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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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  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ACTEDO recommended designing and implementing a national strategy on gender-based violence, amending the law on domestic violence to expand its scope to all forms of gender-based violence and ensuring its effective implementation. [Para 20]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    The non-discrimination grounds in the anti-discrimination law include sexual orientation but not gender identity and expression, and the law on equal opportunities between women and men does not cover transgender status. [Para 12]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls recommended integrating human rights education at all levels of education, addressing specifically women’s and girls’ rights and gender equality issues, including violence against girls. [Para 55]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CoE-Commissioner highlighted the authorities’ obligation to fight prejudices and practices which were based on the idea of the inferiority of women or on stereotyped roles for women and men and called on officials at the highest political levels to send a strong message that gender-based discrimination was unacceptable. [Para 56]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Age of consent
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    JS6 recommended raising the minimum age of sexual consent to 16 years. [Para 72]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Holy See

    Holy See
    Regional group
    Observer
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue the efforts made in favor of the integration of the community of the Roma ... especially of women and children, and discrimination against people living with HIV / AIDS.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 69) In Romania, the persons having HIV or AIDS are legally perceived as persons with disabilities. Thus, they benefit from all protective measures specifically aimed at this mentioned group. HIV-positive pregnant women are monitored in nine Regional HIV Infection Surveillance Centers where, after HIV infection has been confirmed, any person, regardless of age, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, is recorded, clinically and biologically monitored and provided specific antiretroviral therapy immediately after diagnosis. The management of HIV-positive child and adolescent patients complies with the 2013-2014 Guidelines for ARV Therapy, containing a separate chapter for this age group. Between May 2014 and August 2016, ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’ National Institute of Infectious Diseases from Bucharest, as Project Promoter, under the coordination of the Ministry of Health as Program Operator, implemented the project ‘Improving HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C Prevention and Control in Romania”, as part of the 2009-2014 Norwegian Financial Mechanism.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 31) JS3 stated that health care units refused to treat women living with HIV for obstetrics and gynaecological needs, leading to cases when patients did not receive adequate medical treatment, resorted to self-medication or unsafe abortion, were subject to discrimination and did not declare their HIV status when accessing healthcare services. Cases of discrimination against persons living with HIV in healthcare services remained unpunished and undocumented.

  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Argentina

    Argentina
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen the different measures aiming at respecting rights of persons with disabilities, particularly boys and girls.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    Type:
    Comment
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Concerns were voiced about high teen-pregnancy rates ... and maternal mortality rates.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Article 200 of the Criminal Code, incriminating sexual relations between persons of the same sex, was repealed in 2002. Discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation is prohibited by law. LGBT communities have become more visible in recent years, including as result of events such as Bucharest's annual "Gay Fest" parade and Cluj Napoca's Gay Film Nights Festival. In the post-communist period, social attitudes in relation to sexual minorities have started to change and, after years of total silence, this topic is being openly discussed in the mass-media. Nevertheless, given an incriminatory past and the conservatory views existing in the society, sexual minorities are still vulnerable to prejudices and discriminatory attitudes. [Para 35]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Article 47 of the Constitution provides for the maternity leave. According to article 10 of the Labor Code, maternity can not be a reason for discrimination and dismissal during the maternity. In addition, it is forbidden to ask a candidate, when applying for a job, to present a pregnancy certificate and/or to sign a commitment that she won't become pregnant or give birth to a child during the period of validity of her working contract. In the private economic sector, there are situations where pregnancy becomes an obstacle either for getting or for keeping a job. Labor inspectors are expected to take a more pro-active stance in this respect, thoroughly investigating such instances and applying sanctions accordingly. [Para 87]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Portugal

    Portugal
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OEI
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Sign and ratify the OP-ICESCR.
    Explanation
    Noted. ... the Government could not prejudge on the position the legislator will take in the process of ratification. … On the merits, the Romanian party is still in the process of evaluating the changes the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights would imply, from the domestic remedies perspectives and given the complex character of the obligations entailed by the Convention and Covenant respectively.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Belgium

    Belgium
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Amend ordinance No 137/2000 on preventing and sanctioning all forms of discrimination to include gender identity as one of the grounds of discrimination.
    Explanation
    Noted. ... with the explanation that there is a need to examine in detail the domestic legal framework in relation to the complaints filed by the applicants. In addition, there is a need to thoroughly examine the legal avenues to execute the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights. ... Romania upholds its position that a revision of the anti-discrimination law is not necessary, after careful assessment by the National Council for Combatting Discrimination. Under the European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law, in light of the case-law at European and domestic level, acts of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation fall within the scope of the protection of the national anti-discrimination law.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Iceland

    Iceland
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Amend the Criminal Code to define the crime of rape by lack of consent.
    Explanation
    The Romanian Criminal Code defines the rape as the sexual intercourse, oral or anal intercourse with a person, committed by constraint, by rendering the person in question unable to defend themselves or to express their will or by taking advantage of such state; the lack of the victim’s valid consent is thus implied.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Albania

    Albania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    OIC
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Adopt and implement further policies and strategies for protecting women from harassment in the workplace.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Netherlands

    Netherlands
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    • Trafficking in women and / or girls
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ensure that violence against Roma women is an area of intervention of the National Strategy for Inclusion of Romanian Citizens Belonging to the Roma Minority, and that it includes specific measures of prevention and combating all forms of violence, including domestic violence and trafficking.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Greece

    Greece
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Uphold efforts to conduct awareness-raising campaigns, towards preventing and combating violence against women.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Pakistan

    Pakistan
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Redouble efforts to combat violence against women and children.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Angola

    Angola
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Adopt legal mechanism to promote gender equality and social inclusion for all.
    Explanation
    Noted. it considers that they have already been complied with. Since its EU integration, Romania transposed all six EU Directives and the European acquis in the field of gender equality. The principles of equal opportunities and equal treatment between women and men are transposed in the national legislation, institutional mechanism, public policies and are reflected at civil society level. Important concepts are regulated by the main legal act in the field, such as: direct and indirect discrimination based on sex, sexual and psychological harassment, equal pay for equal work, positive actions, multiple-discrimination, sex, gender stereotype, gender budgeting. The law also includes specific measures for implementing the gender perspective in the labour market, education, eliminating gender roles and encouraging equal participation of men and women in the decision making process. The National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men was established in 2015 with a role in implementing public policies and strategies; legislative initiatives; data collection; designing and implementing programs and awareness campaigns ; cooperating with central and local authorities and NGOs. Based on the above, Romania reaffirms its commitment to promote gender equality.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Mongolia

    Mongolia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Focus more on the improvement of health service quality with special attention to child and maternal mortality.
    Explanation
    Romania adds to its position that, since 2001, there were 15 interventions within the National Program for Women and Child Health and, in 2018, the Working Group for Women and Child Health is reinforced.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Chile

    Chile
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue working to eradicate all forms of stigmatisation or discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Russian Federation

    Russian Federation
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take measures to identify and prevent the activities of criminal groups, using children in illegal businesses, including prostitution and pornography.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Question
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    We would like to kindly request the country to provide information on concrete steps taken by the Government in addressing the issue of teen pregnancies? What steps did the State take to develop a national strategy for sexual and reproductive health and rights?
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    With regard to the widespread practice of de facto child marriages in rural areas, the [CRC] recommended that Romania conduct awareness-raising campaigns concerning the negative consequences of such marriages, and amend legislation to remove exceptions that allowed marriage under the age of 18 years. [Para 52]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Transgender persons' rights
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Amnesty International mentioned that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Romania continues to suffer identity-based discrimination. A parade called the Gayfest, organized every year in May/June by the LGBT community, has been opposed by the Orthodox Church and the local authorities on several occasions. Those participating in the parade have been attacked by counter-demonstrators throwing eggs, stones and plastic bottles at the marchers, necessitating police protection. According to ACCEPT, IGLHRC & ILGA, effective police protection at the march needs to be accompanied by police follow up to complaints about violence. [Para 28]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Right to health
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The Working Group recommended ensuring full access to quality health-care services for all women and girls. It recommended that Romania take all appropriate legislative and educational measures to end discrimination against Roma women and girls in access to health care – such as training health professionals, creating accessible complaint mechanisms, sanctioning discriminatory practices, and increasing the number of Roma health mediators. [Para 45]

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