all officials in the criminal justice system to effectively investigate and prosecute modern slavery cases
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
97.32
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact comprehensive measures to address concerns of mistreatment by police, including the use of unnecessary force during arrests and beatings while in detention, this includes stopping the police from using violence or committing demeaning acts on persons found violating government curfew orders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
107.33
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the Mental Health Act of 2007 to ensure it fully complies with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and ensure it is enforced by providing adequate resources and training
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
107.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Protocol of 2014 to the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29) before its next review
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.86
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take action to prevent and respond to gender-based violence against women and girls by continuing to effectively implement the District Development Plan from 2017 and the findings from the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development awareness programme in January 2021 on gender-based violence and alcohol abuse
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
81.128
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that all perpetrators of abuse towards women and girls are held to account, and implement capacity-building training for police officers and other law enforcement officials in gender-based violence and sexual abuse reporting
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
81.113
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Education Act to explicitly allow for retention and re- integration of school-aged mothers and pregnant girls into the formal education system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
81.91
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act of 2011 to ensure there are proportionate penalties for all modern slavery-related crimes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
144.137
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase funding and resources to prevent and respond to gender- based violence, including training for police to identify and investigate cases
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
144.120
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop policies and practices to increase the participation of women and girls in society and political life and in decision-making processes on issues that affect them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
144.20
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify and implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
157.175
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Fully implement the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to education
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
157.136
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop and implement a national action plan to prevent and combat all forms of modern slavery, including a budget, responsibilities and time frame, and reinstate a dedicated anti-trafficking unit
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
157.74
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Finalize and fully implement the national action plan against racism, informed by the principles of participation, non-discrimination, diversity and intersectionality
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- May 29, 2022