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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue efforts to provide educational opportunities for girls and boys with disabilities and strengthen adult literacy programmes, especially for women in rural areas.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 78) In the age group 12–24, more than 8 in 10 young women (84 per cent) and nearly 9 in 10 young men (89 per cent) are literate. Literacy rates are higher in urban areas (91 per cent of young women and 93 per cent of young men) than in rural areas (62 per cent of young women and 74 per cent of young men). For both young women and young men, higher literacy rates lead to significant increases in household socioeconomic status: the literacy rate is 49 per cent for young women from the poorest households versus 98 per cent for those from the wealthiest and 64 per cent for young men from the poorest households versus 98 per cent for those from the wealthiest.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW welcomed the 2009-2013 National Multisectoral Strategic Framework against HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections and the Programme for Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV. It called on the Congo to ensure its effective implementation. [Para 23] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended extending the national social security fund to informal sector workers, including women, and expanding women's access to microfinance and microcredit to engage in income-generating activities. [Para 69] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:N/AContents:Recent studies have indicated that the proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered is high (81 per cent).
The organization of registration campaigns has made it possible to issue birth certificates for 1,475 indigenous children. [Paras 111 and 112] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:RejectedContents:Step up its efforts to make the community aware of the risks of HIV and establish a campaign to increase awareness among young people.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 14) In the sphere of health, a number of decisions have been taken, including ... free treatment for malaria and tuberculosis for children aged from 0 to 15 years, free screening for HIV and AIDS and case-management for seropositive persons and persons living with HIV or AIDS.
Para 15) Two major outpatient health centres have been established at Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, together with several other screening centres in other towns. Permanent information campaigns in the media and condom distribution in streets, hotels and at border posts by State agencies and NGOs are noteworthy activities. Thanks to these grass-roots activities, the disease is regressing in the country.
Para 44) Textbooks that integrate human rights into the Congolese education system are still being prepared. An encouraging sign of progress in this direction is the integration of efforts to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in primary schools, secondary schools and lycees using publications such as "Learn about HIV and AIDS".
Para 122) Following an intense campaign in its favour, Act No. 30-2011, of 3 June 2011, on efforts to control HIV/AIDS and protection for people living with HIV was adopted by both houses of parliament (the National Assembly and the Senate) and promulgated by the President of the Republic. It has been in force since that date and implementing legislation is now being drafted.
Para 123) In the wake of the Act's introduction, numerous activities were organized to publicize the Act. An information handbook on HIV/AIDS control and protection of the rights of infected or affected persons, which was drafted with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was approved in February 2013. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Contraception
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:RejectedContents:That matrimonial legislation be made compatible with international instruments with a clear schedule so that family legislation can be replaced together with the abolition of the ban on advertising for contraceptives.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 8) Several treaty bodies welcomed ... the 2010 Law authorizing awareness-raising on the use of contraceptives. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:MoroccoMoroccoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupOICALOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Take additional measures to strengthen the fight against discrimination against women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 75) Currently, there is no provision under domestic legislation to define discrimination against women. However, the lack of a legal definition notwithstanding, efforts are being made to ensure that women are equal as regards ownership of property, access to employment and political activity. Women may own land through matrilineal or patrilineal filiation, through inheritance or by marriage.
Para 76) The Ministry for the Advancement of Women and the Integration of Women into Development has introduced a bill on the representation of women in political, administrative and elected positions. The Supreme Court has given a favourable opinion on the bill. Irrespective of the bill, Congolese women already play an active part in all sectors of public life.
UN Compilation:
Para 20) CEDAW and UNICEF welcomed the 2009-2013 National Gender Plan of Action ... -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Consider accelerating the ratification of all human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, particularly ICESR-OP,... CEDAW... and CRC-SC-OPImplementationNational Report:
Para 35) Since the first UPR, the Congo has been a party to the following international legal instruments: OP-CRC-SC, New York, 25 May 2000 (accession, 25 October 2009). -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the process of ratification of … the OP-CEDAW and the OP-ICESCR. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:LesothoLesothoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Take further measures to ensure access to treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:EthiopiaEthiopiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the participation of women in political and public life and their representation in decision-making bodies. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:BelarusBelarusRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Take additional steps to protect the rights of children, including birth registration, ensure increased access to education and health care services. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNESCO recommended that the Congo should ... continue its efforts to ensure that boys and girls had equal access to education at all levels. [Para 44] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CRC … recommended that the Congo make systematic, adequate and effective efforts to address those patterns of discrimination [multiple gender-based discrimination against girls]. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the international human rights instruments that have been signed but not yet ratified, particularly the CRPD ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 8) The instruments ratified by the Congo since the second cycle of the universal periodic review include the following: … CRPD and the OP thereto, on 14 February 2014.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Allocate adequate budget to fully implement its plan of action for the protection and promotion of the rights of women. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Combat gender-based discrimination and implement the UN Security Council resolution 1325 and related resolutions on women, peace and security.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 60) Congolese women play an effective role in peaceful conflict resolution. In November 2014, 80 women received training in peaceful conflict resolution. The training was supported by UNDP and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. On 21 November 2017, the Congo conducted a tripartite meeting in Brazzaville on promoting women’s participation in mechanisms for the prevention of conflicts and the consolidation and maintenance of peace in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. In May 2018, the Congo approved a national action plan to implement Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Create a system, to include training for law enforcement, legal professionals and health care personnel, for providing legal and medical aid to survivors of gender based violence, including rape and sexual violence, domestic violence, and female genital mutilation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 50) On 25 October 2016, the Congo and the United Nations Population Fund signed a partnership agreement on combating gender-based violence, one outcome of which was the launch of a project on preventing and combating gender-based violence. The Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization is heading the project, which involves police officers, gendarmes, lawyers, doctors, psychologists and other professionals. The project led to workshops to draft and endorse a training manual for police staff and senior officers and training guidelines on combating gender-based violence. Both documents were approved on 9 August 2018.
Para 58) A particular cause for concern is violence against women, which is addressed in a bill currently before the parliament. Training and awareness-raising campaigns have been carried out in preparation for its adoption. In 2015, 600 police officers underwent training on gender-based violence and inequality in Pointe-Noire. In Brazzaville, training has been provided for 80 victim-support centre workers and 35 members of the police force and the social affairs, health-care and justice sectors. In Pointe-Noire, a marine patrol squad consisting of 11 women has been formed. From 25 to 27 August 2015, judges, police officers and workers in the health-care and social affairs sectors attended a seminar on the criminal nature of violence against women. They were also trained in caring for victims, counselling them and identifying cases. Police stations and hospitals have been equipped with computer tools, office supplies, digital cameras and video cameras and essential medicines.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:ArmeniaArmeniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that both boys and girls have equal access to education.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 77) The data included in the Government’s 2015 study on the Sectoral Education Strategy for the period 2015–2025 show that girls and boys enjoy nearly equal access to preschool and primary education. The data show that their rates of retention until the end of primary school are the same: 85.3 per cent of boys and 84.5 per cent of girls complete primary school. However, boys have higher rates of access and participation than girls at the lower secondary level. These gaps become wider as children progress through the education system. A report on the 2014–2015 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted by the National Statistical Institute with the support of UNICEF backs up these findings.
Para 78) In the age group 12–24, more than 8 in 10 young women (84 per cent) and nearly 9 in 10 young men (89 per cent) are literate. Literacy rates are higher in urban areas (91 per cent of young women and 93 per cent of young men) than in rural areas (62 per cent of young women and 74 per cent of young men). For both young women and young men, higher literacy rates lead to significant increases in household socioeconomic status: the literacy rate is 49 per cent for young women from the poorest households versus 98 per cent for those from the wealthiest and 64 per cent for young men from the poorest households versus 98 per cent for those from the wealthiest.
Para 79) In all, 23 per cent of children in the first year of primary school attended a preschool the previous year, with almost no difference between boys (23 per cent) and girls (24 per cent). The proportion of children who start their schooling at the preschool level is 38 per cent for those from urban areas versus 7 per cent for those from rural areas. Household wealth is a major driver of inequalities in school readiness: the proportion of children currently in the first year of primary school who were in a preschool education programme the previous year stands at 5 per cent for those from the poorest households versus 59 per cent for those from the wealthiest.
Para 80) Primary and secondary school attendance rates offer valuable information on inequalities between children of different genders and social backgrounds. In all, 97 per cent of primary school-age children (6–11 years) attend a primary or secondary school. The primary school attendance rates for boys and girls are almost equal (96 per cent versus 97 per cent). …
Para 81) Two thirds of secondary school-age children (12–18 years) attend a secondary or higher education institution. There is no difference in secondary school attendance between boys and girls. …
Para 82) The primary school survival and completion rates remain high. More than 9 in 10 children who enter the first year of secondary school (96 per cent) reach the final year. A child ‘s sex and place of residence have little bearing on the survival rate.
Para 83) The primary school completion rate in the Congo is 91 per cent. It is slightly higher for girls (92 per cent) than for boys (90 per cent) and is almost the same in urban and rural areas.
Para 85) The gender parity index across both the primary and secondary school levels is 1.00, which shows that, nationally, there is little difference in primary and secondary school attendance between girls and boys.
Para 86) At the primary school level, the gender parity index is greater than or equal to 1.00 in 10 of the country’s 12 departments. The two departments in which it is lower are Lékoumou (0.97) and Bouenza (0.99).
Para 87) The secondary school attendance rate is lower for girls than for boys in several departments, as reflected in a gender parity index of less than 1.00. These departments are Kouilou (0.74), Lékoumou (0.84), Bouenza (0.78), Pool (0.83), Plateaux (0.90), Sangha (0.85) and Likouala (0.91).
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Sexual harassment
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW urged the Congo to finalize the legislative reform for de jure equality and de facto equality for women; enact a comprehensive law on violence against women, prohibiting domestic violence and sexual harassment and criminalizing female genital mutilation ... [Para 12] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:... CEDAW recommended that the Congo strengthen the judicial system; facilitate women's access to justice; train judges, lawyers, prosecutors, the police and NGOs on the application of legislation ... [Para 52] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommends that the Congo should: (i) adopt a bill on parity in political and administrative positions and elected offices, make it a priority bill for 2013 and make plans to enact it; (ii) identify the obstacles preventing women from holding decision-making positions and establish a capacity-building programme; and (iii) establish national programmes to empower women's organizations and groups, for example through technical and financial support and microcredit. [Para 27] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:RejectedContents:Decriminalize same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults and adopt measures to promote tolerance in this regard, which would also facilitate more effective educational programmes for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Request the support of UN programmes and agencies to establish programmes and strategies for literacy and employment training in for women in order to improve their conditions and their participation in the development of the country.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 74) Programmes and strategies are developed in partnership with the United Nations. UNICEF is totally committed to such programmes, as described earlier in the replies to the recommendations on the rights of children to education and training. To attain this objective, a programme for 2014-2018 has recently been developed by UNICEF and the Republic of the Congo.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Prohibit female genital mutilation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 82) Female genital mutilation is prohibited in the Congo by article 62 of Act No. 4-2010 of 14 June 2010 on the protection of children in the Republic of the Congo. Campaigns to raise awareness about such practices are organized as part of the effort to combat sexual violence.