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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:FijiFijiRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to raise public awareness on the adverse human rights impacts of labour and sex trafficking and train government competent authorities on how to effectively reduce the incidence of labour and sex trafficking. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Domestic violence
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Guarantee access for women and girls to sexual health and reproductive rights and a comprehensive sexuality education, and combat domestic violence effectively. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take further action to achieve gender equality, such as establishing a plan to increase female participation in political institutions, as well as preventing sexual violence against women and girls. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Democratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Consider ratifying the following international instruments: ICCPR, ICESCR ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) … In 2017, it ratified: the ICCPR, the OP-ICCPR; … the ICESCR;
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Register all children immediately after birth and ensure that birth registration legislation is in accordance with the CRC, as recommended by the CRC in its 2013 Concluding Observations.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 32) Regarding registration and notaries, the aims are to improve the birth registration process, simplify administrative procedures, registration and notarial practices, decentralize services and review the current fees.
Para 62) … the Government has taken a series of policy, legislative and institutional measures to ensure that children can be registered immediately after birth, free of charge, throughout the country, in accordance with the requirements set out in article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These measures include the following: • The adoption of the National Permanent Birth Registration Strategy, through Decree No. 45/2009; the strategy comprises a set of measures that include the registration or confirmation of births in all maternity hospitals and wards (in Ayres de Menezes Hospital and in Guadalupe, Neves and São João dos Angolares on the island of Sao Tome and in Manuel Quaresma Dias da Graça Hospital on the island of Principe) and in local register offices. • The issuance of Joint Order No. 04/2017, which establishes that a birth may be registered and the mother’s identity or the child’s characteristics recorded free of charge, provided that the registration takes place within one year of the birth. • The holding of free health and birth registration fairs for all children in all districts of the country on a regular basis by the Directorate General of Registers and Notaries, in collaboration with UNICEF. • The creation of a birth registration unit in the maternity ward of Ayres de Menezes Hospital; the unit is open every day, including on weekends and public holidays. • The introduction of a computerized management system that allows for electronic birth registration at the regional register office and local register offices throughout the country. The proportion of births that are registered is now around 95 per cent, according to the multiple indicator cluster survey conducted by the National Statistics Office in 2014.
UN Compilation:
Para 6) UNICEF stated that, further to advocacy on birth registration conducted at the end of 2016, in early 2017, the ministries responsible for justice and for finance had signed a decree ensuring birth registration free of charge for children up to 1 year of age, replacing the previous policy, under which birth registration had been free of charge only during the first month of a child’s life. UNICEF expected that the new policy would help achieve full birth registration,12 and that the excellent achievements of the country in the area of birth registration could inspire other countries to reach related objectives.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 8) Just Atonement Inc regretted the lack of data in Sao Tome and Principe, which highly affected the ability to remedy situations of child abuse. It noted, in particular, that data related to birth records, … was sparse.
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Take specific measures to combat harmful practices in law and in practice, bearing in mind the recommendations of the CRC.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 74) As regards the reference made in recommendation 108.38 to raising the minimum age for marriage, it should be noted that this matter is expressly addressed in article 22 (d) of the current Family Code, which reads: “The following circumstances also constitute a direct impediment to marriage: … (d) The person concerned is under 18 years of age.”
UN Compilation:
Para 13) UNICEF noted … that worrying phenomena continued to be observed in the area of child protection, including … and early marriage.
Para 49) UN-Women also referred to concerns regarding the proportion of women aged 20– 24 years old who were married or in a union before age 18, …
Para 53) UNICEF noted that the new family law established 18 as the minimum age for marriage and strengthened the obligations of parents, especially fathers, towards their children. The law represented an important step forward for gender equity as, previously, girls could be married at 14, and boys at 16. The stronger focus on fathers was aimed at improving shared responsibilities among caregivers with regard to child care and support.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 41) Just Atonement Inc noted with concern that children and adolescents were, in particular, vulnerable to being victims of harmful practices of witchcraft. It regretted that those human rights violations were due to deeply rooted cultural patterns and the reluctance of people to rely on formal medicine.
Para 24) Just Atonement Inc noted with concern that practices against children, such as child marriages and corporal punishment were still common in Sao Tome and Principe, despite educational efforts.
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:The CRC recommended that Sao Tome and Principe support pregnant teenagers and adolescent mothers in continuing their education in mainstream schools, and develop and implement a policy to protect the rights of pregnant teenagers, adolescent mothers and their children, and combat discrimination against them. [Para 31] -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures to effectively protect children from sexual exploitation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 133) It should be highlighted that these legal measures have been consolidated in the new Criminal Code, which has numerous articles aimed at protecting the rights of children, as set out in international standards, in particular the following: ...
(m) Article 175 on sexual abuse of children;
(n) Article 176 on sexual abuse of adolescents;
(o) Article 177 on sexual acts with adolescents;
(p) Article 178 on homosexual acts with adolescents;
(q) Article 179 on prostitution of minors;
(r) Article 180 on child pornography;
Para 137) The exploitation, sexual violence and prostitution of children are social phenomena which are becoming increasingly important globally and Sao Tome is not exempt. Internal measures have thus been implemented to prevent and combat the development of these phenomena. The measures involve numerous public and private organizations, such as INPG, the Support Centre for Domestic Violence, education centres, social communication and the Association of Women Jurists, in national awareness-raising campaigns to prevent and combat exploitation, sexual violence and child prostitution.
UN Compilation:
Para 13) The CRC welcomed the revision by Sao Tome and Principe of its Penal Code in 2012 to explicitly include provisions on sexual abuse, exploitation of minors and child trafficking ... -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to develop and implement measures aimed at the promotion and protection of human rights of vulnerable groups, such as women ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 120) The Government has also adopted numerous legislative provisions in the national legal order: ... Act No. 6/2012, which approves the new Criminal Code, defines certain crimes against women and children, in order to accelerate proceedings in respect of them ...
Para 121) In respect of the participation of women in public life, in 2009, the National Assembly adopted a resolution on parity which establishes a quota of 30 per cent for female representation in the Parliament (R74/08/2009).
Para 122) Also in the context of measures to protect women and children, in February and March of 2013, the Government, in partnership with the country's Association of Women Jurists and with financing from the embassy of the United States of America, carried out a large-scale campaign to prevent human trafficking in rural areas. Its objectives were to disseminate information on the phenomenon of human trafficking, to encourage more active citizenship and to strengthen the capacity of citizens and institutions in ways of taking action in the context of human trafficking.
Para 123) Another noteworthy measure is the implementation of article 4 (on maternity leave) of the Maternity Protection Convention through Presidential Decree No. 3/2004 of 4 February, published in Official Gazette No. 3 on 6 April 2004, which provides that: "A woman to whom this Convention applies shall be entitled to a period of maternity leave of not less than 14 weeks, on production of a medical certificate or other appropriate certification, as determined by national law and practice, stating the presumed date of childbirth." This measure represents an additional achievement in advancing the rights of women and children.
Para 124) In addition to the measures mentioned above, it should be noted that the Government, in its various public policy programmes, has introduced actions to promote gender equality, and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"The Government has created the Counselling Centre for Combating Domestic
Violence in order to protect victims and counsel couples. In addition to these public
institutions, the Government receives the cooperation of several NGOs, such as the Fórum
das Mulheres, the Mutendê Institute, the Association para Progresso da Mulher, the
Cooperativa Josina Machel, the Associação de Apoio das Mulheres e Crianças Vitimas de
Violência, the São Tomé Family Planning Association, the Association of Businesswomen
and Professionals of São Tomé and Principe, the Association Vicentina Feminina and the
Association of Female Attorneys. Despite that improvement, there is occasional
discrimination and gaps in legislation. However, there has been improvement. [Para 58]" -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Further develop strategies to improve health services for all its citizens, especially in relation to combating maternal mortality.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 27) The Committee noted as positive that the primary health-care services provided free consultations and medication for children under 5 years of age, pregnant women ... -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:AngolaAngolaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider extending the deadline for registering children at birth.ExplanationNoted. It should be noted that, in Sao Tome and Principe, birth registration is completely free of charge for a period of one year after the birth. Moreover, free registration fairs and campaigns are organized periodically to allow parents to register their children, so the fact that some children have not yet been registered is not due to the time limit for registration. This matter will be addressed at a later stage. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-CRPD. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:TunisiaTunisiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
- Right to health
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the efforts made to tackle HIV and ensure that infected people, especially women and children, have access to adequate health care. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:VenezuelaVenezuelaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue consolidating the measures adopted to combat all forms of discrimination and violence against women. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Identify and protect children from sexual exploitation, reduce instances of child labor by increasing labor inspections, and expanding protections to the informal sector. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify all the core international human rights treaties to which the country is not yet a party, including the ICCPR and ICESCR ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) … In 2017, it ratified: the ICCPR, the OP-ICCPR; … the ICESCR;
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Present overdue reports to the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Comprehensively address harmful cultural practices, and increase the age of marriage to 18, in conformity with the provisions of the CRC.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 74) As regards the reference made in recommendation 108.38 to raising the minimum age for marriage, it should be noted that this matter is expressly addressed in article 22 (d) of the current Family Code, which reads: “The following circumstances also constitute a direct impediment to marriage: … (d) The person concerned is under 18 years of age.”
UN Compilation:
Para 13) UNICEF noted … that worrying phenomena continued to be observed in the area of child protection, including … and early marriage.
Para 49) UN-Women also referred to concerns regarding the proportion of women aged 20– 24 years old who were married or in a union before age 18, …
Para 53) UNICEF noted that the new family law established 18 as the minimum age for marriage and strengthened the obligations of parents, especially fathers, towards their children. The law represented an important step forward for gender equity as, previously, girls could be married at 14, and boys at 16. The stronger focus on fathers was aimed at improving shared responsibilities among caregivers with regard to child care and support.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 41) Just Atonement Inc noted with concern that children and adolescents were, in particular, vulnerable to being victims of harmful practices of witchcraft. It regretted that those human rights violations were due to deeply rooted cultural patterns and the reluctance of people to rely on formal medicine.
Para 24) Just Atonement Inc noted with concern that practices against children, such as child marriages and corporal punishment were still common in Sao Tome and Principe, despite educational efforts.
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC recommended that Sao Tome and Principe review the rules regarding the exceptions for concluding a marriage involving persons below the minimum age of 18 years, with a view to increasing the minimum age for marriage to 18 years for both boys and girls. It should accompany this with other measures to prevent early marriages, as recommended in the Committee's previous concluding observations. [Para 18] -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Fulfil its international commitments by ratifying [...] OP-CRC-SC... -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:QuestionSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:Just Atonement Inc recommended that all births be registered; all children be provided with birth certificates; and all instances of neglect and abuse of children be investigated and addressed. [Para 9]
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to establish legal and institutional mechanisms to protect children from all forms of physical, sexual and psychological violenceImplementationNational Report:
Para 133) It should be highlighted that these legal measures have been consolidated in the new Criminal Code, which has numerous articles aimed at protecting the rights of children, as set out in international standards, in particular the following: ...
(m) Article 175 on sexual abuse of children;
(n) Article 176 on sexual abuse of adolescents;
(o) Article 177 on sexual acts with adolescents;
(p) Article 178 on homosexual acts with adolescents;
(q) Article 179 on prostitution of minors;
(r) Article 180 on child pornography;
Para 137) The exploitation, sexual violence and prostitution of children are social phenomena which are becoming increasingly important globally and Sao Tome is not exempt. Internal measures have thus been implemented to prevent and combat the development of these phenomena. The measures involve numerous public and private organizations, such as INPG, the Support Centre for Domestic Violence, education centres, social communication and the Association of Women Jurists, in national awareness-raising campaigns to prevent and combat exploitation, sexual violence and child prostitution.
UN Compilation:
Para 13) The CRC welcomed the revision by Sao Tome and Principe of its Penal Code in 2012 to explicitly include provisions on sexual abuse, exploitation of minors and child trafficking ...
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State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"The data reveal that women have less access to the job market than men and that for
every 184 men employed there are only 100 women employed. Almost twice as many men
are employed as women. This clearly shows under-employment of women, if we take into
account that they are the majority of the total population, according to the most recent
general population and housing survey carried out in 2001. [Para 20]" -
State Under Review:Sao Tome & PrincipeSao Tome & PrincipeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"Joint Submission No. 1, submitted by Pan Africa ILGA, International Gay and
Lesbian Human Rights Commission, ARC International and International Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), welcomed Sao Tome and Principe’s
support for the General Assembly joint statement on human rights, sexual orientation and
gender identity, and urged it to bring its legislation into conformity with this commitment
and its international human rights obligations by repealing the provisions which criminalise
sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex. [Para 2]"