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State responses to recommendations and issues raised in the UN Compilation and Stakeholder summary.

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  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Mexico

    Mexico
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take steps to investigate sexual violations against women and adopt measures to prevent the repetition of acts against civilians by any of the groups in conflict, in compliance to international humanitarian law.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Italy

    Italy
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Put into effect a more comprehensive approach to protect women and girls from any form of violence, especially by increasing measures aimed at preventing abuses and assisting victims.
    Implementation
    National 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 51) … In addition, a meeting on reviving the National Observatory on Gender-based Violence was held in Brazzaville on 9 September.
    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.
    Para 59) As part of its implementation of the National Gender Policy and the Programme to Combat Gender-based Violence, the Government has worked with the Post and Electronic Communications Regulatory Agency and mobile telephone operators (Airtel-Congo, MTNCongo, Azur and Congo-Telecom) to set up a toll-free emergency hotline, 14 44, which has been operational since 4 March 2018. This shows the commitment of the Congolese public authorities to combating gender-based violence.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 52) [CRC] expressed its concern about the widespread violence against children, particularly girls …

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 41) JS1 indicated that many children continued to be victims of physical violence or corporal punishment. Violence, especially sexual violence against girls, remained a major problem.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CEDAW recommended incorporating into its legislation a clear definition of discrimination against women, covering both direct and indirect discrimination. [Para 11]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    • Sex work / "prostitution"
    • Trafficking in women and / or girls
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    CEDAW recommended addressing the root causes of women's and girls' prostitution in order to eliminate their vulnerability to sexual exploitation and trafficking. [Para 46]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Birth registration
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS2 recommends that the Congo should: (i) improve procedures to increase the percentage of children registered at birth in remote and rural areas; and (ii) ensure the implementation of birth registration that is free of charge and free from corruption for all children, without any discrimination, and in all regions. [Para 24]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Argentina

    Argentina
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ratify both Protocols to the CRC (CRC-OP-AC and the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, CRC-OP-SC)
    Implementation
    National 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 Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Canada

    Canada
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    OIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Rejected
    Contents:
    Step up its efforts to make the community aware of the risks of HIV and establish a campaign to increase awareness among young people.
    Implementation
    National 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 Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Morocco

    Morocco
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    OIC
    AL
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take additional measures to strengthen the fight against discrimination against women.
    Implementation
    National 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 Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Iceland

    Iceland
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    31st Session, November 2018
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Criminalize acts of violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Explanation
    Noted. Il n’y a aucune disposition législative ou réglementaire discriminant les personnes en raison de leur orientation sexuelle. Les personnes se réclamant des communautés LGBT participent régulièrement à l’ensemble des activités d’éducation sexuelle, à l’élaboration du Plan national stratégique pour la lutte contre le VIH/sida et les autres maladies sexuellement transmissibles 2018-2022, des textes d’application de la loi portant protection des personnes vivant avec le VIH/sida et du Plan d’action pour l’amélioration de la protection des femmes vivant avec le VIH/sida 2017-2021.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Libya

    Libya
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    AL
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    31st Session, November 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue its efforts to support the health and education sectors, eliminate violence against women and support people with disabilities.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Philippines

    Philippines
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    31st Session, November 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue legislative guarantees to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of women.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Armenia

    Armenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    31st Session, November 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Undertake steps to eliminate widespread violence against women and children.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    31st Session, November 2018
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    [CRC] urged the Congo to accelerate its efforts to revise the Family Code and to ensure that all provisions that discriminated against women were repealed. [Para 36]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    31st Session, November 2018
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    CRC also recommended that the Congo ratify the OP-CRC-IC ... [Para 5]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    • International human rights instruments
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Consider accelerating the ratification of all human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, particularly ICESR-OP,... CEDAW... and CRC-SC-OP
    Implementation
    National 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 Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    United States

    United States
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Enact legislation establishing a clear definition of discrimination against women.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Indonesia

    Indonesia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIC
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue its reform process in various systems including prisons, protection of women and children, and health.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Lesotho

    Lesotho
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Remain steadfast in pursuing its impressive policies towards gender equality, particularly by strengthening measures to eradicate gender-based violence.
    Implementation
    National 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 51) … In addition, a meeting on reviving the National Observatory on Gender-based Violence was held in Brazzaville on 9 September.
    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.
    Para 59) As part of its implementation of the National Gender Policy and the Programme to Combat Gender-based Violence, the Government has worked with the Post and Electronic Communications Regulatory Agency and mobile telephone operators (Airtel-Congo, MTNCongo, Azur and Congo-Telecom) to set up a toll-free emergency hotline, 14 44, which has been operational since 4 March 2018. This shows the commitment of the Congolese public authorities to combating gender-based violence.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 52) [CRC] expressed its concern about the widespread violence against children, particularly girls …

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 41) JS1 indicated that many children continued to be victims of physical violence or corporal punishment. Violence, especially sexual violence against girls, remained a major problem.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Nigeria

    Nigeria
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ratify the CRPD.
    Implementation
    National 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.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    Several treaty bodies encouraged the Congo to ratify OP-CEDAW, CRPD ... [Para 1]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... CEDAW recommended paying special attention to the needs of rural women in order to ensure their access to health, education, clean water, sanitation services and income- generating projects. [Para 32]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    17th session, November 2013
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    CEDAW was concerned about discrimination against indigenous women by health workers and recommended ensuring their access, without discrimination, to health, education, clean water, sanitation services and employment. [Para 84]
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Spain

    Spain
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Contraception
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Rejected
    Contents:
    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.
    Implementation
    UN Compilation:
    Para 8) Several treaty bodies welcomed ... the 2010 Law authorizing awareness-raising on the use of contraceptives.
  • State Under Review:

    Republic of Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Czechia

    Czechia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    • Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Rejected
    Contents:
    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 Congo

    Republic of Congo
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Algeria

    Algeria
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    AL
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    5th session, May 2009
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    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.
    Implementation
    National 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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