107.23
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 18 years, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.111
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that all persons with disabilities have access to adequate health care
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to health
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.108
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and their access to public places
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.104
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Finalize the process of adopting the Child Care and Protection Bill and allocate sufficient human and financial resources to ensure its effective implementation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.100
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to combat the abuse and exploitation of children, and prevent their exposure to violence and abuse, including sexual assaults
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.84
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop comprehensive legislation on gender-based violence against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.75
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and support gender equality
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve and fully implement policies and programmes to increase women’s participation in decision-making, public life and employment at all levels
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.66
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen measures to reduce maternal mortality including by improving antenatal care and providing quality training for health-care workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Right to health
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.63
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve access to health care, including sexual reproductive health services, particularly for women in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.61
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve measures to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, including through health education, awareness and services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.47
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to strengthen human rights training and training programmes for law enforcement officials
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.42
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the environmental and social policy legislation in order to protect human rights in the context of measures to adapt to climate change and mitigate its challenges
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Environment and human rights
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.35
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Seek international assistance and support in mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Environment and human rights
- Right to health
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.33
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue with efforts to operationalize the national development plan and make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Right to development
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.29
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to work and interact with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the mechanisms of the Human Rights Council in order to build national capacities to promote human rights in Samoa
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Special procedures
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.28
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to cooperate with OHCHR, in particular in identifying and developing capacity-building and technical assistance programmes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase efforts to incorporate the principles of core human rights treaties that are ratified by the country into domestic laws
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.25
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to harmonize national legislation in accordance with its international commitments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.14
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.8
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take the necessary measures to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and enhance national capacities for the ratification, including through technical assistance cooperation with international partners
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accede to further international human rights treaties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
106.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 39 - May 2021
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to implement effective measures to further promote and protect human rights in the country, including by acceding to international conventions and covenants in this area
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Date added
- May 29, 2022
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratification of all core human rights conventions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accede to other fundamental international instruments, particularly the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Racial discrimination
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify or accede to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Racial discrimination
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider the accession of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to strengthen further its national legal framework
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue the cooperation with OHCHR including on identifying and developing programs for capacity- building and technical assistance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 25 - May 2016
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen 15 sectors identified for effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019