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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents: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:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Early marriage
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt a rule that strictly prohibits child marriage, with criminal and administrative sanctions for non-compliance. Along the same lines, provide employment and training opportunities to women and girls, so that they have alternatives to marriage.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Raise the minimum legal age of marriage for girls to 18 years, as is already the case for boys, and take decisive steps to prevent child marriages.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Repeal all discriminatory legislation against women and girls, including those related to early and forced marriage.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Early marriage
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Review the Civil Code observing the principle of the best interests of the child, establish 18 years as the minimum age for marriage, and allow the registration of births of children at risk of statelessness.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Family planning
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents: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:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"Niger has also adopted the 2002 health policy statement, strategic guidelines for health development in the first decade of the twenty-first century (2002–2011), the health development plan (2005–2009) drafted in accordance with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, the national reproductive health programme and the road map for action on reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in Niger (2006–2015). [Para 64]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"In June 2010, UNICEF noted that violence against women was multiform, and generally admitted to be widespread. In addition to physical, verbal and psychological violence, there was the violence linked to traditional beliefs and tolerated by society, despite its physical, moral and economic consequences for women and their children in terms of repudiation, confinement, forced marriages and discrimination in the right to inheritance. In 2007, CEDAW raised similar concerns and recommended that Niger place the highest priority on implementing a comprehensive approach to address all forms of violence against women. [Para 12]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Sign and ratify the OP-CRC-IC. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Prevent early, child and forced marriages by passing into law and effectively enforcing a minimum age of 18 for marriage. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:AzerbaijanAzerbaijanRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICCISIssue:
- Gender equality
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue intensifying its efforts to promote women's empowerment through capacity-building, gender sensitivity training and public awareness-raising activities. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Prohibit the harmful practices such as the female genital mutilation and the Wahaya or practice of the fifth wife converted into sexual slave. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure the education and training of girls and women, including access to education on sexual and reproductive health. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:... UNHCR recommended capacity-building for all relevant stakeholders to enhance the protection of women and children. [Para 23] -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that the provisions of the Penal Code prohibiting female genital mutilation are strictly enforced.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Repeal all discriminatory laws against women, withdraw all its reservations made to CEDAW and increase its cooperation with the CEDAW Committee by implementing all recommendations made in 2007.Implementation"National Report:
Pg 14) In progress: Strengthening of the legal framework; increase in the number of women in elected office; bringing laws into line with the provisions of international legal instruments concerning the rights of women and children; Quota Act of 5 November 2014;
- Act of 5 November 2014 on the Nationality Code of the Niger.
Pg 17) In progress: - Discussions continue on the withdrawal of reservations to the CEDAW, despite obstacles posed by sociocultural inertia;
- In 2014, a committee was set up to examine the possibility of withdrawing reservations; 3 meetings held by the committee.
- Three-year communications plan for the period 2015-2017 has been formulated in order to achieve the withdrawal of reservations; The results and impact will be evaluated as the implementation of the plan progresses.
Pg 19) IN progress: In 2013, the forum on ""Women, Families and Social Values Systems in the Niger"" was held, addressing topics such as the effect of crises on families, the role of women in managing conflicts, domestic violence, etc.
Pg 19) -The principle of equality among citizens is enshrined in the Constitution;
- The proportion of women in public posts rose from 30.66 per cent in 2011 to 33.50 per cent in 2013.
- Labour law: the principle of equal access to public and private employment is established in the General Civil Service Regulations and the Labour Code. Any act of discrimination in this respect leads to cancellation of the appointment, without prejudice to any disciplinary, or even criminal, penalties, as the case may be.
Pg 22) Regarding appointed positions: the President of the Constitutional Court and the President of the High Court of Justice are women; as for the Government, 7 out of 31 ministers are women;
- Gender has been integrated in 52 community development plans.
Pg 23) - Formulation of a strategy for enrolling girls in school;
- Awareness-building and communication on girls’ education, as well as the implementation of incentives designed to support girls
access to education and their retention in school.
Para 36) Regarding the rights of specific groups, laudable efforts have been made in respect of women's participation in politics, with the modification of the Quota Act (which raised the percentage of women in elected office from 10 per cent to 15 per cent) and, in economic terms, with the implementation of several socioeconomic projects aimed at increasing women’s monetary income.
Para 42) Examples of progress and best practices include: The elimination of discrimination of discrimination against women in the matter of transmission of a woman’s citizenship to her husband.
- The creation of school cafeterias to increase the number of girls enrolled in primary education;
UN Compilation:
Para 11) ... Niger had dropped from 151st to 187th place in the gender inequality index in 2014.
Para 12) UNHCR noted that, during its first universal periodic review, the Niger accepted recommendations to improve its legislation, policy and practice on gender equality and on prevention and response to gender-based violence. Despite efforts in this field, prevention and response measures needed to be further strengthened.
Para 40) The Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights welcomed the introduction of quotas for women in elected office and in the public service. The country team nevertheless regretted that the act on quotas was only weakly implemented.
Para 41) The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations noted the adoption of the Decent Work Country Programme, and that the new Labour Code explicitly prohibited certain forms of sexual harassment.
Para 51) The country team noted that a bill on the education of girls until the age of 18 had been submitted for a second reading by the national assembly in the wake of demonstrations of discontent by Islamic associations. The country team was also concerned about a circular that made provision definitively to exclude unmarried mothers if they were enrolled in specific classes. In the case of pregnant girls, the circular and a decision called for unmarried girls to be temporarily excluded and married ones to be definitively excluded.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 1) UNHCR stated that, despite recommendations received during its first universal periodic review, the Niger maintained reservations to CEDAW ...
Para 8) NHRC drew attention to the National Gender Policy that had been adopted and the National Policy on Social Development, which included a sectoral strategy on the advancement of women. It found it regrettable, however, that the country's actions in those areas were not sufficiently visible.
Para 41) CODDHD said that inequality between men and women persisted in Niger in the sphere of political and administrative decision-making. Only 14 per cent of national deputies and 2 per cent of mayors were women and there was no female governor of a region or prefect. CODDHD noted that, according to a study carried out in 2013, despite the revision of the Quota Act, the representation of women on the decision-making bodies of political parties remained low.
Para 48) NHRC took note of positive action to facilitate access to health-care services for women and children, such as the introduction of free care for children under 5 years old, the recruitment of doctors, awareness-raising campaigns and the implementation of new community-based strategies" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:DjiboutiDjiboutiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts and take all measures to strengthen the right to quality education for all, in particular by implementing measures to promote increased access for girls to school.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Lift its reservations to the CEDAW and ratifies the Maputo Protocol, to promote gender equality and women’s rights.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MoroccoMoroccoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupOICALOIFIssue:
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue efforts for the empowerment and employability of women.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Pass a law that strictly prohibits child marriage and increase the age of marriage to 18 for girls.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the existing measures to combat child trafficking, forced labour, begging and sexual exploitations of children, including migrant children.ImplementationNational 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. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Gender equality
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"Relevant legislation includes: the Criminal Code, revised in 2003, and the Code of Criminal Procedure which
take into account areas of concern addressed by the international conventions ratified by
Niger (female genital mutilation, sexual harassment …); and the Nationality Code, which was amended in 1999
to allow women to transmit their nationality to their children on an equal footing with men. [Para 12]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:" In the context of the withdrawal of reservations made in respect of the CEDAW, the formulation of an action plan to implement the Convention during the period 2008–2012, including a programme of awareness-raising, training and advocacy for different target groups in 2009; [Para 114b]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"RC 1 also recommends that the State should enhance Act No. 2000- 008 of 7 June 2000 establishing a quota system for elected government positions and civil service posts … [Para 12]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Proceed with the internal measures necessary to comply with the obligations arising from the OP-ICESCR.