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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CameroonCameroonRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Guarantee equality of access to education for women, children, and people with disabilities.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Consider incorporating the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders, otherwise known as the Bangkok Rules as part of its work on the treatment of prisoners.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 51) The Prison’s Department has also taken steps to mainstream the UN Nelson
Mandela Rules and Bangkok Rules into prisons administration. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GambiaGambiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Put in place mechanisms to strengthen the laws prohibiting sexual and gender-based violence against women.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Empowerment of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW called for ... empowering women migrant workers ... [Para 16] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual harassment
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association expressed concern that although trade unions were allowed, ... sexual harassment were still allegedly commonplace. [Para 44]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:The HRCSL encouraged the ratification of the OP-ICESCR, OP-CRPD ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS11 expressed concern that female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), locally referred to as “sunnat” or “khatna” was known to take place in Sri Lanka amongst the Moor, Malay and Bohra communities and that the practice remained largely unrecognized and unaddressed in Sri Lanka. JS11 recommended that Sri Lanka pass a law prohibiting all forms of FGM/C in Sri Lanka and establish a national action plan to eradicate the harmful practice of FGM/C in all its forms across the country, including the dedication of resources to prevention and education aspects. [Para 61]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommended immediately decriminalizing same-sex sex relations between persons who are over the age of consent and ensuring that the same age of consent applies to sexual activities between persons of the same sex as persons of a different sex ... [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:QuestionSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Asked about measures taken to address the issues of discrimination against women in employment and occupation in the private sector. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TunisiaTunisiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to enhance the empowerment of women and the elimination of discrimination and violence against women. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify its efforts to investigate allegations of sexual violence by the security forces and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the Penal Code, particularly Sections 365 and 365A, to decriminalize consensual same-sex conduct as well as displays of affection.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:In 2016, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination encouraged Sri Lanka to consider ratifying the OP-CRC-IC, OP-CRPD, OP-ICESCR, ... [Para 4] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS12 noted that over 50,000 women were engaged in sex work in Sri Lanka. However, the statistics was not representative, as many sex workers are not identified, due to their enforced criminal status. JS12 also highlighted that the women of post-war affected regions especially in the North were forced to become sex workers in an attempt to sustain their families. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Special Rapporteur [on the independence of judges and lawyers] further recommended that the authorities adopt special measures to ensure that persons in particularly vulnerable situations, such as children, people living in remote areas and victims of sexual violence, had meaningful access to the justice system and other complaint procedures, including the provision of qualified legal aid. [Para 29] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) of the International Labour Organization.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BangladeshBangladeshRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Take further measures to protect children from abuse, exploitation, and child marriage.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IsraelIsraelRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize same-sex activities in accordance with international human rights standards.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IraqIraqRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to eliminate the wage gap between women and men.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure women's participation in the public life of the country.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 49) The HR Committee was concerned about the low rate of participation by women in political and public life, perpetuated by the persistence of stereotypes regarding the roles, responsibilities and identities of women and men in all spheres of life. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to economically and socially empower women to prevent all forms of gender-based violence and to contribute to the development of Sri Lankan society.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:Treaty bodies invited Sri Lanka to consider ratifying ... OP-CRPD, OP-ICESCR ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:QuestionSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:N/AContents:What steps is Sri Lanka taking to review its Penal Code with a view to bringing it into full compliance with the OP-CRC-SC, in line with the concluding observations of the CRC? -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNCT highlighted the concern of CEDAW at the criminalization of consensual adult same-sex relationships by virtue of Section 365A of the penal code and recommended that this provision be repealed ... [Para 38] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:Global Alliance against Traffic in Women (GAATW) recommended that Sri Lanka sign and ratify International Labour Organization Convention 189 concerning the recognition and protection of the rights of domestic workers. [Para 4]