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State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GabonGabonRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to combat violence against women by developing legislation in this area. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UgandaUgandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the implementation of the policies and the legal framework to eradicate harmful traditional practices that discriminate against women and the girl child. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW called upon Swaziland to establish a law review commission, which should conduct a gender analysis of its laws with a view to harmonizing them with the Convention. [Para 7] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW urged Swaziland to encourage reporting of domestic and sexual violence against women and girls, to ensure that complaints are effectively investigated and perpetrators punished with sanctions commensurate with the gravity of the offence and to address the culture of impunity. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:It called upon Swaziland to pay special attention to the needs of older women, women with disabilities and widows to ensure that they enjoy equal access to health care, training, employment and other rights. [Para 74; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:JS4 recommended that Swaziland ensure that discriminatory and invasive customary laws are abrogated as well as review the laws that undermine LGBTI persons' rights. [Para 34] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:RejectedContents:Continue towards the implementation of the OP-CAT, OP1-ICCPR and the OP-CEDAW. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- 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:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee recommended that Eswatini clearly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; combat stereotypes and negative attitudes towards persons on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity; ...; and ensure that all acts of violence against them were effectively investigated. The country team made similar recommendations. [Para 12]
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State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:RoH recommended sensitizing State Prosecutors and other players in the Criminal Justice System on LGBTI issues. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS10 recommended accelerating the implementation of the Sexual and Domestic Violence Act to ensure substantive protection of women from sexual and domestic violence, particularly in the context of COVID-19. In particular, it recommended carrying out public awareness campaigns; establishing accessible and safe reporting mechanisms; providing training to police, prosecutors and judges; and providing adequate victim support services. AI recommended to implement a public education programme to combat domestic violence, including by disseminating publicly information regarding the Sexual Offences Domestic Violence Act 2018, and ensure publication and circulation of a summarised version of the Act at community level. [Para 61]
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State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Launch information campaigns about HIV/AIDS, through the media and through door to door action on how to prevent the transmission of the virus, namely by the use of condoms -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:"The CRC states that all children have the right to be registered immediately after birth. The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for issuing birth certificates of new born babies and other citizens. The birth registration process has been expanded to all main public hospitals in the country. Since 2007 the Government in collaboration with UNICEF has been engaged in a birth registration programme to improve child birth registration across all communities in the country.
The DHS for 2006/2007 put the rate of birth registration of children under 5 years at 30%. The birth registration process has seen an increase in the rate of birth registrations. MICS 2010 reports that the figure has escalated from 30% in 2007 to 49% in 2010. [Paras 45-46]" -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:The initial report and first periodic report on CEDAW has been completed and will be submitted to the treaty monitoring body this year. [Para 98] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC recommended that the State party strengthen and further develop measures to ensure that all children born within the national territory were registered. [Para 37] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:JS2 noted that due to the high poverty rate, young women were forcefully married for the payment of the bride price (lobola). Moreover, unless lobola was paid, the woman could not claim to be legally married. [Para 39] -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Work further to promote the rights of women and girls.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) During the period under review, Eswatini’s jurisprudence on the elimination of discrimination and inequality has made positive strides, thereby protecting and promoting the rights of women in accordance with Sections 20 and 28 of the Constitution and further giving effect to the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and other instruments that the country has ratified.
Para 12) In this regard, reference is made to the case of Makhosazane Eunice Sacolo (nee Dlamini) and Another vs. Jukhi Justice Sacolo and 2 Others (1403/16) [2019] SZHC (166) 30th August 2019 wherein the Court declared the common law doctrine of marital power invalid in that it is discriminatory against married women and offends against the Constitutional right to equality before the law and the right to dignity. The Court further declared that spouses married in terms of the Marriage Act 1964 and in Community of Property have equal capacity and authority to administer marital property. Women in Eswatini are now able to buy and sell property, sign contracts, and conduct legal proceedings without their husbands’ consent.
Para 46) Eswatini is currently using the definition of discrimination in terms of section 20 of the Constitution read together with the reviewed Gender policy which has aligned the definition of discrimination with that in CEDAW. A legislation that will comprehensively domesticate CEDAW is yet to be developed. Further, a pack of family law bills have been developed that seek to domesticate certain parts of CEDAW and are currently undergoing stakeholder consultation processes.
Para 47) Section 211(2) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini provides that all citizens of Eswatini have access to land regardless of gender. However, post the Constitution, some Chiefdoms followed the traditional system of land allocation. This meant that women only accessed land through males which could either be their husbands, male relative or male child. For some women who were unmarried or widowed, access to land remained a struggle. However, it is worth mentioning that there is now a paradigm shift from the patronage system as most Chiefs are aware of the Constitutional rights of women, thus land is accessible to women without the assistance of a male. Efforts are being made to develop an information management system that will provide statistical data on this development.
UN Compilation:
Para 55) The United Nations country office in Eswatini indicated that the State had made significant strides in addressing gender inequalities. However, pervasive structural disparities, deep-rooted harmful gender stereotypes and patriarchal attitudes had led to gender inequalities that disadvantaged women, while the country’s dual legal system – which was based on a constitutional legal framework and traditional and customary laws – provided women and girls with limited protection.
Para 56) The HR Committee noted with concern that several domestic laws contained discriminatory provisions towards women, such as the Marriage Act, and chapter 4 of the Constitution, which differentiated between men and women in the acquisition and transfer of citizenship. The Committee was also concerned that customary law and practices perpetuated inequality between men and women, in particular with regard to inheritance and property rights, and that cultural practices such as polygamy, forced marriage and bride inheritance continued to exist. The lack of equal representation of women in the public and private sectors, in particular in decision-making positions, was also a matter of concern.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 9) JS2 noted that Eswatini operated a dual legal system with a component on not codified patriarchal systems of traditional norms, which was often in conflict with common law, the constitution and human rights standards, and had resulted in conflicts leading to numerous violations of rights, in particular, women's rights.
Para 52) While welcoming the enactment of the Sexual Offences Domestic Violence Act in 2018, several stakeholders were concerned that Eswatini’s customary norms and practices continued to undermine the rights of women. In JS7’s view, the fact that Swazi Law and Customary law was not codified, it left women vulnerable to abuse.
Para 53) JS6 regretted that the Constitution denied to women the right to transmit citizenship to their children and foreign spouse-a right reserved for men, and that gender discrimination in Eswatini’s nationality law had resulted in wide-ranging human rights violations, including with regard to inheritance, property rights and freedom of movement. JS7 moreover stated that women did not enjoy the same rights as men to seek separation, divorce or annulment of marriage, and were politically marginalised. The authorities have not met the goal of having 30 representatives of Parliament being women.
Para 54) JS10 also noted with concern that women were very often unlawfully subjected to land grabbing, evictions and disinheritance, situation that had been heightened by the Covid-19 lockdown where victims have had very limited options to seek redress for rights violations.
Para 71) JS6 was concerned that the Nationality law included gender discriminatory provisions that contributed to statelessness, depriving Swazi women and their children of equal protection under the law.
Para 72) JS6 indicated that women were also a group at risk of statelessness. The deprivation of nationality of women upon marriage to a foreign national have been documented in practice.
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State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill especially to protect women from gender-based violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 9) Since the last review, Eswatini has enacted several legislations that domesticate the various human rights conventions ratified by the country. Some of the enacted legislations include inter alia: - the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act 2018,
Para 36) The Kingdom enacted the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act No. 15 of 2018. This Act makes provision concerning sexual offences and domestic violence, prevention and the protection of all persons from harm and acts of domestic violence amongst others. It serves as deterrent to a lot of discrimination, exploitation and mainly violence against women and girls who are considered as the most vulnerable groups of society. Regulations have been recently developed to facilitate holistic implementation of the SODV Act which include the establishment of specific institutions to further enhance the protection of women and children.
Para 112) The enactment of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act, 2018 and the development of regulations for the implementation of the act: This legislation aims to address the high rates of sexual and gender-based violence in the Kingdom. It makes provision concerning sexual offences and domestic violence, prevention and the protection of all persons from harm and acts of domestic violence amongst others. The development of Regulations is to realise the holistic implementation of the SODV Act which include the establishment of specific institutions aimed at providing protection for the most vulnerable groups such as women and children.
UN Compilation:
Para 59) The United Nations country team noted with satisfaction that, in 2018, Eswatini had passed the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act into law, and welcomed the strategy, plan of action and guidelines to address gender-based violence. However, the country team regretted the lack of resources for their full implementation. In particular, the country team noted that the Department of Gender and Family Issues remained challenged in terms of human resources and financial resources, and weak coordination of gender issues in the country.
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State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Step up efforts to pursue the right to education for all, particularly in the realization of the right to education for girls.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 73) Despite the aforementioned initiatives there are other push out factors that lead to a substantive number of learners dropping out of school. These include hidden costs, teenage pregnancy, and grade repetition amongst others. The current net enrolment is standing at 94%.
Para 74) In an effort to address the increasing number of dropout rates, the Government conducted two studies in 2018; namely the Out of School Study and the Repetition study which have informed the development of a Strategy to address dropout and the repetition rates, which is still in its draft form.
Para 75) According to the study, female learners miss school lessons due to poverty and orphan-hood resulting in lack of sanitary pads. The country does provide the sanitary pads to the female learners only that the coverage for their provision is very low due to the financial constraints that the country is currently facing. Further, the country has removed English language as a passing subject in an effort to reduce the dropout rates.
UN Compilation:
Para 46) … UNESCO and the United Nations country team were concerned that the high dropout rates were also caused by pregnancy and high levels of sexual violence.
Para 61) The United Nations country team was concerned about high levels of sexual violence during childhood, with an estimated one in three girls experiencing some form of sexual violence before the age of 18. The country team regretted that, despite the legislative measures taken, the weak government coordination in the area of child protection impeded effective and scaled response.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 51) JS8 indicated that teenage pregnancy constituted the most common reason for dropout among girls and this situation was increased due to lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Para 71) JS6 was concerned that the Nationality law included gender discriminatory provisions that contributed to statelessness, depriving Swazi women and their children of equal protection under the law.
Para 72) JS6 indicated that women were also a group at risk of statelessness. The deprivation of nationality of women upon marriage to a foreign national have been documented in practice.
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State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Gender equality
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to achieve gender equality by adopting a more systematic approach to public education in this area, with particular emphasis on the ills and consequences of domestic violence and sexual exploitation of women. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Contraception
- Abortion
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize abortion and guarantee the provision of, and access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and goods, including safe abortion and post-abortion care, and modern contraceptives.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FijiFijiRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take the necessary steps to combat discrimination and violence against women and children, and on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt the necessary measures to combat occupational segregation and gender stereotypes in the working world. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MontenegroMontenegroRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Polygamy
Type:CommentSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:It also requested information about legal measures taken to ... eliminate polygamy. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the implementation of the Sexual and Domestic Violence Act to ensure substantive protection of women from sexual and domestic violence, particularly in the context of COVID-19. -
State Under Review:EswatiniEswatiniRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to increase the participation of women in political decision-making positions.