121.1.6
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
121.4.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
125.7.5
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- International instruments
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
38.140.6
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Impose a moratorium on executions with the goal of abolishing the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- May 1, 2020
136.256
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to protect the rights of internally displaced persons and provide effective mechanisms for addressing their specific needs
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Internally displaced persons
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
136.227
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to take the necessary measures to strengthen the rights of children, including with regard to access to education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
136.189
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take the necessary steps for the effective implementation of the elimination of violence against women law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
136.102
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee the safety of journalists and media workers operating throughout the country, and end the impunity of perpetrators of crimes against them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Impunity
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
136.75
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider instituting a moratorium on executions and commuting death sentences of minors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Detention
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
38.265
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Effectively implement policies for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
38.162
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts in building a rule-of-law State through legal reforms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
38.105
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Allocate the resources necessary for the effective implementation of the national strategy on gender equality
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
38.104
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take adequate measures to improve citizens’ access to public services, especially in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
38.83
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures aimed at ensuring the increased efficiency and accountability of public services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
90.76
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to promote legislation prohibiting all violence against children within the framework of the Government’s commitments and its Vanuatu National Child Protection Policy, 2016–2026
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
90.60
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to combat domestic and gender-based violence and to promote access by women to leadership positions and their participation in politics, within the framework of the National Gender Equality Policy
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
90.24
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to protect the rights of persons displaced within its territory as a consequence of natural disasters
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
118.210
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee equal rights and opportunities for minorities in the country, including measures for their full participation in public affairs
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
118.196
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish an independent complaints mechanism accessible to all children deprived of their liberty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
118.165
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures to combat discrimination and stereotypes against women, particularly women of African descent
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
118.117
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take additional measures to guarantee equal access to education for underprivileged groups of the population
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
118.54
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen its national mechanism for the prevention of torture in its penitentiary system and investigate thoroughly all allegations of torture and ill- treatment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
121.162
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Create an inclusive environment for all persons belonging to ethnic, national and religious minorities by promoting tolerance and ensure equal opportunities for their participation in decision-making processes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
121.136
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote effectively the participation of women in the public sector
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
121.97
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to reform its legal framework on freedom of religion in order to facilitate a climate of religious harmony and cooperation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
121.49
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt effective measures to prevent racist attacks and to combat hate rhetoric and ensure that all racially motivated crimes, incidents of hate speech, as well as allegations of excessive use of force by police officers, are investigated and perpetrators brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
104.142
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to fully implement the Ohrid Framework Agreement, to guarantee the construction of a democratic, functioning, multi-ethnic society, firmly based on the rule of law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
104.66
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
In enforcing the Law on the Prevention of and Protection against Domestic Violence, pay particular attention to providing adequate support to victims of domestic violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
139.183
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that effective measures are in place to identify as early as possible victims of torture and trafficking, and provide them with immediate rehabilitation and priority access to the asylum determination procedure
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020
139.89
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that persons in need of international protection, including those fleeing indiscriminate violence, are not detained
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Migrants
- Date added
- Mar 2, 2020