113.147
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee, in all circumstances, that human rights defenders, in particular women human rights defenders, are able to carry out their legitimate work without fear of violence or reprisal and free of restrictions, including judicial harassment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Human rights defenders
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
113.121
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure independent investigation and prosecution of all perpetrators of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, irrespective of rank, and guarantee survivors’ right to an effective remedy
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and enforce measures to ensure equal participation, representation and remuneration of women in political processes at all levels, from local to national
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
81.133
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Counter gender-based violence, including through the creation of an institution for victims of gender-based violence and sexual abuse, and by strengthening training for law enforcement personnel on gender-based violence and sexual abuse reporting
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
144.143
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Investigate all acts of violence against women and girls, including sexual violence, domestic violence and sorcery-related violence, and prosecute perpetrators, with a view to ensuring full accountability for victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
137.15
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify without delay the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
157.169
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Build on the steps taken in the area of sexual and reproductive rights by removing the remaining barriers to accessing safe and legal abortion services and making it practically available to all
- Recommending State
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
121.193
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that adequate funding is available for preventive measures against gender-based and sexual violence, for counselling and support for victims, and for training for law enforcement personnel
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
130.158
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Investigate all acts of violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, and increase support for victims, in line with the Istanbul Convention
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.113
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact general legislation for the protection of women against sexual harassment, regardless of the environment wherein the offence is committed
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
130.153
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the criminal law provisions regarding rape to include a specific provision on marital rape
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
99.73
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement effective measures against domestic violence, including strengthening domestic violence laws and improving the handling of domestic violence cases by investing in training for local and national authorities to assist victims of domestic violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
86.124
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Include sexual assault and sexual abuse perpetrated in marriage or de facto relationships within the classification of rape under the state Codes of Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Yap
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
86.11
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sign and ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights with the aim to end discrimination against the most vulnerable groups, including women, children, internally displaced persons, migrants and refugees
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
139.164
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Create a new national action plan on protection against violence for women, which also considers women with disabilities, women with precarious residence permits, asylum seekers and women with mental illness
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Disability rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 1, 2021
134.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Withdraw its reservations to article 9 (2) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, regarding the nationality of children, and article 16, relating to appropriate measures to improve women’s rights in all matters relating to marriage and family relations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
106.129
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve enforcement of the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 by investing in training for local and national authorities to assist victims of domestic violence and by increasing the awareness and understanding of the law in the community
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
106.114
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop and pass domestic legislation on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, especially in the field of equal participation of women in public and political life
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- 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
148.89
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take adequate measures to ensure the safety of the most vulnerable groups, including human rights defenders, journalists, women, children, internally displaced persons, migrants and refugees, and that those responsible for violence against them are held accountable
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Human rights defenders
- Internally displaced persons
- Migrants
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
26.311
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal the Helms Amendment and the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy and, in the interim, allow United States foreign assistance to be used, at a minimum, for safe abortion in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Right to health
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.153
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the role of the National Institute for Women with sufficient financing and adopt legislation that prevents impunity for violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual abuse
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.222
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Allocate adequate resources for the effective implementation of the Gender Equality Act, to improve gender-sensitivity in the judicial system and to increase the number of female judges in order to provide better justice services to victims of gender-based violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
84.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize abortion by removing abortion from the Criminal Code, article 108
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
139.145
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop and implement an inclusive national action plan for the prevention of sexual violence against women and girls, in line with Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- SDGs
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2020
146.215
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Design and fully implement a national gender strategy and national gender policies, including an awareness-raising programme for all stakeholders on women’s rights, to reinforce gender mainstreaming and to enhance corporate responsibility for violations in the extractive industries
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Business and human rights
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
115.51
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Allocate sufficient resources to strengthen the capacity of the justice system to respond to victims of violence against women and girls to ensure effective investigations and combat the high level of impunity in this field, in line with Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Impunity
- Rights of the Child
- SDGs
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
103.159
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Legalize abortion, if not completely, at least in cases of incest and rape, and fetal impairment, and in cases in which the mother’s life or health is in danger, bringing the law in line with several human rights conventions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
101.106
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review and subsequently amend or repeal legislation entailing gender-based discrimination, including provisions in the Penal Code 1978 and the Marriage Act
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jul 4, 2020
101.98
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prioritize the full implementation of the Family Protection and Domestic Violence Act of 2014, including by ensuring that women and girl survivors of violence have access to effective means of redress and protection and by raising societal awareness about the content of the Act
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jul 4, 2020