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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:NeglectedContents:"[CEDAW urged Suriname: to adopt necessary legislation and develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking strategy and plan of action to combat that phenomenon; and to pursue a holistic approach in addressing the question of prostitution
and, in particular, to provide women and girls with education and economic alternatives to prostitution.] CEDAW recommended that, in those matters, Suriname pay special attention to the situation of Maroon women. [Para 23]" -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Continue and strengthen its efforts to register all children, especially in the remote areas of the interior, including providing the opportunity for late registration free of charge. [Para 31; CRC] -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Develop further and implement policies and legislation aimed at gender equality, particularly with regard to acquisition of nationality and to sexual or domestic violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 21) In 2014, Suriname's National Assembly amended the Act on Regulation of the Surinamese Nationality and Residency (S.B. 2014 no. 121). Previous language of this Act was in violation of international standards, by differentiating in the treatment of men and women with respect to acquiring and losing the Surinamese nationality through marriage and divorce, enabling only non-national women (not men) who marry a Surinamese man to become a Surinamese national. The 2014 amendment reverses decades of gender discrimination in nationality laws. It brings Surinamese law in line with international standards, in particular, article 9 (1) and (2) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), by removing all differentiations between men and women with respect to acquiring and losing the Surinamese nationality.
Para 22) The 2014 Amendment of the Act on Nationality and Residency also changed the situation with regard to the nationality of children. Until then, the child of a Surinamese woman, born out of wedlock, not legally recognized by the father, but born in Suriname, could acquire the Surinamese nationality. Born elsewhere, such child would be stateless. The child of a Surinamese man acquired Surinamese nationality regardless of its place of birth. These prior provisions were in violation of CEDAW, Article 9 (2). According to the 2014 Amendment, a child is now granted Surinamese nationality automatically if its father or mother is of Surinamese nationality at the time of its birth (Article 3 (a) as amended), while the other conditions for a woman to confer her nationality to her child have been removed. The explanatory memorandum to the Act states that this amendment "demonstrates the full equality of men and women (father and mother) before the Act in the establishment of the nationality of the child at birth". Article 3 (c) of the 2014 Act retains the provision of granting Surinamese nationality to any child born on the territory who would otherwise be stateless, and Article 4 (b) retains the provision granting Surinamese nationality to foundlings or abandoned children in the country, whose parents are unknown.
Para 26) On April 27, 2012 the Stalking Act was adopted. According to this Act, preventive measures can be taken by the Public Prosecutor to protect those who feel violated. With regard to stalking, one-hundred thirty-seven (137) cases were registered, in the period 2012 - 11 April 2014, at the Office of the Attorney General. Ten (10) cases were referred to the judge, restraining orders were granted for six (6) cases, twenty-six (26) cases were conditionally dismissed, and thirty-six (36) cases were settled by the Public Prosecutor.
Para 28) In 2014, the 'National Policy Plan Structural Approach Domestic Violence 2014-2017' was formulated by the Steering Group Domestic Violence (in which officials from 6 ministries are represented) in collaboration with the Platform Approach Domestic Violence, which consists of representatives of relevant NGOs. The Ministry of Justice and Police has presented this plan for approval to the Council of Ministers.
UN Compilation:
Para 16) Concerning universal periodic review recommendation 73.23, UNHCR welcomed the decision by Suriname to amend Law No. 4 of 24 November 1975 on Nationality and Residence to ensure gender equality in the transmission of nationality. According to UNHCR, in July 2014, the National Assembly of Suriname had passed the Draft Law on Nationality and Residency (Ontwerpwet op de Nationaliteit en het Ingezetenschap), amending the 1975 Law. The new law gave women the same right as men to confer their nationality to their spouses and introduced important safeguards to prevent statelessness due to loss of nationality.
Para 17) In that regard, earlier in 2014, the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice had sent a communication to Suriname, noting that legislation in Suriname discriminated against women in that children born abroad to unmarried parents acquired Surinamese citizenship by descent if their father was a Surinamese citizen but not if their mother was. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR and the OP-CEDAW.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:DenmarkDenmarkRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Provide access to comprehensive sexuality education as part of the school curriculum. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:BarbadosBarbadosRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Advance efforts to raise awareness regarding equal opportunities and responsibilities for men and women, in order to abolish discrimination on the basis of gender and encourage greater representation of women in positions of responsibility. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Early marriage
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Forced marriage
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts in eliminating child, early and forced marriages as well as sexual abuse and exploitation of children, especially girls. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Conclude the ratification process of the relevant OPs to the CRCImplementationNational Report:
Para 38) ... On May 18, 2012, Suriname ratified the OP-CRC-SC.
Para 39) ... Regarding the OP-CRC-IC, the relevant departments of State are studying the effect, impact and consequences that such ratification will have on the nation. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW was concerned that women refugees and asylum seekers in the State faced difficulties in gaining access to education, health, employment, income-generating opportunities and financial services. [Para 118]
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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 recommended that the Government continue to reform the legal framework on the right to family life, utilizing the ongoing Civil Code reform process, as well as the applicable policy framework to eliminate all direct and indirect forms of discrimination against LGBTQI persons. [Para 12]
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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:GeorgiaGeorgiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of women and address legislative gaps related to the issue.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 58) To promote safe working conditions and prevent discrimination in the workplace, two Bills were tabled in Parliament in 2019 namely: (a) the Bill on Equal Treatment in Employment; and (b) the Bill on Violence and Sexual Harassment on the Workfloor..
UN Compilation:
Para 19) [CEDAW] was concerned about the negative impact of the activities of foreign-owned gold mining, petroleum extraction and agribusiness companies on the rights of rural women, Maroon women and indigenous women.
Para 86) CEDAW reiterated its previous concerns about the persistence of discriminatory stereotypes concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society.
Para 111) CEDAW was concerned about violations of the land rights of indigenous women and tribal women, despite three judgments of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued in 2005, 2007 and 2015, holding that the State had violated the rights of indigenous people to land and access to justice. The Committee further regretted that rural women, Maroon women and indigenous women were excluded from decision-making processes, in particular with regard to the use of land.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 72) JS1 stated that women, girls, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, women living with HIV, sex workers and migrant women and girls in vulnerable situations experienced sexual and gender-based violence, discrimination and stigmatization in the private and the public domain. It stated that risk factors included young age, low educational level, pregnancy and early cohabitation with a male partner. In addition, social and cultural attitudes contributed significantly to maintaining entrenched gender roles within society.
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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:IrelandIrelandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Develop and implement training programmes for current and trainee police officers to address stigmatisation and discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 23) Education on human rights is incorporated in the curricula of the Law Enforcement Officers training. In this context seminars in identifying discrimination and violence against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community were organized by the LGBT Platform Suriname.
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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Sign and ratify the OP-CRC-IC.ExplanationNoted. Ratification of the conventions and protocols referred to in aforementioned recommendations (135.1-135.21) requires further national consultation and modification of legislation and policies to comply with the obligations contained in these instruments. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual abuse
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The country team reported that, although sexual abuse of children was penalized in law, and despite the ratification of OP-CRC-SC, the number of prosecutions in such cases was still low. The majority of sexual abuse cases remained unreported due to weaknesses in the area of early detection. There was also a severe shortage of qualified service providers to counsel and treat child victims. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"Suriname committed itself to ensure that all forms of discrimination against women are eliminated and that the
principle of gender equality is included in its national legislation. Suriname is now preparing the 4th and 5th national report. [Para 32]" -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"On May 05th of 2008 six ministries (Justice and Police, Home Affairs, Education
and Community Development, Social Affairs and Public Housing, Regional Development
and Health) have signed a cooperation agreement. The aim of this cooperation is to gear
one’s policy better and to approach domestic violence in a structured manner. In this
regard a Steering Committee has also been installed on May 05th of 2008. Some of the
activities of this Steering Committee are to execute the cooperation between the six
ministries and to set up a network of all the stakeholders in this field in order to approach
domestic violence integrally. The cooperation is coordinated by the Ministry of Justice and
Police. [Para 56]" -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:" Mid 2007 preparations started for a joint revue and revision of the NSP and 1st of
December 2009 the NSP 2009–2013 was officially launched. Both NSP were developed as
results based strategic frame works and based on a national and broad consultative process.
The current five priorities of the NSP are:
• National coordination, Policy and Capacity building
• Prevention and further spread of HIV
• Treatment, Care and Support
• Reduction of stigma and discrimination of PLHIV
• Strategic Information for policy development and service provision. [Para 113]" -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Age of consent
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:RejectedContents:Equalize the age of consent for opposite and same-sex conduct, and adopt legislative and other measures to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.ExplanationDebate with religious authorities and other groups regarding the extension of special rights to LBGT individuals, is necessary. National legislation offers protection of human rights to all Surinamese citizens, as well as all others on Surinamese territory; hence LBGT individuals enjoy the same protections as all others. Even though sexual orientation remains a sensitive and controversial issue, the Government will endeavor to undertake those steps necessary to address all concerns. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Develop concrete measures to enhance and monitor the level of access and quality of health-care services for women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 81) The Ministry of Health has developed significant policies and plans of actions, aimed at increasing access for women to health, guided by a human rights based approach and a gender perspective, i.e. the National Strategy Plan HIV 2004-2008 and 2009-2013; the plan for 2014-2020 is in preparation; the National Strategic Plan Renewal and Strengthening of Primary Health Care 2014-2018; Safe Motherhood and Neonatal Health Action Plan, based on the Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment 2014 and the National Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy of Suriname, 2013-2017.
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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW called for the integration of a gender perspective and explicit reflection of the provisions of the Convention in all efforts aimed at the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. [Para 12] -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Implement a multisectoral policy approach, aiming at enhancing and guaranteeing the provision of professional gender-based violence services, especially in rural areas.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:BahamasBahamasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Right to health
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to ensure adequate provision of prenatal and postnatal care to address the rates of infant, child and maternal mortality. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its endeavour to combat gender-based violence, including domestic violence, and ensure that shelters and health care services are accessible to all victims, especially to those from rural backgrounds. -
State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The country team recommended that the Government continue to strengthen the capacity of and support to officials who were in contact with vulnerable individuals to conduct referrals and/or provide available services. [Para 85]
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State Under Review:SurinameSurinameRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOICACSSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Family planning
- Contraception
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:[CEDAW] recommended that the State provide access to safe and affordable contraceptives, family planning services and adequate information on sexual and reproductive health. [Para 65]