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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:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Recommended that Niger, in its policies and programmes, clearly distinguish between general social and economic policies and programmes that are adopted to implement the Convention, and temporary special measures which are aimed at accelerating the achievement of the de facto equality of women. [Para 6; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Sign and ratify OP-ICESCR...ImplementationNational Report:
Pg 17) In progress: OP-ICESCR awaiting ratification. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ChinaChinaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to adopt measures in order to reduce effectively maternal mortality rate and child and infant mortality rates.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 33) In order to improve public health, the Niger has prepared a Health Development Plan, which provides for the implementation of strategies specific to issues such as ... maternal and neonatal mortality rates ...
UN Compilation:
Para 46) The country team noted that the Niger had drafted health development plans together with strategies and programmes intended to improve the population's access to health. It also noted that according to one report, the Niger had made significant progress as regards life expectancy between 1980 and 2013, and in particular had reduced the under-five and the maternal mortality rates ...
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 49) WV indicated that the programme for free maternal and infant health care had generated increased demand for health care. Although the results demonstrated remarkable progress, further work was needed. A considerable number of patients were still outside the system, because it was underfunded. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Early marriage
- Polygamy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"The Civil Code states that men under the age of 18 years and women under the age
of 15 years may not enter into marriage. Customary law does not set a legal marriageable
age. Polygamous marriage is governed by customary law and religion. Polygamous unions
are widespread in both rural and urban areas. There has been little change in the frequency
of polygamy: 38 per cent of women and 24 per cent of men were in polygamous unions in
2008, as compared to 36 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, in 2006. [Para 107]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"The Coordination des ONG et Associations Féminines Nigériennes (CONGAFEN)
reports that support from women in parliament for the Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been weak and that
there has been a lack of information and genuine debate about the Protocol. There has been
hesitation from the Government, which is evident from the reservations entered at the time
the Convention was ratified. There has also been a lack of coordination among civil society
organizations in calling for the withdrawal of the reservations to the Convention and the
ratification of the Protocol. [Para 2]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MalawiMalawiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take necessary measures, including legislation, to eliminate existing inequalities and discrimination between men and women, especially in the customary inheritance law.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to provide basic social services to the majority of its citizens and to increase the school enrolment rate for children, particularly for young girls as much as possible.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:KenyaKenyaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Scale up measures to empower women, including promoting their employment and that of young people, as well as enhancing awareness and training of women for public office positions in Niger.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:TunisiaTunisiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to prevent gender-based violence, empower women, promote gender equality, and address early child marriages.
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State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BotswanaBotswanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt a comprehensive definition of discrimination against women in line with Article 1 of the CEDAW.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill is passed into law and ensure equal and full access to education for all children, especially for girls. -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:LiechtensteinLiechtensteinRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to enable women in gaining access to justice by increasing gender awareness among judges and other court personnel. -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:LesothoLesothoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Undertake further measures to strengthen educational opportunities for girls. -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the repeal or modification of laws discriminating against women. -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify actions to end child marriage and ensure that the Children's Rights Act is applied at the national level. -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Fully implement its national action plan on the UN Security Council resolution 1325 to meaningfully involve women in peace process and to combat gender-based violence and discrimination.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 61) Government has developed and published the National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN security Council Resolution 1325 and related resolutions. The National Action Plan (NAP) resonances Government’s commitments as well as its responsibilities in ensuring the security of women and enhancing their active and direct participation in identifying early warning, conflict prevention, peace building and post conflict remedy. NAP provides a road map for the implementation of the UNSCR 1325.
Para 66) a) … There are other interfaith engagements for women and youth religious leaders that the Institute [for Peace and Conflict Resolution] implemented in partnership with other organizations such as the African Council of Religious Leaders, Religion for Peace, ECOWAS and the African Union (AU);
UN Compilation:
Para 29) ... According to accounts from those who had escaped or been rescued, children were subjected to rape and forced marriage, physical and psychological abuse, forced labour, forcible religious conversion and used in operations, including suicide attacks [by Boko Haram].
Para 69) UNFPA stated that the humanitarian emergency in insurgency-affected states in north-east Nigeria had significantly impacted on the lives of women and girls with increased displacement, threats of and exposure to gender-based violence, challenges obtaining and utilizing life-saving services and rising incidence of domestic violence. The Government had established a gender-based violence coordination mechanism to address those issues.
Para 70) The Special Rapporteurs on health, on sale of children and on slavery stated that, while all women and girls who experienced sexual violence during the insurgency faced stigmatization, the stigma and rejection from families and communities was greater for those who were perceived to have been associated with Boko Haram as abductees, those living in Boko Haram controlled areas or those who had been compelled and forced to become “wives” of Boko Haram insurgents. Often referred to by communities as “Boko Haram wives” or “Sambisa women”, they were shunned and marginalized, even in camps for internally displaced persons.
Para 74) In 2017, the Secretary-General stated that Boko Haram had used children in direct hostilities and as human shields to protect its elements during military operations. Many children had also been subjected to forceful religious conversion and forced marriage and used for sexual purposes. The Special Rapporteurs on health, on sale of children and on slavery stated that girls had been subjected to sexual violence and used as sexual slaves by insurgents, which had resulted in many becoming pregnant.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 21) AI stated that since 2014, Boko Haram had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, killing at least 9000 civilians, abducting thousands of women and girls.
Para 81) JS10 stated that women, girls and children had been most affected by the insurgency in the northeast part of Nigeria. Women and girls had been used as suicide bombers, and had been exposed to sexual abuse, drug trafficking and prostitution within the camps for internally displaced people.
Para 82) JS16 stated that a precondition for achieving lasting peace and security was to build the potential of rural women and girls, who constituted 81 percent of the farmers.139 It further stated that the lack of consistent funding and the sustainability of programmes has continued to prevent any significant improvement for rural women.
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State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:End domestic and sexual violence against women and girls, by enacting laws and creating awareness in communities to end the social stigmatization relating to it.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 24) Nigeria had enacted the following laws to incorporate the international human rights instruments to which Nigeria is a party: (a) Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 (VAPP);
Para 38) Section 34 (1) (a) of the Constitution protects the dignity of human person by stating that every individual is entitled to respect to the dignity of his or her person and accordingly no person shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment. In addition, the following legislative measures aim at combating harmful cultural practices. Legislative measures: (a) Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015;
Para 64) Section 42 of the Constitution guarantees and protects the rights of women from discrimination. Under section 46 (1) of the Constitution, women who are victims of violence and discrimination may apply to a High Court for redress by way of fundamental rights enforcement proceedings in the event of the application of any law that allows violence and discrimination against them. In addition, government enacted the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act.
Para 65) The Act seeks to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit all forms of violence including physical, sexual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices, discriminations against persons and to provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders. Under the ACJA, women can now stand as sureties for any applicant or defendant for the purpose of admitting the person to bail. Hitherto this was not possible.
UN Compilation:
Para 8) Referring to the relevant recommendations from the previous review, the United Nations country team stated that Nigeria had given effect to some of its treaty obligations by adopting … the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act (2015).
Para 65) The Special Rapporteurs on health, on sale of children and on slavery noted that the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act prohibited all forms of violence and criminalized marital rape, female genital mutilation, forceful ejection from home and harmful widowhood practices. The Special Rapporteurs recommended that Nigeria ensure that the Act was adopted in those states that had yet to do so.
Para 67) Referring to the relevant recommendations from the previous review, the United Nations country team stated that the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act prohibited female genital mutilation, which had been banned in 12 of the 36 states. The country team considered the implementation of those recommendations to be ongoing.
Para 69) UNFPA stated that the humanitarian emergency in insurgency-affected states in north-east Nigeria had significantly impacted on the lives of women and girls with increased displacement, threats of and exposure to gender-based violence, challenges obtaining and utilizing life-saving services and rising incidence of domestic violence. The Government had established a gender-based violence coordination mechanism to address those issues.
Para 70) The Special Rapporteurs on health, on sale of children and on slavery stated that, while all women and girls who experienced sexual violence during the insurgency faced stigmatization, the stigma and rejection from families and communities was greater for those who were perceived to have been associated with Boko Haram as abductees, those living in Boko Haram controlled areas or those who had been compelled and forced to become “wives” of Boko Haram insurgents. Often referred to by communities as “Boko Haram wives” or “Sambisa women”, they were shunned and marginalized, even in camps for internally displaced persons.
Para 72) [CEDAW] was concerned that section 55 of the Criminal Code permitted wife battery as chastisement as long as no grievous bodily harm was inflicted.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 77) Referring to relevant supported recommendations from the previous review, JS1 stated that in 2015, the laws on gender-based violence had been consolidated into the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, which broadly covers physical, psychological, economic, and sexual violence, including rape, as well as harmful traditional practices. However, the Act was only in force in the federal capital and that several states did not have specific laws prohibiting sexual and gender based violence. Moreover, Section 55 of the Penal Code, which was in force in the North, specifically allowed husbands to discipline their wives.
Para 78) WRAHP stated that domestic violence and gender-based violence had been on an increase and that the relevant authorities had not given adequate attention to the issue. JS16 stated that domestic violence remained underreported for reasons that included the existence of a culture of silence and the turning away of victims at police stations on the grounds that such a matter was a family affair.
Para 83) CITAD expressed concern by the persistent threats, harassments, intimidations and attacks on women internet users. It expressed alarm by the failure of the government to protect women from gender-based violence on line.
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State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue her efforts and measures in investing in education for all as a means to guarantee the gender equality ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 49) … Schools for the girl-child under construction are almost 90% completed.
UN Compilation:
Para 62) CEDAW noted with concern that many women and girls in north-east Nigeria had dropped out of school owing to the Boko Haram insurgency.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 74) … JS16 stated that Nigeria had not given any attention to the education of girls in remote parts of the country.
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State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:RejectedContents:Ensure that no legislation discriminates between men and women, and enact legislation to prevent violence against people based on sexual orientation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 60) Section 42 (1) of the Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender by stating that a citizen of Nigeria of a particular sex. Similarly, section 17 (3) (e) of the Constitution provides that there is equal pay for equal work without discrimination on account of sex, or on any other ground. The Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill seeks to ensure equal opportunities and treatment of women and men.
Para 62) The Government of Nigeria is committed to guaranteeing equal access to political, social and economic opportunities for women and men. Consequently, government has established the lead national and state gender machineries; the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and Ministries of Women Affairs in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory. Government has also embarked on numerous programmes to boost women’s economic empowerment. Some of these are: Business Development Fund for Women (BUDFOW) and National Women Empowerment Fund.
Para 63) The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have provided financial empowerment to women through their various initiatives, such as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund as well as the Agricultural Financing Scheme.
UN Compilation:
Para 12) CEDAW expressed concern that the prohibition of discrimination in section 42 of the Constitution did not comprise a comprehensive definition of discrimination in line with article 1 of the CEDAW.
Para 14) Referring to the relevant recommendations from the previous review, the United Nations country team noted that in March 2016, the eighth Senate had rejected the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill and that a revised version of the Bill was currently under consideration. The country team considered the implementation of those recommendations to be ongoing.
Para 39) The Special Rapporteur on minority issues was concerned that, despite the relevant role played by women, particularly minority women, in civil society initiatives, during her visit in 2014, she had encountered hardly any women participating in Government and political leadership. Para 40) CEDAW remained concerned that women were still underrepresented in the National Assembly, in senior leadership positions in the diplomatic service and at the ministerial level. ….
Para 41) The Special Rapporteur on minority issues noted that minorities, particularly minority women, were poorly represented in political life at all levels, especially in state and local governments.
Para 51) [CEDAW] noted the efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment and social welfare, including through the adoption of the Social Insurance Trust Fund Act, in 2012, and the Pension Reform Act, in 2014.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 10) JS8 stated that … Nigeria had continued to allow the violation of the rights of the LGBT population, despite its obligations to protect those rights arising from several international human rights conventions to which it was a party.
Para 11) JS5 recalled that Nigeria had not supported any of the recommendations from the previous review that inter alia related to the repealing of those laws that discriminated based on sexual orientation and gender identity.16 Certain provisions in the Criminal Code, Penal Code and the National Law and Drug Enforcement Act had disproportionately affected gay men, … The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act had negative consequences beyond the deprivation of marriage rights for gay men and women. JS5 stated that, under Sharia law the penalty for homosexuality was death. The Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act of 2015, had done little to protect gay men, female sex workers and intravenous drug users as vulnerable populations. AFA stated that the Act was yet to be incorporated into domestic legislation in all states.
Para 12) JS8 stated that expansive provisions of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act had served to codify homophobia and transphobia. JS12 stated that the Act, which generally criminalized same sex relationships, had created additional criminal offences that targeted persons based on their sexual orientation. JS8 stated that the Act had effectively legalized discrimination and had allowed people to act with impunity. Since its enactment there had been an increase in crimes and human rights violations against LGBT persons and their defenders. JS13 stated that the Act and other discriminatory laws had been used to subject the LGBT community to violations including invasion of privacy, assault and battery, black mail and extortion, denial of access to amenities and education.
Para 13) Referring to a relevant study, JS12 noted a significant increase in fear in seeking healthcare services by men who had sex with men after the enactment of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (2014). JS13 stated that sections 5(2) and (3) of the Act had hindered access to Anti-Retroviral Vaccines, HIV testing and counselling services. JS8 stated that LGBT persons had experienced difficulties in accessing health care services. The denial of such services would have a negative impact on Nigeria’s progress towards HIV eradication.
Para 15) JS5 stated that gay men, … had experienced significant discrimination, influenced by traditional culture as well as religious moral values.
Para 51) … JS16 stated that, despite several efforts, the legislation for gender equality in political participation had not been followed-up by any effort for implementation.
Para 64) JS13 stated that LGBT persons had been subjected to forced, violent and arbitrary evictions.
Para 75) JS8 stated that homophobic bullying in schools had proven to be a serious impairment to adequate access to education. There had also been a failure to provide comprehensive and inclusive education on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
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State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC expressed concern about the extremely high rate of early marriages among girls in the northern states, and urged Nigeria to address such practice. It also urged Nigeria to incorporate in state legislation the prohibition of early marriages for all children under the 18 years of age, and to undertake awareness-raising programmes on the negative implications of early marriage on the rights of girls with regard to health, education and development, targeting traditional and religious leaders, parents and state parliamentarians. [Para 39] -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS3 stated that Nigeria must release all persons imprisoned or detained on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity ... [Para 36] -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Special Rapporteurs on health, on sale of children and on slavery noted that there appeared to be a significant gap in current responses in terms of accountability for crimes perpetrated in the context of the insurgency. Access to remedies for victims of the insurgency, including of sexual and gender-based violence, was almost non-existent for many reasons, including resistance to reporting for fear of stigma, ostracism and reprisals. The Special Rapporteurs recommended that Nigeria investigate the crimes committed by Boko Haram, prosecute and punish all those responsible in order to fight impunity, and set up witness and victim protection services for women and children affected by the violence. [Para 33] -
State Under Review:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS10 stated that there had been overcrowding and understaffing in prisons, as well as a lack of medical care, and inadequate conditions for female and juvenile prisoners. [Para 35]