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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:ASProject recommended Somalia to strength the capacity of the justice system to investigate and prosecute conflict-related sexual violence against all victims and survivors, including by ensuring that police, prosecutors and judges are adequately trained to respond to the needs of all survivors in a safe and ethical manner; and ensuring that legal aid services are available. [Para 34]
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:SOS CVS recommended Somalia to ... implement the national draft bills and policies for the advancement of women and children rights, such as ..., Sexual Offences Bill … [Para 68]
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Consider signing and ratifying CEDAW, CRCImplementationNational Report:
Para 38) A major milestone is that Somalia has ratified the CRC and that MWHR is working on implementing this treaty.
Para 39. The FGS is preparing to sign and ratify a number of international treaties such as: CEDAW ...
Para 40) ... The government is preparing to sign the two optional protocols to the CRC in the near future, one relating to the involvement of children in armed conflict and the other on the sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
Para 86) The MWHR has been active and vocal to ensure affirmative action measures for women and girls (among other vulnerable groups). Many of these measures are adopted or are in the process of adoption by the government. The taken affirmative action measures include the following:
- Technical committee to prepare CEDAW ratification set up.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ban FGM by amending the penal code and implement a total elimination of such practiceImplementationNational Report:
Para 77) Regarding FGM prevention, the evaluation of the TOSTAN Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) intervention has been completed and lessons learned have been shared with all stakeholders. Also technical assistance was provided on reproductive health issues, while establishing reproductive health units with working groups and FGM task forces have been activated at regional level.
Para 86) The MWHR has been active and vocal to ensure affirmative action measures for women and girls (among other vulnerable groups). Many of these measures are adopted or are in the process of adoption by the government. The taken affirmative action measures include the following:
- National FGM task force operationalised, lead by the MoWHRD ...
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Sign and ratify the CEDAW.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) Somalia has intensified its engagement and cooperation with international human rights treaty bodies and mechanisms since the last UPR cycle. The MoWHRD has led consultations with diverse groups of stakeholders on the path to ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This consultation focused on familiarizing the stakeholders with this core human rights convention and Somalia’s respective rights and obligations therein. Moreover, in 2017 the Minister of Women and Human Rights Development held consultations with the CEDAW Chairperson in New York, in the margins of the UN General Assembly, to discuss Somalia’s potential ratification as well as broad-based advocacy efforts to ensure the public understands the need for Somalia to ratify this core human rights convention. Correspondingly, the MoWHRD has led a CEDAW benchmarking study tour in 2019 to Egypt for the purposes of understanding, from a comparative perspective, other countries’ experiences with the ratification processes to inform Somalia’s own ratification process.
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Para 2) … Somalia has not ratified the CEDAW …
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:BotswanaBotswanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to strengthen human rights institutions, including the judiciary and the Ministry of Women and Human Rights in order to ensure effective protection and promotion of human rights. -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:BotswanaBotswanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts towards the protection of women and children's rights, and ensure thorough investigations of alleged violence against women, including sexual violence.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 47) The Independent Expert noted that Somalia continued to have the lowest school enrolment rates in the world and a particularly weak education system. Inadequate investment and discrimination limited access to education for women, girls, internally displaced persons, refugees and persons with disabilities. Despite programmes to improve school management systems, the capacity of teachers and school feeding programmes to increase enrolment and retention of girls in schools, there continued to be a disparity in school attendance between boys and girls, due to the ongoing conflict situation, the lack of safety for girls, and harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation and early and/or forced marriage. Girls with disabilities, girls in farming and nomadic communities in rural and remote areas, pregnant girls and girls in camps for internally displaced persons and refugees faced compounded forms of discrimination.
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Para 16) JS6 observed that Somalia did not have a comprehensive legal framework that addressed the rights of women and children. The National Development Plan (2017-2019) proposed the development of a National Children's Policy and Act drawing on Somalia's international obligations. In accordance with this plan, in 2017-2019, the government launched a number of policies such as the ratification of the African Charter, the FGM Bill, the Disability Act, the Somali Sexual Offences Bill, the Child Rights Bill and the Juvenile Justice Bill. However, JS6 noted that, to date, many of these policies are drafts and not enacted or implemented by the State.
Para 17) JS4 noted that since nationality in Somalia was transferred through the patriarchal line, women’s equal citizenship and equality in the family was undermined, as well as that of their children.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the CRPD.ExplanationNoted. Somalia aims to prioritise which international instruments to become party to and which instruments not to become party to due to capacity constraints and/or incompatibility with current policies.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 10) Following extensive consultations and advocacy for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the FGS signed the convention on 2 October 2018 and ratified it on 6 August 2019.
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Para 2) Somalia ratified the CRPD on 6 August 2019.
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Para 3) JS7 positively noted that, in … 2018 Somalia ratified …the CRPD.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:MadagascarMadagascarRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Reform its legislation in view of promoting non-discrimination and equality between men and women within marriage and for rights of women in case of dissolution of marriage.ExplanationNoted. Somalia requires to engage in wide community dialogue before being able to address this recommendation. -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS5 noted land grabbing by male relatives following the death of a husband/father was a problem. Widows rarely inherited land under customary norms and were often deprived of access to their husband's land if they had no children - land was therefore vested in trusteeship with uncles and other male relatives and inherited by children when they become of age.
JS5 recommended that Somalia undertake specific legal reforms to promote non-discrimination and gender equality in marriage, the rights of women during marriage dissolution (including equal share of property, remarriage and custody of children); and rights of widows ... [Paras 15, 16] -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:Referring to the New Deal Compact on Somalia, the Independent Expert stated that human rights were cross-cutting in the goals relating to peace and State-building, but that insufficient attention and resources had been allocated to the strengthening of human rights institutions. He added that specific attention should be paid to the need to allocate adequate resources to the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development and the judiciary. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CEDAW.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:LibyaLibyaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take measures to accede to the CEDAW ....
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Consider signing and ratifying … the CEDAW ....
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:PalestinePalestineRegional groupObserverPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the national policies aimed at protecting and promoting women's rights and enhancing their position in society and decision-making posts.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take the measures necessary to fight against the practice of female genital mutilation.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:HungaryHungaryRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Make progress in providing gender equality that is inclusive and explicitly rejects historical discrimination.Implementation"National Report:
Para 12) To ensure that this vital process is inclusive, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) is engaging all relevant stakeholders, such as local authorities, traditional and religious leaders, CSO, women and youth ...
Para 13) The Ministry of Women and Human Rights (MWHR) advocates for the inclusion of vulnerable groups in this crucial process. This Ministry is focused on making sure that groups such as women, youth and minorities receive equitable representation in the new regional States' institutions. The FGS works with AMISOM to ensure that newly established States have access to humanitarian assistance.
Para 20) ... In addition, efforts are being put into including vulnerable groups, such as women, minorities and youth in the decision-making process by giving them adequate representation in the different committees debating these issues ...
Para 22) ... The government is continuing its efforts to better mainstream gender issues in the Somali justice sector. The government firmly believes that sensitising the Somali justice system civil servants to gender issues will aid in the combat against impunity ...
Para 26) The government has supported 26 legal internships since the last UPR report, including female interns. Providing them with exposure in the public sector, including key ministries, courts and the police, where they gather on-the-job work experience. These graduates are now working with the police, the Attorney General's office, the judiciary, legal aid centres, NGOs and the Parliament.
Para 32) The Somali police has participated in a series of training on basic human rights protection. The MWHR, in line with the Human Rights Roadmap, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the international partners to provide training to criminal prosecutors and police investigators in human rights in the administration of justice in the coming three years. Special attention will be given to creating awareness on the human rights of women ... Different media instruments will be effectively used for this purpose. The Ministry will also include human rights legal education in projects working on women and children's issues. The Ministry has taken steps to initiate this processes.
Para 62) The FGS is committed to work with and utilise the significant experience of the civil society organisations (CSO), which has been built during the civil war period. Somali CSO have been widely consulted by the government on a wide range of topics for which the government has been formulating policies. Several ministries and senior Government officials have held regular discussions with civil society actors including ... women associations.
Para 71) Also the Somali MoE have participated in the multi‐year donor funded Peace Building, Education and Advocacy Programme (2011-2013), which began with an initial focus on activities in central and southern regions of Somalia. The aim was to get 100,000 additional children (45 percent girls) into basic education along with the required construction of learning spaces; provision of teaching learning materials; teacher recruitment and training. The FGS worked closely with UNICEF on this project, and approximately 200,000 children have been enrolled into schools due to this programme. The recent progress in terms of increased humanitarian access in the central and southern regions, suggests this type of programme predicts future gains.
Para 81) Gender inequalities in Somalia are manifested in terms of disparities in fundamental and basic rights, in access to and control of resources, in employment, in governance and in political participation. The SPC provides significant affirmative action measures to ensure gender equity and equality in Somalia. The FGS is committed to advocate for the inclusion of more measures, in the final draft of the constitution, that will improve the position of women in Somali society and government.
Para 82) The Constitution prohibits discrimination of any individual on any grounds as stated in Article 11 (3). Concerning labor rights of women, Article 24 (5) ensures that ""... particularly women, have a special right of protection from sexual abuse, segregation and discrimination in the work place. Every labour law and practice shall comply with gender equality in the work place."" Article 27 (5) guarantees that ""... women [...] who have long suffered discrimination get the necessary support to realise their socio-economic rights."" These provisions bode well for Somali women who, historically, have been disempowered by cultural and societal dynamics.
Para 83) The National Gender Policy is established, including policy priorities for women's economic empowerment, their participation in political and decision-making process. It is focused on the improvement of several women protection and advancement measures, such as the protection of women and girls from discriminatory attitudes, harmful traditional practices and violence; improvement of quality of life for women and girls through their active engagement and participation in governance and politics. Government institutions have revitalised their structure by setting up departments focused on gender affairs. The Government has established the MWHR to steer women affairs at the Cabinet level.
Para 84) The Ministry of Labor has strengthened the rights of women workers by drafting new policies it is enforcing. Among these policies is the right for women workers to go on paid maternity leave of 4 months. Two hours a day off to breastfeed after the maternity leave. These policies encourage more women to generate income for their families.
Para 85) Seats of the Federal Parliament to fill the women’s minimum quota of 30% have been agreed upon. However, it has proven challenging to implement this agreement as it has no legal grounds to support the enforcement of the aforementioned quota. After the country's general election in September 2012, only 14% women were elected as MPs. The percentage of female ministers in the first cabinet after the election was 20% (2 out of a total of 10 ministers). Nevertheless, the government is optimistic that women participation in politics and governance will increase significantly in the coming years. The MWHR is campaigning throughout the regions of Somalia to encourage local representatives to include women in the federal states formation process
Para 86) The MWHR has been active and vocal to ensure affirmative action measures for women and girls (among other vulnerable groups). Many of these measures are adopted or are in the process of adoption by the government. The taken affirmative action measures include the following:
- Establishment of the Oversight Steering Committee on the implementation of National Action Plan for Gender Equality;
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Para 17) In November 2014, a letter concerning discriminatory provisions against women in nationality legislation was sent by the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice. According to the information received, the 1962 Somali Citizenship Law provided that only children of Somali fathers acquired Somali citizenship.
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Para 10) AI reported the establishment of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Human Rights by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) …
68. SLNHRC stated that the political participation of women was still minimal in “Somaliland”, with only one woman in the parliament and only four women among cabinet ministers." -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its efforts in combatting sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ZambiaZambiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that victims including of sexual and gender- based violence, receive holistic support and assistance, including medical and social support, and access to remedies and full reparations.
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"There has been a trend lately in many countries to end this harmful practice. The Somali Penal Code covers "hurt", "grievous hurt" and "very grievous hurt" and Islam also prohibits this harmful practice. However, FGM is very widespread in Somalia and almost all Somali women and girls are subjected to this damaging practice. Since this practice is a widespread phenomenon in the society, a large number of people make their living on it and the Government has to find alternative sources of income for practitioners of it. The TFG is committed to total elimination of this harmful practice. It is willing to amend its penal code with provisions to specifically prohibit this practice. We call upon the international community to share with us good practices that could be applied to our case. [Paras 52-53]" -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"JS1 stated that the women in “Somaliland” were marginalized from the decision making process of society due to the patriarchal cultural practices. Women’s role in society was neither acknowledged nor promoted. The clan system which was the pinnacle upon which Somaliland culture and practices were based was a barrier against women exercising
their rights of political participation. JS1 stated that only men had the right to ascend the leadership ladder and make decisions in the political and public life of the Somaliland society. [Para 47]" -
State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Secretary-General ... called for the enforcement of the zero-tolerance policy on sexual violence by the national security forces. The Secretary-General reiterated his calls for the Government to adopt and enact the sexual offences bill, ensuring that any amendments thereto were in line with international standards. [Para 14]
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS9 called on the government to urgently address sexual and gender-based violence by undertaking rights-based, survivor-centred actions that align with international norms and standards, including, by urgently adopting a comprehensive national action plan; ensuring access to independent and competent legal aid system; allocating resources to judicial, health and social services; investigating and prosecuting all cases of SGBV; and providing appropriate reparations, restitution and rehabilitation. [Para 59]
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to end traditional practices against human rights of women such as FGM.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 77) Regarding FGM prevention, the evaluation of the TOSTAN Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) intervention has been completed and lessons learned have been shared with all stakeholders. Also technical assistance was provided on reproductive health issues, while establishing reproductive health units with working groups and FGM task forces have been activated at regional level.
Para 86) The MWHR has been active and vocal to ensure affirmative action measures for women and girls (among other vulnerable groups). Many of these measures are adopted or are in the process of adoption by the government. The taken affirmative action measures include the following:
- National FGM task force operationalised, lead by the MoWHRD ...
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State Under Review:SomaliaSomaliaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Consider the ratification of CRC and its OPsImplementationNational Report:
Para 38) A major milestone is that Somalia has ratified the CRC and that MWHR is working on implementing this treaty.
Para 40) ... The government is preparing to sign the two optional protocols to the CRC in the near future, one relating to the involvement of children in armed conflict and the other on the sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.