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110.145

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Continue to address child labour issues by implementing an action plan for strengthening and enforcing laws that prohibit child labour.

Recommending State
  • Marshall Islands
Action Category
2 - Continuing action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Right to health
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation to review
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110.17

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Establish an independent National Human Rights Commission that is compliant with the Paris Principles.

Recommending State
  • Marshall Islands
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • National Human Rights Institution
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation to review
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110.1

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Submit outstanding State party reports under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Recommending State
  • Marshall Islands
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Torture and other CID treatment
  • Treaty bodies
  • Women's rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation to review
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111.43

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Amend or repeal section 18 (4) (c) of their Constitution in order to protect women and persons with disabilities from discrimination

Recommending State
  • Bahamas
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
  • Discrimination
  • Women's rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.42

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Affirm that the right to life applies from conception until natural death, and as such that the unborn child has the right to protection of his or her life at all points

Recommending State
  • Solomon Islands
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Right to life
  • Rights of the Child
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.41

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Amend or repeal section 18 (4) (c) of the Constitution of Lesotho, which allows for discrimination against women with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial and devolution of property on death

Recommending State
  • Canada
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Women's rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.40

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Resist calls to further liberalize abortion, and instead implement laws aimed at protecting the right to life of the unborn

Recommending State
  • Solomon Islands
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Right to health
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Women's rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.39

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Amend legislative provisions that discriminate against women and girls in areas relating to marriage, inheritance and family

Recommending State
  • Namibia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.38

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Repeal legislation that could lead to self-censorship, including the Sedition Proclamation of 1938 and the Internal Security Act of 1984

Recommending State
  • Denmark
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.37

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Put an end to threats and intimidations against journalists and human rights defenders and promote freedom of expression, which is guaranteed in the Constitution, by retracting the notion of the “crime of sedition” from the Penal Code

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Freedom of the press
  • Human rights defenders
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.35

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.34

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Consider positively the establishment of a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its abolition

Recommending State
  • Fiji
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.33

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Consider taking all necessary steps to introduce a de jure moratorium on capital executions with a view to fully abolishing the death penalty, including by ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • Italy
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.32

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Guarantee legal status to persons with disabilities by fully adopting the draft law on equal opportunities establishing a disability benefit

Recommending State
  • France
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Disability rights
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.31

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Implement legal reforms to protect the human rights of all persons irrespective of their sexual orientation and gender identity

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.30

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Repeal provisions in the Penal Code that criminalize same-sex relations between consenting adults, and amend relevant legislation to ensure discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is explicitly prohibited

Recommending State
  • Australia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.29

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Decriminalize consensual same-sex relationships between adults, and introduce comprehensive anti-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity

Recommending State
  • New Zealand
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.28

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Review and amend the legislative framework to ensure that sexual orientation and gender identity are included as protected grounds for non- discrimination

Recommending State
  • Netherlands
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.27

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Include in the legislation a provision prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and reform laws that criminalize consensual sexual relations between same-sex persons, such as the Penal Code of 2010, and the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, section 187 (5)

Recommending State
  • Mexico
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.26

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Amend section 3 of the Marriage Act of 1974 for it to be inclusive of same-sex couples

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
View

111.25

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex and expand its anti-discrimination legislation to include a prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

Recommending State
  • Iceland
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.24

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Criminalize homophobia and transphobia to prevent violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons

Recommending State
  • Honduras
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.23

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Consider ratifying the outstanding core international human rights treaties and conventions, including the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Recommending State
  • Ghana
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • International instruments
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.22

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Ratify the third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, fully implement the Child Protection and Welfare Act, and ensure effective law enforcement

Recommending State
  • Germany
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Rights of the Child
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.21

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Ratify the main international human rights instruments to which the country is not yet a party

Recommending State
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • International instruments
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.20

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Recommending State
  • Costa Rica
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.19

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Recommending State
  • Azerbaijan
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Detention
  • International instruments
  • Torture and other CID treatment
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.18

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Recommending State
  • Australia
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.17

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Reconsider ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Recommending State
  • Uruguay
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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111.16

Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
35 - January 2020
State under Review
  • Lesotho
Recommendation

Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Recommending State
  • Uruguay
Action Category
3 - Considering action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • ESC rights - general
  • International instruments
Date added
Jun 20, 2020
Recommendation
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