136.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to prevent child marriage, including by developing a national action plan and dedicating resources for its implementation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- National action plan
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures to prevent child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.70
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps with a view to prohibiting early and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.69
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take the necessary institutional measures to ensure that street children in transit centres are not subjected to arbitrary detention or ill- treatment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Public security
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.65
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Put in place appropriate mechanisms to combat gender-based violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.59
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide families living in poverty with adequate social protection and create income-generating opportunities for them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Poverty
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.58
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote the integration of women into the labour force and adopt a gender-sensitive and adequately resourced employment policy
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.56
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement comprehensive policies to increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and take more measures to promote the integration of women into the labour force
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Labour rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.52
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Reinforce measures to protect the rights of children and youth from sexual violence, abuse and trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Youth rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.50
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Eradicate child sexual exploitation and abuse by strengthening relevant legislation and establishing appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.49
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate the adoption of the bill on trafficking in persons and child labour
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.37
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance freedom of expression by amending the 2018 Penal Code to repeal the offence of spreading false information or harmful propaganda with intent to cause hostile international opinion against the Rwandan Government and insults or defamation against the President
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.36
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend article 2 (19) of the media law to broaden the definition of journalist in order to include citizen journalists, freelance journalists and bloggers, in accordance with international standards on freedom of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.34
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete steps to ensure media independence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.28
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that the right to freedom of religion or belief is guaranteed and protected within Rwanda, and that religious minorities are treated equally as regards their human rights and fundamental freedoms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.27
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Investigate cases of extrajudicial arrests, unlawful detentions and arbitrary executions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Extrajudicial executions
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.25
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase transparency in the legal system and commission independent investigations into allegations of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, deaths in custody and unlawful detentions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Extrajudicial executions
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Justice
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.19
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider investigating all allegations of extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions and enforced disappearances
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Extrajudicial executions
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.9
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to make efforts to bring its domestic legislation in line with the international treaties Rwanda was party to before the Constitutional amendment of 2015
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- General
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
136.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, as well as the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.49
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance the implementation of existing legislation to prevent child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.46
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Screen, identify and provide support to trafficking victims, including those held in government transit centres
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.42
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider reviewing the registration requirements for both national and international NGOs with a view to simplifying the process
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.39
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to promote religious tolerance by ensuring accommodation for religious minorities in the workplace
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to participate in and engage with cases ongoing at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.33
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Conduct transparent, credible and independent investigations into allegations of extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances and torture, and bring perpetrators to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Extrajudicial executions
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.28
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Recommit to Rwanda’s previous declaration under article 24 (6) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights to allow individuals and NGOs to bring cases directly to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is able to visit the country
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
135.19
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take action to eliminate all cases of enforced disappearances and ensure that all cases of enforced disappearance are thoroughly and impartially investigated and perpetrators are brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- Impunity
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021
134.158
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 37 - November 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of refugees, in particular their rights to food, education and access to clean and safe drinking water
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Right to education
- Right to food
- Right to water and sanitation
- Date added
- Aug 2, 2021