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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Remove from its law and practice all civil and criminal provisions constituting discrimination against women and girlsImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) On affirmative actions aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and girls, the Government is currently implementing the R-ARCSS,2018 and has advanced the provisions of Article 16 of the Transitional Constitution,2011(as amended) by increasing women participation in the public and governance institutions from 25% to 35%. Also, the Government in its public service policies and the Labour Act, 2017 ensured equal participation and equal pay for women and men.
Para 54) On public awareness raising on the rights of women, the Government in collaboration with development partners, in February, 2020, organized a three (3) days South Sudan Women Leadership Conference to raise women awareness on the rights enshrined in the related Conventions. The participants were from all the ten (10) States. However, due to the then insecurity, the Government was only able to conduct public awareness in limited areas less affected by the conflict, especially the rural areas. Also, the Government and civil society organizations conducted awareness campaign workshops in Eastern Equatoria, Western Bahr El Ghazal and Jonglei, to explain to women provisions of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 13) ACHPR was appalled by the deliberate targeting of civilians, particularly women and children, by both government and opposition forces. It particularly condemned the 2018 acts of violence constituting gross violations of human and peoples’ rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and international humanitarian law.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Investigate and prosecute incidents of sexual violence perpetuated by both parties to the conflictImplementationNational Report:
Para 46) To improve the existing mechanisms for reporting cases of sexual and gender-based violence against and to ensure access to justice for victims and survivors of the gender-based violence, the Government with support from the development partners, in 2019, established within the Judiciary a Juvenile and Gender Based Violence Court. The court is based in Juba in Central Equatoria State, with mobile units in Malakal in Upper Nile State, Yambio in Western Equatoria State and Torit in the Eastern Equatoria State. The Court has so far in 2020 to 2021 tried and sentenced 369 cases, out of which, 82 are cases of violence against juvenile and gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ChinaChinaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Take measures to further reduce women’s illiteracy rate and increase girls’ enrolment rateImplementationNational Report:
Para 98) On measures taken to enforce section 26 (3) of the Child Act and section 30 (8) of the General Education Act on the right of pregnant girls and young mothers to attend school, the Government with support from development partner put in place a financial support to such students to ensure their retention in schools. To encourage girls returning to schools after dropping out, the Government has a readmission policy to encourage pregnant girls and young mothers to attend classes.
Para 99) To implement alternative education system, the Government has introduced Accelerated Learning Programme and Adult literacy Programme to reduce illiteracy among women and girls and to provide continuing education programmes for women who are unable to complete primary or higher education. Also, the Government has developed a national curriculum for ICT to promote digital education, however there still remains an infrastructure challenge.
Para 100) To prevent out of school girls from adopting negative coping mechanisms, the Government established an Emergency Response Committee to continue with education activities supported by development partners during school closure and lockdown mainly through Distance Learning Programme, Education on Air, Online Modules for Leaners, Recorded Lesion for Hard-to-Reach Population, provision of Radios Handsets for Disadvantaged Communities, Cash Transfer for Girls and Community Awareness.
Para 103) In Yei County of the Central Equatoria State, number of children enrolment into schools have increased in the year 2020 alone, from 6,000 to 12,360. This increase in the enrollment of pupils in schools is attributed to the stability and the return of refugees and internally displaced person to the area. In some schools, enrollment of girls is more than boys. In addition, there are about one public hospital and four (4) private medical clinics, operating in Yei.
Para 110) The Government with support from development partners established the Girls Education South Sudan programme (GESS) which encourages girls to continue attending school.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 46) … Parents also kept their children at home to take care of cattle and perform domestic responsibilities, while girls were kept at home to protect their value as economic assets.
Para 47) … JS4 noted that children had also reported widespread abuse by teachers, including a prevalence of sexual harassment.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Amend customary law and ensure its compliance with the CEDAWExplanationThis recommendation has been examined by TGoNU and enjoy its support but needs technical assistance and resources to fully implement them.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) On affirmative actions aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and girls, the Government is currently implementing the R-ARCSS,2018 and has advanced the provisions of Article 16 of the Transitional Constitution,2011(as amended) by increasing women participation in the public and governance institutions from 25% to 35%. Also, the Government in its public service policies and the Labour Act, 2017 ensured equal participation and equal pay for women and men.
Para 54) On public awareness raising on the rights of women, the Government in collaboration with development partners, in February, 2020, organized a three (3) days South Sudan Women Leadership Conference to raise women awareness on the rights enshrined in the related Conventions. The participants were from all the ten (10) States. However, due to the then insecurity, the Government was only able to conduct public awareness in limited areas less affected by the conflict, especially the rural areas. Also, the Government and civil society organizations conducted awareness campaign workshops in Eastern Equatoria, Western Bahr El Ghazal and Jonglei, to explain to women provisions of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 13) ACHPR was appalled by the deliberate targeting of civilians, particularly women and children, by both government and opposition forces. It particularly condemned the 2018 acts of violence constituting gross violations of human and peoples’ rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and international humanitarian law.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Carry out an evaluation to ratify the main human rights instruments, in particular the ICCPR, the ICESCRs and the CRPDExplanationTGoNU accepts the recommendations without reservations but is requesting the members of the Human Rights Council in particular and the international community to provide TGoNU with the necessary technical and resources support so that these recommendations are fully implemented within the cycle period before the next review.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 15) On ratification of the international and regional instruments, the Government has since the last UPR review, submitted to the National Legislative Assembly, for accession, the ICCPR, the ICESCR, the CRPD …
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The High Commissioner noted that the female illiteracy rate was as high as 86 per cent. Lack of education and of access to health services, combined with early marriage, had resulted in extremely high rates of infant mortality and maternal mortality. Sexual and gender-based violence persisted, with perpetrators enjoying a high degree of impunity. The country team made a similar observation. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:The technical assistance needed, among others, include literacy training, infrastructure development and investigation skills, trainings on gender-based violence crimes and human rights related cases. [Para 37] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:N/AContents:On compliance with international and regional instruments to which South Sudan is a
party, the Government has presented to the relevant treaty body of the Human Rights, three
(3) initial reports on implementation of the CEDAW, the CRC ... [Para 16] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS4 recommended that the Government: ... replicate the gender based violence and juvenile court in all ten states; [Para 61]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Secretary-General urged all parties to comply with the provisions prohibiting the use of sexual violence, as set out in the 2017 cessation of hostilities agreement and in the Revitalized Agreement. He called for all perpetrators of sexual violence to be prosecuted, irrespective of rank, and for the immediate and safe release of all abducted women and children. [Para 63]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Expedite the ratification process for the ICCPR and the ICESCR. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Promote the active participation of persons with disabilities in the drafting, management and evaluation of policies and, in the same vein, ratify the CRPD. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Consider strengthening its efforts to eliminate violence against women and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:MauritaniaMauritaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen and intensify efforts related to the promotion and protection of the rights of women and girls. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:CroatiaCroatiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Take concrete measure with a view of ending and preventing violations against children, including forced and early marriages. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify, without limiting reservations, the CEDAW and its OP.Implementation"National Report:
Para 8) Also the Government has ratified without reservations the CEDAW and its OP …
Para 16) The Government has acceded and ratified various regional and international conventions with aim of promoting and protecting human rights of its citizens. The Conventions ratified and acceded to by the Government are: … CEDAW" -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Issue clear, public orders to all armed forces, military intelligence, and allied militia to prevent and punish all abuses, including crimes of sexual and gender-based violenceImplementationNational Report:
Para 112) The Government also issued a standing order to the military personnel that rape and other forms of sexual violence are serious national and international crimes and whoever commits rape or caused sexual violence will be investigated and prosecuted.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the ICCPR, and its Optional Protocols and the ICESCR and its Optional ProtocolExplanationThis recommendation has been examined by TGoNU and enjoy its support but needs technical assistance and resources to fully implement them.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 15) On ratification of the international and regional instruments, the Government has since the last UPR review, submitted to the National Legislative Assembly, for accession, the ICCPR, the ICESCR, ... -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Take all the necessary measures to end the employment of sexual violence in a widespread and systematic manner, as a tactic of war, as well as rape and sexual abuses against women and girls, and ensure that perpetrators are prosecutedExplanationNoted. South Sudan has no plan or policy to attack, rape, arbitrarily detain or extra-judicial execute its citizens. Any attack, rape or unlawful detention or killings is an offence under South Sudan penal law. TGoNU agrees with objective of these recommendations but that does not imply acceptance by the Government of South Sudan responsibility for the attacks against civilians. Currently before the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) a chapter on international law crimes has been added to the Penal Code to deal with cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 32) To overcome impunity through accountability, the Government in 2019, under its obligations in Chapter II of the R-ARCSS, introduced some institutional reforms in the security sector by setting up investigation committees which resulted in the prosecution of some individuals for violation of human rights, including gender-based violence against civilians, especially women and children.
Para 37) All stakeholders to the Judicial Reform Committee shall respect the 35% of women as mandated by the R-ARCSS in the selection of their respective representative’s representation. The Judicial Reforms Committee would be chaired and deputized by an imminent legal person, to be identified and recruited by the IGAD. As envisaged under the R-ARCSS, the Judicial Reform Committee will lay a firm foundation for peaceful and prosperous country, based on justice, respect for rule of law premised on an independent, effective and efficient judiciary. The Government and IGAD has developed and signed the Terms of Reference pursuant to Article 1.17 and 1.17.5 of the R-ARCSS.
Para 46) To improve the existing mechanisms for reporting cases of sexual and gender-based violence against and to ensure access to justice for victims and survivors of the gender-based violence, the Government with support from the development partners, in 2019, established within the Judiciary a Juvenile and Gender Based Violence Court. The court is based in Juba in Central Equatoria State, with mobile units in Malakal in Upper Nile State, Yambio in Western Equatoria State and Torit in the Eastern Equatoria State. The Court has so far in 2020 to 2021 tried and sentenced 369 cases, out of which, 82 are cases of violence against juvenile and gender-based violence.
Para 47) In upholding its commitment to implement the recommendation on combating impunity, the Juvenile and Gender -based Violence Court, in 2021, tried and sentenced 60 cases, out of which, 19 cases are relating to violence against women and children. It is evidenced that with the ongoing prosecutions and public awareness programme, there have been some behavourial changes in relation to SGBV issues.
Para 48) On prevention and protection of survivors of SGBV, the Government has established 17 Special Protection Units (SPUs), six (6) in Juba police stations and One Stop Centers in Juba, Central Equatoria State, with integrated functional services, such as hospitals to provide medical, psychological and legal support, to enable GBV survivors access Justice. Standard Operating Procedures for Prevention, Protection and response to SGBV was also established in 2014 and road map developed to end child marriage in South Sudan between the year 2017–2030. These programmes have contributed positively to the protection of women.
Para 49) On arbitrary arrest and detention, the Government in 2017 established an emergency court for organized forces to prosecuted personnel from the National Security Service, the South Sudan Peoples’ Defence Forces, South Sudan National Police Service and the National Prisons Service, for violation of human rights.
Para 50) On implementation of National Action Plan signed by the Government and the United Nations in 2016, a Taskforce composed of membership from relevant ministries (Ministries of Health, Interior, Justice, Gender, Defence, members of Parliament, regional and international stakeholders and civil society organizations) developed an implementation plan to operationalize the signed Communiqué aiming at ending all forms of conflict related sexual violence in the country. Several training workshops were conducted with massive dissemination of information and command directives were made to all units of the organized forces regarding CRSV prevention.
Para 51) On services to victims of SGBV, the Government with support from development partners, established 12 One Stop Centers in all ten (10) States, to provide protection, medical, psychosocial, legal services and shelters. Currently the Government has so far established two shelters (Safe Homes) for protection of survivors of SGBV and developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Para 52) On access to justice for women, the Government with support from development partners, trained judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, police female investigators, probation officers and social workers, to deal with SGBV issues. Currently, two social workers are assigned to assist survivors of SGBV on procedures, counselling and guidance. Legal Aid services has been provided on support by development partners and local NGOs, on recommendation by a committee. Since the last UPR review the number of Legal Aid beneficiaries have reached 181 out of which 33 are rape cases.
Para 58) To ending impunity at the State level of the Government in 2019, a military court martial in Yei, prosecuted 36 cases of looting, murder and sexual violence, committed by military personnel against civilian. All were convicted and sentenced to various imprisonment terms and were all discharged from service.
Para 64) Also, the Government at the State level, established a SGBV forums which include referral pathway, case management related to interventions and other survivors’ services. As of year 2020, the Government with support from development partners, established a radio talk shows and community awareness raising with aim of averting violence against women and children. The radio talk shows covered issues of gender-based violence (SGBV).
Para 76) On public awareness efforts to end human rights violations by the army and other organized forces, the Government supported by UNMISS – Human Rights Division, trained South Sudan Peoples’ Defence Force (SSPDF), National Security Service and other organized forces, on the principles of International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and other domestic laws. The training also covered issues of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and child protection techniques.
Para 84) On fighting gender-based violence situation in Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Upper Nile, Jonglei, Northern Behr El Ghazal, Western Behr El Ghazal, Warrap and Lakes States, the Government and development partners, in 2020 established gender desk in police stations and trained police personnel on sexual and gender-based violence, protection of children and women.
Para 86) The Government also with support from development partners, trained seventy-five female police personnel and seventy-five male police personnel on investigation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases.
Para 112) The Government also issued a standing order to the military personnel that rape and other forms of sexual violence are serious national and international crimes and whoever commits rape or caused sexual violence will be investigated and prosecuted.
UN Compilation:
Para 26) The Commission [on Human Rights in South Sudan] stated that the violence across Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area in 2020 was the worst that had been recorded since the outbreak of the national conflict in December 2013, with waves of attacks and reprisals that had left hundreds of people dead, maimed or destitute. While men were targeted and killed during the attacks, hundreds of women and girls were abducted, forced into sexual slavery, tortured and repeatedly gang raped …
Para 29) The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan concluded that the attacks on civilians perpetrated by both government forces and armed opposition groups violated article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and provisions of Additional Protocol II, as well as customary international law, and constituted the war crimes of murder, pillage, unnecessary destruction of property and sexual violence.
Para 30) Gross human rights violations and abuses amounting to serious violations of international humanitarian law were also committed in the context of localized conflicts by armed militias affiliated with the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-Army in Opposition. Violations perpetrated against civilians included abductions, forced recruitment, murder, sexual violence and ill-treatment.
Para 39) The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan and the United Nations country team reported that inadequate infrastructure, resources and capacity diminished State abilities to provide civilians with access to justice. Customary courts were not mandated to hear serious criminal cases and were ill-suited to providing justice to women and victims of sexual violence given gender biases and the lack of procedural safeguards. UNHCR expressed similar concerns.
Para 46) The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan stated that it had documented the abduction of hundreds of women and children by militias and civil defence groups during localized conflicts in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area between May and September 2020. The women and girls abducted had been forced into sexual slavery or forced marriage.
Para 60) The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan reported that sexual violence, including rape, gang rape, abduction, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation and sexual torture had been consistent features of the conflict in South Sudan since 2013, and were being replicated in local level conflict. Armed clashes locally had resulted in mass displacement of the civilian population, in particular women and girls.
Para 61) The Commission [on Human Rights in South Sudan] was concerned that the practice of commodifying women as the spoils of conflict had been perpetuated at the local level, as government forces and aligned militias, the forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-Army in Opposition and other armed groups were given the licence (as a form of “compensation”) to loot and pillage, abduct, rape and force women into sexual slavery and forced marriage. Conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan was thus rooted in the structural violence of conflict and the local political economy.
Para 64) UNHCR reported that impunity regarding sexual and gender-based violence coupled with limited livelihood options had had a negative impact, particularly on women and girls, some of whom had been subjected to sexual exploitation and had to engage in survival sex.
Para 69) The United Nations verified a total of 708 violations, affecting 618 children, for the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2020. 113 Recruitment and use remained the most prevalent violation, followed by killing and maiming, abduction, and rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 15) GIJC … stated that between April and May 2018, … An estimated 132 girls were abducted, while about 120 women and girls were raped. As of September 2018, the campaign of disarmament against other non-state actors such as the National Salvation Front had entailed unlawful killings and human rights violations, exacting a toll mostly on civilians, especially women, children, and older persons.
Para 16) … Armed cattle keepers had also reportedly killed, raped, tortured, and displaced dozens of people from their farmlands as well as destroyed or looted property.
Para 49) GICJ noted that women and girls had been raped, gang raped and faced other forms of sexual violence at the hands of both Government and opposition forces. JS8 reported that thousands of women, men and children had been victims of rape, sexual torture and other forms of sexual violence.
Para 50) JS7 reported that progress in addressing sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) included a gender based violence court, a family protection centre, and two safe homes, as well as a helpline and 16 Special Protection Units within the police service. However, these institutions were dependent on international funding, the protection of survivors was minimal, and full operationalization of the Units was challenged by mismanagement. An Anti-Gender Based Violence Bill was awaiting endorsement by the Council of Ministers, while a National Action Plan 2015-2025 on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 was under review. Cases of SGBV were rising, and those of domestic violence reportedly spiked following COVID-19 related lockdowns. JS6 remained concerned that sexual and physical abuse against women continued to be a serious problem and limited data was available.
Para 52) JS8 noted that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence lived mostly in rural areas with limited access to healthcare, or witness and victim protection. Survivors suffered physical and psychological impacts, stigma, and economic losses. Despite some training of SSPDF forces on prosecuting sexual violence crimes, and several related convictions, only low-ranking officers had reportedly been tried, and survivors had not received compensation.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:WLPoC advocated for women’s greater access to education, to enable them to participate in society and the economy on equal terms with men. [Para 88] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Family planning
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Polygamy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:The country team indicated that many young women were at increased risk of maternal death due to early marriage. A significant number of women also had an increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections as they were in polygamous marriages. Access to family planning services remained limited. [Para 66] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:Other regional and international human rights related conventions ratified by the Government are the ICCPR and 1st Optional Protocol; ICESCR and Optional Protocol. [Para 17] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Marginalized groups of women
- Forced marriage
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS8 recommended that the Government: ... ensure that gender equality principles permeate the constitution drafting process; expedite law reform to give effect to equal rights and outlaw harmful practices; prioritise mechanisms to ensure the protection of victims against reprisals, intimidation and stigma; and eliminate societal norms that subordinate women and girls, such as early, forced and child marriage. ... expanding the health system to ensure greater accessibility for survivors with disabilities; ... [Para 53]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recommended that the Government conclude the process of accession to the ICCPR and the ICESCR, and their OPs, by transmitting to the Secretary-General the respective instruments of accession. [Para 3]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ChadChadRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Complete the process of accession to the ICCPR and the ICESCR, as well as their OPs.