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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Elaborate a law on violence against women, including domestic violenceImplementationNational Report:
Para 132) The new Criminal Code prohibits gender-based violence, including rape, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CESCR encouraged Togo to ratify OP-ICESCR and to consider signing and ratifying OP-CEDAW and OP-CRC-IC. [Para 2] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Gender equality
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:CRC urged Togo to empower practitioners of female genital mutilation to find an alternative source of income. UNESCO recommended that Togo take further steps towards to prohibit the practice and conduct campaigns on gender equality. [Para 40] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual abuse
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW invited Togo to ensure that girls and young women had de facto equal access to all levels of education, and to retain girls in schools, enforce a zero tolerance policy with respect to sexual abuse and harassment in schools and ensure that perpetrators were punished appropriately. [Para 89] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:According to JS5, pursuant to article 3 of the 1901 law on the contract of associations, the legal registration of an association can be denied if their objectives are deemed to contravene %u201Cmorality%u201D. Such overbroad provisions allow for excessive discretion. LGBTI organizations cannot be formed or exist and are subjected to institutional discrimination, as article 392 of the 2015 Criminal Code criminalizes %u201Can indecent act or an act against nature committed with an individual of the same sex%u201D. [Para 68] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Set priorities to ensure the basic social and economic rights, particularly in the fields of employment, poverty reduction, education and healthcare. At the same time, priority policies and measures should also be provided to support the social vulnerable groups, like women, children and the poor people.Implementation"National Report:
Para 61) The implementation of the Plan (National Health Development Plan for 2012-2015) brought the following results.
Para 62) Social and financial accessibility to health care:
- Subsidies for 90 per cent of caesarean section operations. Between 2011 and 2015, the number of women receiving care rose from 7,353 to 14,095; ...
- Seven free vaccines for women and children through the expanded immunization programme; ...
Para 68) The priorities (in the field of employment) are as follows:
- Facilitate the access of young people to the employment market;
- Ensure the right to decent work for all, in particular women and persons with disabilities.
Para 97) Measures adopted:
- Drafting of a national strategy on the social protection of vulnerable groups with a related plan of action (2013);
- Greater awareness-raising since 2012 on the protection of older persons and intergenerational solidarity within the framework of the International Day of Older Persons;
- Development and implementation since 2014 of the Programme for the Protection and Development of the Potential of Older Persons for 2014-2018 which, in 2015, led to a study on senior volunteering and the compilation of a database on older persons;
- Launching of the National Fund for Inclusive Finance allowing vulnerable populations to have access to finance (2014);
- Establishment with assistance from partners including Terre des Hommes, UNICEF, Plan International-Togo, the National Solidarity Agency, national NGOs and private companies of a centralized system for identifying and indexing vulnerable children and victims of abuse;
- Capacity-building for 500 participants from women’s and mixed groups on the leadership and management of microenterprises (Savanes and Maritime Regions, and Lomé Commune) (2015).
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 13) The NHRC noted the measures taken to improve the right to health, such as health insurance for government officials, subsidies for caesarean section operations and the construction of new hospitals and health centres. However, it noted challenges in terms of availability and accessibility." -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:LuxembourgLuxembourgRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-CEDAW.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Enact reforms to eliminate all forms of discrimination, including gender discrimination and to reform the Penal Code in order to decriminalize consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize consensual adult same sex relations and combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that sufficient funds are allocated to HIV / AIDS education in secondary schools strengthening preventive action with young people and targeting adolescents from the most vulnerable groups.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Further strengthen protection measures for women against all forms of violence including domestic violence.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:IraqIraqRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Forced marriage
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to combat domestic violence against women and forced marriage.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marital rape
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee recommended that Togo redouble its efforts to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women, including by: (a) amending the Criminal Code to include a specific definition of domestic violence, to establish domestic violence as a separate offence and to align the penalty prescribed for marital rape with that prescribed for rape in general; (b) considering the adoption of a comprehensive law, in consultation with civil society, to prevent, combat and punish all forms of violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, in the public and the private domains; ... (d) pursuing its awareness-raising efforts and developing new intervention strategies, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to eradicate female genital mutilation. [Para 38]
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Implement an effective plan to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates, ensure that all children are duly registered at birth and have equal access to education, health care and other social services, including those who are unregistered or lack birth certificates.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee against Torture recommended that Togo should ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the Criminal Code sanctioning gender-based violence and thoroughly investigate all cases of such violence to ensure that the perpetrators were prosecuted and duly punished and that victims obtained redress. It also recommended that Togo organize mandatory training on the prosecution of acts of sexual and gender-based violence for all law enforcement and judicial officers and pursue existing awareness-raising campaigns. It further recommended that Togo ensure that all victims of gender-based violence had access to shelters and received the necessary medical care, psychological support and legal assistance; and continue efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation. [Para 39]
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:CRC recommended that Togo work with traditional and religious leaders to ensure that harmful traditional practices are effectively banned; … [Para 36] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommends that the Human Rights Council urges Togo to bring its legislation into conformity with its commitment to equality and non-discrimination, and its international human rights obligations, by repealing all provisions which may be applied to criminalize certain sexual activity between consenting adults. [Para 47] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the Optional Protocol to the CEDAW -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the national gender equity and equality policyImplementationNational Report:
Para 31) The 2011 National Policy on Gender Equality and Gender Equity and the corresponding action plan, which was updated in July 2019 to include an implementation strategy, serve as a framework for all action taken for the advancement of women in Togo.
Para 32) Gender equality is enshrined in articles 2 and 11 of the Constitution. In collaboration with several partners, the Government is undertaking numerous initiatives to promote gender equality: • Implementation of a project involving the establishment of trained peer educator clubs in the fields of political leadership, peace and development. A total of 591 women have been trained since 2016. • Development and implementation of two national programmes on women’s leadership, the first relating to the political sphere and the second to the professional sphere, with a view to increasing access to leadership roles for women working in the public and private sectors, in order to improve the performance of institutions. • Promotion of women in State institutions, government agencies and so on.
Para 93) Act No. 2021-012 of 18 June 2021 on the Labour Code strengthens equality of treatment of workers and protects women and persons with disabilities against discrimination in employment.
Para 127) Togo has undertaken the following initiatives to ensure gender equality and the empowerment of women: • Adoption of the 2016–2030 Agricultural Policy and the corresponding strategic plan for the period up to 2030, which comprises four strategic areas of focus. The second of these areas covers the issue of women’s access to productive resources and income, placing emphasis on the need to build their productive capacity and on the management and control of their income. • Implementation of the Project for the Empowerment of Rural Women in Togo. • Establishment of private sector support structures to help women entrepreneurs and other working women take full advantage of entrepreneurship and job creation opportunities in the formal sector. • Implementation in Togo of the Economic Community of West African States project called “50 Million African Women Speak”, which is intended to facilitate the empowerment of women through the creation of a virtual platform for networking, sharing and access to financial and other information for the purposes of entrepreneurship and enterprise development. • Awarding of 20 per cent of government contracts to young entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs in 2018, in order to promote women’s entrepreneurship. This proportion rose to 25 per cent in 2019. • Development of urban roads and rural tracks to open up the regions and facilitate the transport and sale of agricultural products, mostly by women. • Provision of mechanical and electrical equipment to women’s associations for their economic activities. • Launch of a project to support the financial inclusion of vulnerable women (women living with HIV, widows, porters, women who have been treated for obstetric fistula and women with disabilities) in July 2017.
Para 128) The number of women supported through this project totalled 3,500 in 2019, 5,655 in 2020 and 6,609 as of June 2021.
Para 129) Various measures have been taken to improve the living conditions of women with disabilities in particular. For example, the standard amount of capital available to them through the National Fund for Inclusive Finance has been increased and the repayment period extended.
Para 130) Several measures have been taken to promote the participation of women in national political life: • Launch of the 2019–2023 Equality for Girls national campaign, which is intended to bring about a social shift towards equality for women and girls. • Measures to raise awareness among the various political parties of the issues of gender equality and the participation of women in decision-making. • Provision of training in leadership and communication techniques to potential women candidates. • Plans to establish trained peer educator clubs in the fields of political leadership, peace and development in all cantons. A total of 591 women have been trained since 2016. • Establishment of a political academy for women leaders with a view to increasing the participation of women in public life. During its 2018 session, the academy provided training to 132 women in areas such as leadership, personal development, political career planning and political communication. • Implementation of the “Women Running for Municipal Councillor” project, which helped to build the campaigning skills of 219 women candidates in the 2019 municipal elections.
UN Compilation:
Para 40) The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, noted that the participation of women and young people in decision-making remained limited. Furthermore, women and girls continued to experience inequality and discrimination in economic, legal, social and political aspects of their lives.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 35) JS9 noted the poor working and living conditions of workers in certain industries, particularly those in the free trade zone. For example, female workers do not receive maternity leave, and pregnant women risk losing their jobs.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Improve detention conditions in conformity with the United Nations UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 45) Togo has 13 prisons and a centre for access to the law and justice for children, which was built in Lomé with the support of the European Union and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). In prisons, adults are separated from children and women are separated from men.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Review the current maternity health care policies and introduce the necessary changes to ensure access to medical facilities for pregnant women throughout the country.Implementation"National Report:
Para 65) Togo has taken the following action:
- Decentralization in 2015 of facilities providing emergency obstetric and neonatal care with a view to providing care in more than 80 per cent of pregnancies;
- Training of hospital staff and equipment of health facilities in partnership with Muskoka funds, the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health, the United Nations Population Fund, WHO and UNICEF, as a result of which the coverage rate for basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care increased from 18 per cent to 43.7 per cent between 2012 and 2015;
- Recruitment of qualified personnel in most health centres providing maternal and infant care (2014-2015);
- Increase in the number of births attended by qualified personnel from 60 per cent in 2010 to 73 per cent in 2014.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 13) The NHRC noted the measures taken to improve the right to health, such as health insurance for government officials, subsidies for caesarean section operations and the construction of new hospitals and health centres. However, it noted challenges in terms of availability and accessibility." -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Implement rigorously the legislation establishing the minimum age of marriage at 18 years oldExplanationThe following enjoy the support of Togo, which considers that they are already implemented or in the process of implementation.ImplementationNational 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 117) Measures taken to combat child marriage include the implementation of the National Programme to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancies and Child Marriage in School and Out-of School Settings between 2015 and 2019.
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 122) The minimum age for marriage is 18 years (Children’s Code, art. 267). Article 268 of the Persons and Family Code prohibits parents and guardians from promising children in marriage.
Para 132) The new Criminal Code prohibits gender-based violence, including rape, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
UN Compilation:
Para 40) The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, noted that … Child marriage remained a worrying problem, disproportionately affecting girls despite the efforts of the Government and of traditional and religious leaders.
Para 41) … Child marriage remained a worrying problem, disproportionately affecting girls despite the efforts of the Government and of traditional and religious leaders.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:RejectedContents:Investigate all allegations of attacks and arbitrary detentions of LGBTI persons and bring the perpetrators to justiceExplanationThe 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:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Togo ensure adequate health facilities and services for women in detention, in particular for pregnant women. [Para 33] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW called upon Togo to address the obstacles to women's access to health care, including sociocultural norms. [Para 83]