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UN Member State or Permanent Observer making sexual rights related recommendations, comments or asking questions to the State under Review.

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Sources of information used as the basis for a State’s review.  Includes the State’s National Report, UN Compilation Report and a Stakeholder Summary.

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State responses to recommendations and issues raised in the UN Compilation and Stakeholder summary.

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  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual abuse
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    19th session, May 2014
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... CRC recommended that Nicaragua prevent domestic and gender-based violence and child abuse, including through public- awareness programmes on child abuse, with special attention to sexual abuse; address the gender dimension of violence against children; prosecute and punish perpetrators; and formulate a national plan to address violence against children (including corporal punishment and sexual abuse), including aspects of prevention, care and reparations. [Para 22]
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexual violence
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    19th session, May 2014
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    JS9 stated that the incidence of sexual violence has increased in the past five years. In 2012, 84.3 per cent of cases reported involved minors aged under 17 years old. Domestic and sexual violence are hidden from view. The system gives perpetrators impunity. Many women and girls endure unwanted pregnancies as a result of sexual violence. In 2011, there were 1,453 births to girls aged between 10 and 14 years old in State hospitals. According to the Criminal Code all such births should be regarded as the result of sexual abuse. It is not known whether any of these cases were reported and brought to trial. JS9 recommended that the Government implement policies that conform to Act No. 779, which contains measures to curb the rise in sexual violence against women and girls. [Para 31]
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    19th session, May 2014
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Up until October 2013 ... the total number of prisoners, 94.44 per cent are men, 5.2 per cent women and 0.36 per cent adolescents. [Para 98]
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Armenia

    Armenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    OIF
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    33rd Session, May 2019
    Status:
    Rejected
    Contents:
    Ratify the Optional Protocol to the CEDAW.
    Explanation
    Nicaragua en uso de su soberanía considera que no es el momento para sumarse a nuevos compromisos internacionales que suponen una carga administrativa y presupuestaria adicional, pero esto no implica que en el país existe un vacío de protección y de vulnerabilidad de los Derechos Humanos, ya que el Ordenamiento Jurídico nacional es amplio, completo y enfocado en proteger las garantías constitucionales y los Derechos Humanos de los nicaragüenses.
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Brazil

    Brazil
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    33rd Session, May 2019
    Status:
    Rejected
    Contents:
    Increase efforts to reduce the levels of impunity of violence against women and girls.
    Explanation
    El Estado de Nicaragua es respetuoso de los mecanismos y procedimientos del Sistema Universal de Derechos Humanos. … Creemos que el Examen Periódico Universal es un Mecanismo útil para contribuir en el fortalecimiento de los Derechos Humanos de todos los Estados. No aceptamos sin embargo, que se utilice con fines distintos a los que fue concebido, contradiciendo la Resolución 5/1 del CDH, que establece como sus principios la naturaleza cooperativa basada en información objetiva y fidedigna; así como el desarrollo del mismo de manera objetiva, transparente, que evite la confrontación y la politización. … Algunos Estados emitieron discursos políticos, muy alejados de recomendaciones constructivas, tratando de politizar este mecanismo. Se reitera el rechazo a las afirmaciones infundadas, inventadas y alejadas de la realidad que vive Nicaragua. … Rechazamos el uso de estos espacios multilaterales con fines políticos y la intención de algunos Estados que pretenden cambiar el sentido productivo de este mecanismo. No son aplicables expresiones y juicios que tienen un carácter eminentemente político que no abona al propósito para el que fue creado el Examen Periódico Universal, por tanto, no se pueden aceptar.
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Laos

    Laos
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    33rd Session, May 2019
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue its priority to support gender equality and the participation of women in decision-making levels.
    Explanation
    Se continuará trabajando con todos aquellos grupos vulnerables excluidos por políticas neoliberales, promoviendo y defendiendo sus Derechos Humanos mediante la ejecución de Planes, Programas y Proyectos con impacto directo en el goce y disfrute de los Derechos de niños, niñas, adolescentes, jóvenes, mujeres, personas con discapacidad, afrodescendientes, adultos mayores, grupos LGBTI, entre otros.
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Human rights defenders
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    33rd Session, May 2019
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    OHCHR reported on the persecution of four human rights defenders who played an active role during the protests and were arrested in November, noting that three of them remained in custody while one had been deported. The human rights defenders arrested were the leader and representative of the anti-canal peasant movement in the national dialogue, another member of the board of the anti-canal peasant movement, one student leader and a prominent human rights defender and feminist leader, founder and director of the Centre for Information and Health Advisory Services, who was deported to Costa Rica. [Para 45]
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Other
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    7th session, February 2010
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "Police investigation, reporting, detention, emergency and communication processes
    have been computerized. Holding cells have been improved and separate wings for women
    and adolescents created. [Para 27]"
  • State Under Review:

    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    7th session, February 2010
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    "CESCR strongly encouraged the reduction of maternal and infant mortality and recommended the adoption of a law on sexual and reproductive health compatible with the provisions of ICESCR. [Para 54]"
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Remove the impediments women, including rural women, may face in gaining access to justice and seek assistance from the international community in order to implement measures that in practice will strengthen women's access to justice. [Para 22; CEDAW]
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Spain

    Spain
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OEI
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Sign and ratify OP-ICESCR...
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Pg 17) In progress: OP-ICESCR awaiting ratification.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Family planning
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Improve the availability of sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning; to adopt programmes and policies to increase knowledge of and access to affordable contraceptive methods; and to implement a comprehensive maternal and infant mortality reduction programme. [Para 36, CEDAW]
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Ukraine

    Ukraine
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Harmonize national laws with international regulations on rights of women and children.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Brazil

    Brazil
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Step up efforts to combat all forms of discrimination towards women, in particular by re-examining its reservations to the CEDAW, with a view to withdrawing them.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    • Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    • Forced marriage
    • Gender equality
    • Female genital mutilation / cutting
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Create and implement a strategy to eliminate traditional harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, child, early and forced marriage, and "Wahaya", and modify traditional stereotypes that are harmful to and discriminate against women.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    WV noted that, while Niger had ratified the CEDAW, it had made several reservations that undermined the basic principles of the Convention's objectives. In addition, Niger had not harmonized its national laws with regional instruments aimed at protecting the rights of women and children. [Para 4]
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    CERD recommended the introduction of mobile clinics for the nomadic populations in order to ensure proper access to health services and in particular to obstetric care. [Para 48]
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    • Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
    • Forced marriage
    • Female genital mutilation / cutting
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "Early and forced marriages are a reality in Niger. According to the 2006 Demographic and Health Survey and the multiple indicator cluster survey, half of the women in the age group 25–49 had been married by the age of 15.5 years. The median age at first marriage had increased slightly from 1998, when it was 15.1 years. In 2006, the national prevalence rate of female genital mutilation/excision was 2.2 per cent, i.e. half the 1998 figure of 5.6 per cent. [Para 101]"
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    "CEDAW in 2007 and the ILO Committee of Experts in 2010 expressed concern
    that some of Niger’s labour laws contained certain protective measures excluding women
    from employment to protect their health and safety but may create obstacles to women’s
    participation in the labour market and perpetuate gender role stereotypes. The ILO
    Committee requested Niger to amend these laws, and also to abolish any provision which
    discriminated against women in the public service, while CEDAW urged Niger to ensure
    equal opportunities for, and equal treatment of, women and men in the labour market, and in
    particular to strengthen its labour inspectorate. [Para 31]"
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Denmark

    Denmark
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Regulate customary and strengthen statutory laws, including article 144 in the Civil Code, to increase the age of marriage for girls to 18 and include criminal sanctions for non-compliance.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Oman

    Oman
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    OIC
    AL
    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue the government's efforts to increase health coverage and bring it closer to citizens, especially pregnant women, infants and children.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Chad

    Chad
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ratify the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Lesotho

    Lesotho
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    • Female genital mutilation / cutting
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Beef up measures to fight early child marriage and female genital mutilation.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Senegal

    Senegal
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Redouble efforts to increase the representation of women in decision-making positions, particularly in legislative, executive and judicial institutions.
  • State Under Review:

    Niger

    Niger
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Switzerland

    Switzerland
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen the existing measures to combat child trafficking, forced labour, begging and sexual exploitations of children, including migrant children.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Pg 13) - Ratification of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto;
    - Ratification of ILO Conventions 182 and 138. These conventions were incorporated into the Labour Code by the Act of 25 September 2012;
    - The Order pertaining to the fight against trafficking in persons provides for a special fund to compensate victims;
    - Training provided by the ANLTP for those responsible for combating human trafficking;
    - Outreach and awareness-building on the Human Trafficking Act.
    - Adoption of the 2014-2019 Action Plan of the CNCLTP;
    - In 2014, 142 trafficking cases were prosecuted by the courts;
    - 10 training sessions organized by the ANLTP for 315 officials involved in the fight against trafficking in persons;
    - 16 training and awareness-building sessions organized by the ANLTP for magistrates, FDS officers, traditional leaders, community radio presenters and civil society organizations
    - 139 prosecutions against perpetrators of trafficking in persons and slavery.

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