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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:NepalNepalRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Carry out effective policies to enhance gender equality in the political and public life.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:AngolaAngolaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:CommentSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Angola noted the efforts made by Togo towards improving the human rights situation, in particular with regard to [...] health, notably the fight against HIV/AIDS, including the provision of free anti-HIV medicines. -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the efforts undertaken towards the total eradication of female genital mutilation, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ZambiaZambiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure the abolition of all forms of early and forced marriage, including consider increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years for girls.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:A new health development plan was drawn up for the period 2009–2013. Theme- based strategies (malaria, HIV/AIDS, reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality, vaccination, community-based interventions) have been implemented. [Para 63] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- HIV and AIDS
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:In addition to the Constitution, the following legislation and regulations are used to establish the status of women and promote and protect their rights: (1) Act No. 98-16 of 17 November 1998, prohibiting female genital mutilation; (2) Act No. 2006-010 of 13 December 2006 on the Labour Code; Act No. 2007-005 of 10 January 2007 on reproductive health; and Act No. 2010-018 of 31 December 2010 on the protection of persons with regard to HIV/AIDS. Nevertheless there are still areas of gender inequality, notably in the civil service (8,395 women across all departments out of a total staff of 43,422), Parliament (9 out of 81 members), Government (7 out of 32 ministers), and other decision-making bodies. [Para 79] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:CAT recommended that Togo set up an effective mechanism for dealing with complaints of sexual violence, including within the prison system, and provide victims with protection and assistance. [Para 51] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:IIMA recommends that Togo take the necessary measures to promote girls’ emancipation in the collective mentality to give them the same opportunities as men in education, work and society. [Para 69] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Forced marriage
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The HR Committee stated that Togo should urgently: (a) review national laws, including customary laws, that deal with the status of women and repeal or modify all provisions that discriminate against women, in breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, notably those concerning marriage, polygamy, inheritance and property; (b) step up its efforts to counter discriminatory customary practices, including forced marriage, ensuring that, inter alia, inheritance matters are adjudicated fairly and that the harmful effects of these practices are publicized in rural areas; and (c) strengthen public information and awareness-raising activities to eliminate sexist stereotypes, counter the problem of women’s subordination and promote respect for the roles and shared responsibilities of men and women in the family and in society. [Para 37]
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee against Torture recommended that Togo introduce legislation that expressly and comprehensively prohibited all forms of violence against children in all settings; and implement existing relevant legislation and systematically launch investigations and proceedings whenever cases of suspected child abuse, including sexual violence, were uncovered, so that the perpetrators were punished and the victims received reparation, including rehabilitation and health-care services that encompassed psychological support. [Para 43]
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to give special emphasis to address the issue of women's illiteracy.Implementation"National Report:
Para 85) Steps have been taken to increase the access of illiterate young people and adults aged 15 to 45 years to literacy programmes. For example, 944 literacy centres were opened in 2014, where a total of 19,078 students were enrolled, including 14,824 women." -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt the draft bill on the criminal code, which includes and sanctions gender-based violence.Implementation"National Report:
Para 82) Violence against women is punishable under article 232 of the new Criminal Code." -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:"The implementation of the Plan (National Health Development Plan for 2012-2015) brought the following results. Social and financial accessibility to health care: ... Establishment in 2012 of an observatory to combat the discrimination and stigmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS and continued provision of antiretrovirals free of charge with support from technical and financial partners, including the Global Fund, l’Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The goal is to achieve a generation without AIDS by 2020; ... [Paras 61-62] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in the UPR process
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:"Various programmes encompassing prevention and care activities are under way with technical and financial support from UNICEF, international NGOs and civil society organizations. They include:
The National Programme to Combat Teenage Pregnancies in School and Non-school Settings (2015-2019); ...
Projects on gender-sensitive education without violence and on promoting the rights of adolescents to sexual and reproductive health; ... [Para 89]" -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Take necessary measures to ensure that birth registration is obligatory and free for all childrenImplementationNational Report:
Para 66) Togo has 1,139 registry offices staffed by 1,408 persons. The vast majority of these offices are located in cantons and villages and in health centres, the aim being to bring civil registration services closer to users. By Decree No. 2018-132/PR of 28 August 2018 on the reform of the civil registration system, the Government established a technical committee on civil registration with a view to providing all Togolese persons with birth certificates.
Para 67) During a meeting of the Council of Ministers on 15 September 2021, the Minister responsible for territorial administration was instructed by the Government to continue carrying out evaluations in order to determine the practical arrangements that should be made to ensure that civil status certificates are universally available free of charge.
Para 68) The State and its partners organize activities to raise awareness of the importance of birth registration on a regular basis.
UN Compilation:
Para 45) The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences noted that despite the Government’s efforts to ensure that all children were duly registered at birth, only 40.9 per cent of children under 5 years of age had a birth certificate. That significantly exposed them to the risk of becoming victims of child labour, child marriage and other forms of exploitation, as children without birth certificates were generally more vulnerable to human rights violations and experienced disproportionate limitations in accessing their rights.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Implement formal and effective prevention and protection mechanisms for women victims of violence and female genital mutilationImplementationNational Report:
Para 33) There is a legal framework (comprising the Constitution, the new Criminal Code, the Persons and Family Code and the Children’s Code) that protects against harmful cultural practices such as child marriage, female genital mutilation, levirate marriage and sororate marriage.
Para 118) Efforts are made to involve traditional and religious leaders in the fight against practices that are harmful to children, in order to achieve lasting results.
Para 119) The practice of female genital mutilation is becoming less and less common. According to the 2013–2014 demographic and health survey and the 2017 multiple indicator cluster survey, the rate of female genital mutilation fell from 5 to 3.1 per cent among women aged 15 to 49 years and from 1 to 0.3 per cent among children up to 14 years old, between 2014 and 2017.
Para 121) A number of convictions for sexual violence against women and girls have been handed down under the new Criminal Code. Between 2016 and June 2019, 228 people were convicted of such acts. In June 2021, 18 cases of paedophilia, 16 cases of rape and 1 case of incest were tried.
Para 126) The following measures have been taken to improve access to justice for children in Togo: … • Provision of care to 3,178 children, of whom 2,372 were girls who had been subjected to violence.
Para 132) The new Criminal Code prohibits gender-based violence, including rape, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
Para 133) Action is taken within the framework of the National Strategy to Combat Gender-based Violence and various sector-specific programmes that include measures to encourage women to report cases of violence, to ensure that perpetrators and accomplices are brought to justice, to protect victims of violence, to provide legal remedies and to facilitate the reintegration of victims.
Para 134) Advocacy and awareness-raising activities are also carried out.
Para 135) Support is provided to victims of violence in various ways: • Psychosocial support in the form of counselling and ongoing care is provided to victims at home and in counselling centres. • Victims are referred to health centres and other services, such as the police, courts and legal advice centres. • Victims are provided with financial support for the development of income-generating activities. • In 2019, the Group for Policy and Action, Women, Democracy and Development set up an online system for reporting violence against women, with the aim of preventing gender-based violence and providing legal assistance to victims.
UN Compilation:
Para 40) The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, noted that … women and girls continued to experience inequality and discrimination in economic, legal, social and political aspects of their lives. Many women and girls were also subjected to sexual and gender-based violence.
Para 41) The United Nations country team highlighted the persistence of discriminatory practices, including with regard to inheritance rights, as well as of gender-based discrimination and violence. This observation supported the conclusion reached by the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, who stressed that many women and girls were also subjected to sexual and gender-based violence.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 44) Femme Plus Togo noted that many women experience domestic and sexual violence throughout their lives. Vulnerable groups, such as girls who have not finished school, working women, female trainees and persons with disabilities, are also exposed to this form of violence. The institutions responsible for prevention, punishment and assistance do not always provide an effective response when cases are brought before them. Female victims have a real problem gaining access to justice and receiving appropriate assistance. Given the lack of an official mechanism to protect victims and society’s accusatory attitudes, victims are reluctant to report cases and file complaints. Most of the victims who have had the courage to go to court end up retracting their statements because of pressure from their families and threats from their abusers. In such situations, judges tend to drop the case and facilitate a financial arrangement between the perpetrator and victim, in violation of the criminal law in force.
Para 45) The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) noted that, despite the law banning FGM, its prevalence within ethnic groups remains high. These groups often reside in rural and remote areas of the country where enforcement of the law is lacking. Additionally, FGM is engrained in Togo’s society, and many ethnic groups choose custom over modern law.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Improve the health care system, and specifically provide further measures on infrastructure and resources to maternal health including midwife training, with the focus on health care of mothers and babies through pregnancy and childbirth.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 69) In order to improve the health of the population, Togo has adopted a national health development plan for 2017–2022, in keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals, including the target of achieving universal health coverage. This plan comprises five strategic lines of action for combating disease and accelerating the reduction of maternal, neonatal, infant and child mortality.
Para 70) The measures taken to improve maternal and child health include the development of integrated community-based maternal and newborn care, the prevention of child malnutrition, the promotion of emergency obstetric and neonatal care, the stepping up of family planning activities, the prevention and free treatment of severe malaria in pregnant women and children, the free provision of antiretroviral drugs, vaccines and insecticide-treated mosquito nets to women and children, and the provision of services via mobile clinics in underserved areas since 2018.
Para 71) Maternal and infant mortality in Togo dropped from 39 per cent of live births in 2010 to 27 per cent in 2014 (according to the 2014 demographic and health survey), thanks to the development and implementation of several plans and programmes, including: • A project to strengthen the health system, focusing on reproductive health and sexual rights, with support from the German Agency for International Cooperation • A project to improve maternal and neonatal health, funded through the Muskoka Initiative: Maternal, Newborn and Under-Five Child Health
Para 72) As a result of these efforts, the rate of maternal and neonatal deaths from direct obstetric causes in health-care facilities fell from 1.74 per cent in 2019 to 1.3 per cent in 2020, while the target set in the National Health Development Plan was 1.72 per cent (2020 performance report of the Ministry of Health, Hygiene and Universal Access to Health Care).
Para 73) In addition, the Government has just launched the following programmes and projects: • A programme for the provision of support to pregnant women and newborns, in 2021 • A project on ensuring access to quality essential health-care services in order to achieve universal health coverage, for the period 2021–2026.
Para 78) The decades-long fight against malaria continued throughout national territory in 2020 with the implementation of the following measures: • Prevention through the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for vector control, intermittent presumptive treatment for pregnant women and seasonal malaria chemoprevention for children under 5 years old
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:RejectedContents:Ratify the Optional Protocol to the ICESCRExplanationThe recommendations below did not enjoy the support of Togo and would thus be noted. -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW recommended that Togo withdraw the discriminatory provisions of the Code of Persons and Family and ensure that women have equal rights to property acquired during marriage. [Para 19] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC was concerned that the sexual harassment and rape of girls in schools were so widespread. It urged Togo to ensure inspections of school facilities and establish clear reporting systems for cases of violence in schools. [Para 44] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Cape VerdeCape VerdeRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Invite Togo to ratify the OP-ICESCR.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:AFPT recommended the ratification of OP-CEDAW. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Strengthen its policy to address gender equality and the elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:Women often go to the Lomé markets to work in petty trade. They sleep in disused houses or in the streets around the markets. According to FIAN, women and children on the street fall victim to harassment and violence. They contract diseases through rape, which is a risk at the markets and on the street, and the unhygienic conditions in which they live. [Para 84] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Take the necessary legislative measures to expressly prohibit all forms of violence against children and systematically initiate legal action when cases of ill-treatment against children, including cases of sexual violence or exploitation, are confirmed, in order to punish the perpetrators.