N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 26 - November 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the transparency of the electoral process, provide equal conditions for all candidates, prevent obstruction of the media and the Internet, and ensure the independence of the Electoral Commission and impartial investigation of allegations of election fraud and violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the full compliance of the Media Service Bill of 2015 with the right to freedom of expression as guaranteed under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and that its provisions facilitate the work of independent and pluralistic media, including citizen journalists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review its legislation and policies in order to create a free, safe and enabling environment for journalists, bloggers and others to exercise fully their right to freedom of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete steps to ensure a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and other civil society actors, journalists and members of the opposition, while also ensuring that independent civil society can meaningfully participate in all stages of the universal periodic review process without hindrance and fear of reprisals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete steps to promote pluralism of the media and their independent work, including the exercise of their watchdog function
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete measures ensuring the freedom of expression, independence of the media, protection of journalists, and adopt legislative and other measures to prevent censorship
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the full enjoyment of the right to freedom of expression and to peaceful assembly and revise its national legislation, inter alia the Internal Security Act and the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, in order to eliminate media censorship and prevent self-censorship, in this regard, protect bloggers from persecution and harassment for the exercise of their human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete steps to ensure the full enjoyment of the right to freedom of expression for all, including journalists and human rights defenders, and strengthen protection of journalists and human rights defenders against harassment and persecution
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review its national legislation in order to strengthen media pluralism, provide for the safety of journalists and human rights defenders and facilitate the functioning of NGOs so that these important actors can pursue their activities freely without undue interference, attacks or intimidation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 23 - October 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the right to freedom of expression, in particular through ensuring plurality and independence of the media as well as protection of media outlets critical to the Government from harassment and attacks
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that a robust law protecting human rights defenders, journalists and justice officials is adopted and effectively implemented and that its impact is regularly assessed
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the effectiveness of prevention, investigation and prosecution of all forms of attacks against human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and judges in order to lower their incidence and to tackle impunity for these crimes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Impunity
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the provisions on libel and defamation so that they cannot be abused to prosecute human rights defenders and journalists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Revise the compliance of relevant existing laws, in particular articles 25 and 111 of the Penal Code, with international standards of freedom of expression and protect human rights defenders, journalists and bloggers against persecution and harassment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the compliance of the Kenya Information Communication (Amendment) Act of 2013 with international standards on freedom of expression, create an enabling environment for journalists and bloggers and decriminalize media offences and defamation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 21 - January 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the safety of journalists and independence of the media, including in the run-up to the elections, and the rigorous implementation of the Organic Law of 22 June 2010 on freedom of the press
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take effective measures to ensure freedom of expression and independence of the media, including the media expressing critical voices, and ensure protection of journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders and independent media and their work against assaults and intimidation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance freedom of the media, establish effective protection mechanisms for journalists against attacks and intimidation and grant its people free access to electronic media
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the freedom of expression and the media so that all journalists can carry out their activities freely and without intimidation and those imprisoned in connection with their work can be released without delay
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the protection of human rights defenders and journalists as well as efficient and impartial investigation of threats and attacks targeting them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the space for free operation of independent media, including state media, reinforce monitoring and sanctioning of abuses of media legislation and create an enabling working environment for journalists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Refrain from adopting any laws providing for censorship or undue control over the content of the media
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote actively plurality of the media, hold perpetrators of attacks against journalists accountable, and decriminalize defamation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Mass Media Proclamation so that the space for free media is widened, and refrain from invoking the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation to stifle independent journalists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights and terrorism
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Immediately release all journalists detained for their professional activities, both those arrested recently and those jailed earlier, such as Mr. Nega and Ms. Alemu
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to effectively guarantee freedom of expression, assembly and association, prevent censorship and undue control of the media, protect journalists and investigate all attacks against them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Act in earnest to prevent harassment, politically motivated arrests and arbitrary detentions of political opponents and to guarantee that they have equal access to funding and the media, and that all citizens are granted the right to free participation in public and political life
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt measures to ensure open and free campaign before the 2015 presidential elections, grant the opposition representatives access to all State controlled media, and promote work of all journalists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review and amend all legislation placing undue and arbitrary restrictions on the right to freedom of expression, in particular the Sedition Act, the Undesirable Publication Act and the Local Newspapers Order, and put an end to censorship of the media and decriminalize defamation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to ensure the effective protection of the right to freedom of expression and information, as well as the independence of the media, and release all human rights defenders, journalists, and religious and political dissidents detained for the peaceful expression of their opinion
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019