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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the ICCPR. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:AfghanistanAfghanistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Consider the accession to the ICESCR. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:HaitiHaitiRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:RejectedContents:Show leadership in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) by ratifying ... the Convention on domestic workers of the International Labor Organization. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a comprehensive national action plan for the promotion of gender equality, with a view to addressing key challenges facing women.ImplementationStakeholder Summary:
Para 61) JS4, JS1, ECLJ and HRW noted that although recommendations 17, 18, 19 and 20 had been accepted during the 2009 UPR, little has been done to genuinely implement them ... -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:NeglectedContents:Introduce legislative reforms to provide women with equal rights in marriage, divorce, the custody of children and inheritance. [Para 37; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Put forward its utmost efforts to become a party to core international human rights treaties, such as ICESCR, ICCPR and OP-CEDAW.ExplanationWith regard to ... the OP-CEDAW, the sharia and the Kingdom's legislation contain adequate provisions to ensure achievement of the purpose of these conventions.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 28) Two human rights instruments — the ICCPR and ICESCR — are currently being studied by a high-level governmental committee with a view to accession. Under article 5(4) of its charter, the Human Rights Commission may express an opinion on international human rights instruments and accession thereto.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Consider ratifying the ICCPR and the ICESCR.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 28) Two human rights instruments — the ICCPR and ICESCR — are currently being studied by a high-level governmental committee with a view to accession. Under article 5(4) of its charter, the Human Rights Commission may express an opinion on international human rights instruments and accession thereto.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue taking measures and setting awareness programs aimed at enhancing women's rights in different spheres including programmes that aim at clearing the misconception between Islamic sharia and negative cultural norms. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource 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 Saudi Arabia ensure the same quality of education and educational options for boys and girls and generalize nonstereotyped educational curricula, addressing the structural causes of gender-based discrimination. CEDAW recommended providing girls with career counselling on non-traditional career paths and non-stereotypical fields of study. ... UNESCO encouraged Saudi Arabia to put an end to that practice and to direct those girls to the mainstream secondary educational system. [Para 49]
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:New ZealandNew ZealandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the progress underway and introduce further steps to achieve gender equality, in particular the abolishment of the system of male guardianship.ExplanationThe Kingdom's laws and regulations guarantee equality and designate all forms of discrimination, particularly against women, as punishable criminal offences. However, since acts of discrimination might be committed with impunity within the context of erroneous individual practices, endeavours are being intensified to eliminate such discrimination through the adoption of further policies, regulations and procedural measures under which any form of discrimination against women will be criminalized and punished. The national report highlighted the achievements made in the field of women's rights and particularly in regard to women's participation in public and political life. The Kingdom is aware that the system of male guardianship or tutelage to which reference is made in some of the recommendations is regarded as implying male domination over women. It therefore wishes to reaffirm that its regulations protect women from such domination or any practices conducive thereto and in no way entail any marginalization of women or gender-based differentiation likely to undermine the recognition of women's rights in a manner consistent with the definition of discrimination incorporated in the CEDAW. The Islamic legal concept of qiwama (tutelage in the sense of men's obligation to protect and provide for their womenfolk) guarantees women's rights and helps to ensure a properly structured and cohesive family. If this obligation is abused and exploited as a means to subjugate a woman and violate her rights, there are many ways in which the woman can seek redress at any time, particularly through the judiciary.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 51) ... In the light of the large number of reported domestic violence incidents, the Committee against Torture was concerned about allegations that the male guardianship system (mehrem) deterred and often prevented victims from reporting such cases.
Para 53) [CEDAW] was concerned about the persistence of the male guardianship system, despite measures taken to limit its scope.
Para 56) The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty noted that challenges with regard to the human rights of women were heavier on women living in poverty, as many employers still insisted on obtaining the permission of male guardians before women could work.
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Para 32) JS8 noted that workers are denied an array of fundamental rights. The few rights that do exist are not meaningfully protected. This is clear in the continued, widespread and severe discrimination, both through law and in practice, against women, …
Para 34) AI, Musawah and JS6 observed that women and girls face discrimination in law including in the Civil Status Code, Labour Code and Nationality Act, and in practice. They noted that Saudi Arabia made some progress in advancing women’s rights. Despite these ostensibly positive developments, but they failed to implement the eight accepted UPR recommendations pertaining to the system of male guardianship over women. Women face numerous restrictions on their daily actions throughout Saudi society. The government has recently taken steps towards easing guardianship restrictions, but reforms are limited, and provide no penalties for offences. The system is not only set in law, but is a set of regulations that act as de facto law.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Right to marry
- Forced marriage
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:AI, Musawah and JS6 ...recommended immediately abolishing this system and ensuring gender equality throughout Saudi Arabia. They also AI, Musawah and JS6 ... recommended implementing laws protecting women from violence and codifying a Personal Status Law that ensures equal rights. Musawah urged Saudi Arabia to ensure women can enter marriage without a guardian’s permission; abolish the practice of forcible annulment of marriage; criminalize forced marriage and permit Saudi men and women to marry foreigners without government interference. [Para 34]
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble its efforts to tackle the practice of forced and early marriage.ExplanationThe Islamic sharia prohibits forced marriage and, under the Kingdom%u2019s regulations, a marriage contract is deemed to be null and void in the absence of proof of the full and free consent of either of the spouses. The marriage of minors is an issue that is currently under study and, consequently, it would be inappropriate to specify a minimum age for marriage before learning the outcome of the study. It should be noted, however, that marriage of minors is a rare occurrence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 110) Forced marriage is forbidden by Islamic sharia law, which holds that a marriage can only be concluded with the woman’s consent. Sharia law prohibits a woman being prevented from marrying or forced into marriage against her will. A woman may not be prevented from marrying a man who meets the lawful conditions for marriage. The King Abdulaziz Centre for National Dialogue conducted a study in partnership with stakeholders and civil society organizations, which showed that the number of women entering into forced or early marriage continues to decline. The study gave rise to a set of proposals, containing a number of measures and guidelines. Note that article 16 (3) of the implementing regulations for the Child Protection Act stipulates that, before the contract of marriage can be concluded, it must be ascertained that the marriage of a person under the age of 18, whether male or female, shall not cause harm and shall be in the best interests of that person.
UN Compilation:
Para 54) [CEDAW] was also concerned about persisting harmful practices, including child and forced marriage, …
Para 58) [CRC] was seriously concerned that judges had discretion to determine the age of majority and that they frequently authorized the marriage of girls who had attained puberty. It noted that judges often considered underage marriage as being in the best interest of the girl child, leading to multiple violations of girls’ rights. CEDAW noted that a high proportion of girls continued to marry before the age of 18 years.
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Para 39) HRW noted that following its previous UPR in 2013 Saudi Arabia rejected a recommendation to “introduce a minimum marriage age of 18 years for both men and women,” and at this writing no ban on child marriage has yet been passed. Musawah noted that there is no legislation criminalizing forced marriages, nor is there a mechanism to sanction officers conducting them. It stated that under the Law on Child Protection, an advisory committee should examine each case individually to approve marriage to a person below 18. However, the standards to determine the minor’s interests and welfare are unclear, and minors are often not interviewed.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Saudi Arabia remove discriminatory provisions regulating legal capacity, divorce, the guardianship system and inheritance. [Para 40]
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Further increase the attendance of girls in secondary and higher education and the participation of women in the professional sphere.ExplanationThe Kingdom's laws and regulations guarantee equality and designate all forms of discrimination, particularly against women, as punishable criminal offences. However, since acts of discrimination might be committed with impunity within the context of erroneous individual practices, endeavours are being intensified to eliminate such discrimination through the adoption of further policies, regulations and procedural measures under which any form of discrimination against women will be criminalized and punished. The national report highlighted the achievements made in the field of women's rights and particularly in regard to women's participation in public and political life. The Kingdom is aware that the system of male guardianship or tutelage to which reference is made in some of the recommendations is regarded as implying male domination over women. It therefore wishes to reaffirm that its regulations protect women from such domination or any practices conducive thereto and in no way entail any marginalization of women or gender-based differentiation likely to undermine the recognition of women's rights in a manner consistent with the definition of discrimination incorporated in the CEDAW. The Islamic legal concept of qiwama (tutelage in the sense of men's obligation to protect and provide for their womenfolk) guarantees women's rights and helps to ensure a properly structured and cohesive family. If this obligation is abused and exploited as a means to subjugate a woman and violate her rights, there are many ways in which the woman can seek redress at any time, particularly through the judiciary.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 80) Pursuant to Ministerial Decision no. 89263 (11 July 2017), an initiative was launched by the Ministry of Education, enabling female students to take physical education classes. The initiative aims to construct and equip 500 gymnasiums each year to promote the health of female students.
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Para 49) CEDAW was concerned that access to education for disadvantaged groups of girls remained limited. … UNESCO noted that some girls deprived of a family environment reaching the age of 12 years remained in social education homes; such girls could only acquire life skills while boys in similar situations had access to secondary education opportunities and could participate in social, cultural and sporting activities.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Special Rapporteur on violence against women recommended that Saudi Arabia establish the facilities and mechanisms for women's equal participation in all public and private institutions, including law practices and the judiciary. [Para 41] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:N/AContents:The Human Rights Commission expresses an opinion on human rights-related bills of law, reviews existing laws and makes proposals concerning their amendment, pursuant to article 5, paragraph 2, of its Statute. It also examined the report prepared by the National Society for Human Rights on the harmonization of Saudi laws with international human rights conventions. On the basis of the activities described above, a number of amendments have been made to various laws, pursuant to royal decrees, as well as to regulations, pursuant to ministerial decisions and circulars, relating to women ... [Para 20] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:RejectedContents:Consider the withdrawal of the general reservation made upon ratification of CEDAW, whereby, in the event of a conflict between the provisions of Islamic law and those of the Convention, the former shall prevail. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:N/AContents:Numerous significant measures have been taken to implement the articles of the Convention (CEDAW), including:
- Large-scale dissemination of the Convention. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:N/AContents:The study of the question of accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) is in its final stages. [Para 51] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW was concerned that the participation of women in the workforce is still very low, and recommended that Saudi Arabia take immediate steps to increase women's participation in the workforce. A 2005 UNDP report noted that Saudi Arabia had severe restrictions on women's right to work. [Para 44] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:LiechtensteinLiechtensteinRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Work towards eliminating all forms of gender based discrimination.Explanationتأخذ أنظمة المملكة بمبدأ المساواة القائمة على التكامل بين الرجل والمرأة، والتي تراعي الخصائص والسمات التي يتمتع بها كل من الجنسين، وتحقق العدل في نهاية المطاف، ولا تتضمن أنظمة المملكة أي تفرقة أو استبعاد أو تقييد للمرأة ينتج عنه توهين أو إحباط الاعتراف لها بحقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية في جميع الميادين وفقاً لتعريف التمييز ضد المرأة بموجب اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة. وتؤكد المملكة أن أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية هي المرجعية الأساسية لمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. … وردت العديد من التوصيات التي تطالب بإلغاء نظام الولاية، ويبدو أن ما ورد في تلك التوصيات يقصد به التسلط الذي يمارسه بعض الذكور على بعض الإناث ويمثل انتهاكاً لحقوقهن، وتؤكد المملكة في هذا السياق أن أنظمتها كافة تحمي المرأة من هذا التسلط أو ما يعززه، وأن لمدّعي الضرر اللجوء إلى وسائل الانتصاف، وفي مقدمتها القضاء. وبناءً على ما تقدم؛ فإن جميع التوصيات الواردة في هذا الموضوع حظيت بالتأييد، عدا توصية واحدة حظيت بالتأييد الجزئي، على النحو الآتي.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue reforms aimed at reducing the gaps between the rights of women and men, including with regard to citizenship; abolish in particular the male guardianship system.Explanationتأخذ أنظمة المملكة بمبدأ المساواة القائمة على التكامل بين الرجل والمرأة، والتي تراعي الخصائص والسمات التي يتمتع بها كل من الجنسين، وتحقق العدل في نهاية المطاف، ولا تتضمن أنظمة المملكة أي تفرقة أو استبعاد أو تقييد للمرأة ينتج عنه توهين أو إحباط الاعتراف لها بحقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية في جميع الميادين وفقاً لتعريف التمييز ضد المرأة بموجب اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة. وتؤكد المملكة أن أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية هي المرجعية الأساسية لمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. … وردت العديد من التوصيات التي تطالب بإلغاء نظام الولاية، ويبدو أن ما ورد في تلك التوصيات يقصد به التسلط الذي يمارسه بعض الذكور على بعض الإناث ويمثل انتهاكاً لحقوقهن، وتؤكد المملكة في هذا السياق أن أنظمتها كافة تحمي المرأة من هذا التسلط أو ما يعززه، وأن لمدّعي الضرر اللجوء إلى وسائل الانتصاف، وفي مقدمتها القضاء. وبناءً على ما تقدم؛ فإن جميع التوصيات الواردة في هذا الموضوع حظيت بالتأييد، عدا توصية واحدة حظيت بالتأييد الجزئي، على النحو الآتي.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:BotswanaBotswanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Criminalise sexual violence against women and children including migrants and ensure all perpetrators are punished accordingly.Explanationتأخذ أنظمة المملكة بمبدأ المساواة القائمة على التكامل بين الرجل والمرأة، والتي تراعي الخصائص والسمات التي يتمتع بها كل من الجنسين، وتحقق العدل في نهاية المطاف، ولا تتضمن أنظمة المملكة أي تفرقة أو استبعاد أو تقييد للمرأة ينتج عنه توهين أو إحباط الاعتراف لها بحقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية في جميع الميادين وفقاً لتعريف التمييز ضد المرأة بموجب اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة. وتؤكد المملكة أن أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية هي المرجعية الأساسية لمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. … وردت العديد من التوصيات التي تطالب بإلغاء نظام الولاية، ويبدو أن ما ورد في تلك التوصيات يقصد به التسلط الذي يمارسه بعض الذكور على بعض الإناث ويمثل انتهاكاً لحقوقهن، وتؤكد المملكة في هذا السياق أن أنظمتها كافة تحمي المرأة من هذا التسلط أو ما يعززه، وأن لمدّعي الضرر اللجوء إلى وسائل الانتصاف، وفي مقدمتها القضاء. وبناءً على ما تقدم؛ فإن جميع التوصيات الواردة في هذا الموضوع حظيت بالتأييد، عدا توصية واحدة حظيت بالتأييد الجزئي، على النحو الآتي.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:BoliviaBoliviaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Give continuity to the work of the high-level government commission in order to evaluate the possibility of acceding to the ICCPR and the ICESCR, with the objective of ensuring the commitments to the full respect for human rights. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MoroccoMoroccoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupOICALOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the ICESCR.