N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider appointing an Ombudsman with responsibility for investigating alleged violations of human rights as a short-term measure.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement effective means to ensure greater public awareness of the issues of domestic violence and gender discrimination and encourage greater involvement of Government agencies and civil society in efforts to address these issues.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce domestic violence in Tuvalu, including by raising public awareness of the issue and identifying ways to combat such violence.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the Constitution to include freedom from discrimination on the grounds of sex.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sign the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Free health service: People have free access to health and medical services that are provided by government. For serious cases where treatment is not available, patients are referred to Fiji and New Zealand for treatment, funded by government.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to health
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Compulsory and free education: The Educational (Compulsory Education) Order 1984 stipulates in its section 3 (1) that a child who is of school age, being the period (a) commencing at the beginning of the school year during which he or she reaches the age of (seven) years, and (b) ending at the end of the school year during which he or she reaches the age of fifteen years. 39. Section 3 (1) (a) of the Compulsory Order 1984 had been amended and now reads "commencing at the beginning of the school year during which he or she reaches the age of six years." Education is therefore compulsory for all children aged 6 to 15 years old.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
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