141.34
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act to allow for the full enjoyment of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
140.83
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that any amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations Act allow civil society to operate independently
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
139.4
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the Marriages Bill and the Children’s Amendment Bill criminalizing child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
125.151
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the human rights defenders protection bill
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
125.105
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
End arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances, drop politically motivated charges and investigate allegations of State harassment and violence against civil society and human rights defenders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
125.94
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons’ rights by repealing sections 145, 146 and 148 of the Penal Code, reviewing the sexual offences bill to prevent further criminalisation of consensual same-sex relations, and enhancing training of law enforcement on human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
119.107
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that all individuals, including human rights defenders, who have been arbitrarily detained without trial are released, and allegations of torture are investigated
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
119.62
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review and amend its legislation to guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, allowing individuals to safely protest, without fear of intimidation or excessive use of force
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
147.125
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Law of Marriage Act (1971) and other legislation to reflect the Court of Appeals decision on the minimum age of marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
147.102
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure a safe and enabling environment for political parties, civil society organizations and human rights defenders to exercise their legitimate activities effectively and independently
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
113.200
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance the protection of women and girls against discrimination, forced marriage and sexual and gender-based violence, including through investigations of violations and abuses
- 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
113.139
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote a safe and enabling environment for individuals and civil society groups to exercise their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
113.137
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 40 - November 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Cease the arbitrary detention of individuals, including human rights defenders, journalists and activists
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.137
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop policies and legislation for the protection of the rights of the child, including the implementation of the national action plan on child labour, and the explicit prohibition of all corporal punishment of children in all settings as well as repeal all provisions defending its use
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
106.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish, without delay, a national human rights institution that complies with the Paris Principles
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date added
- Nov 3, 2021
136.40
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society, including by lifting onerous registration requirements on civil society organizations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.44
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Conduct thorough, impartial and independent investigations into all reports of harassment and attacks on human rights defenders and journalists, and bring those responsible to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Impunity
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
124.20
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Uphold the principle of non-discrimination by decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations, and explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity among the grounds of discrimination prohibited by the Constitution
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- 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
103.54
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal section 14.74 of the Penal Code and take concrete steps to eliminate harassment, discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
148.61
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take immediate measures to adopt asylum legislation, end the practice of arbitrary and indefinite detention of all migrants and accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- International instruments
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
148.50
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish a fully independent judicial mechanism to investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of war crimes and other human rights violations, such as the torture and ill-treatment of detainees, and cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International humanitarian law
- Justice
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2021
31.124
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Release those detained for the exercise of their rights to freedom of expression, association or peaceful assembly, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- International instruments
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2020
31.69
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure effective, credible and impartial investigations into all allegations of torture and ill-treatment against detainees contrary to the Constitution and the Convention against Torture, and ensure that perpetrators are held accountable
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Impunity
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2020
146.125
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend or repeal all laws that unduly restrict the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and take additional measures to ensure journalists and human rights defenders are able to carry out their activities without fear or undue hindrance, obstruction or legal and administrative harassment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
146.69
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps to guarantee the rights of gay, lesbian, trans, bisexual and intersex people by thoroughly investigating all allegations of attacks against them and by developing and implementing a national action plan to combat and prevent violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- National action plan
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
121.155
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement existing legislative and policy frameworks on child labour and child, early and forced marriage, respectively, and develop a national strategy to combat all forms of child sexual exploitation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
121.126
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the draft bill on gender-based violence establishing marital rape as a criminal offence, in line with recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Treaty bodies
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
127.58
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend or repeal all laws that unduly restrict freedom of expression, both online and offline, and decriminalize press-related offences such as defamation, libel, sedition and the publication of false information, in accordance with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020
127.21
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue with efforts to permanently abolish the death penalty in all circumstances by amending the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the Criminal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2020