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  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Uruguay

    Uruguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    13th session, June 2012
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Implement training programs for the security forces so that crimes motivated by ... sexual orientation or identity, are adequately investigated.
    Explanation
    A Policy Framework on Combating Hate Crime, Hate Speech and Unfair Discrimination is at an advanced stage of finalisation. This is currently serving in the Top Structures of government where after it will be taken on an intensive national consultative process. Consequently these processes will inform national legislation which is expected to be promulgated within the 2013-2014 Parliamentary calendar. The development of this policy integrates international norms and standards.
    Implementation
    National Report Annex:
    FULL IMPLEMENTATION

    In order to improve handling of rape cases by Police the SAPS makes use of specialized investigative units called Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units (FCS). FCS investigators receive specialised training in dealing with sexual offences investigations and cases involving children addition to training as investigators. SAPS has developed the Human Rights in Policing Learning Programmes and has been conducting training on same from 1998 to all law enforcement officials.

    The SAPS has developed National Instructions on the Domestic Violence Act and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act in order to provide clear policy directives for the police in support of members to improve service delivery to victims. The NPA (facilitated by SOCA), in line with Act 32 of 2007 also developed directives for prosecutors on how best to deal with sexual offences in the criminal justice system.

    Capacity building and training of the SAPS members is an on-going process commencing in basic training. The SAPS engages in public awareness and education campaigns with the purpose of creating a greater awareness of the relevant legislation and government‘s commitment to eradicating violence.

    A number of new policy frameworks were also introduced and implemented, including the Child Justice National Policy Framework, the Restorative Justice National Policy Framework (including forming linkages with traditional justice), the Social Crime Prevention Strategy and the Diversion Accreditation Framework. Government has also adopted a Plan of Action to combat violence against women and children.

    Nationally, there are 176 established FCS units attached to all police clusters within SAPS. This has resulted in lengthy convictions, achieved through the dedicated work of detectives and prosecutors.

    Resourcing and establishing victim-friendly rooms at police service points are on-going. There are currently more than 900 Victim Friendly Facilities rendering victim support services in place and it is envisaged that this will be rolled out to all police stations.

    South Africa has dedicated sexual offences courts. These dedicated services use intermediaries, audio-visual equipment and specialised training, among other measures. The NPA’s Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) Unit developed comprehensive training manuals which are updated annually to be in line with the latest developments in law for specialist prosecutors and also an integrated training manual for stakeholders at our TCCs.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Australia

    Australia
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    PIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    13th session, June 2012
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Implement the Maternal Child and Women's Health Strategy (2009-14) and develop sustained measures to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls, who are disproportionately affected.
    Explanation
    The government entered into a partnership on 9 August 2011, known as MDGs Acceleration Framework (MAF) to specifically focus on those MDGs presenting challenges of attainment by 2015. These include MDGs 4, 5 and 6. This partnership has already begun to show signs of positive trajectory. South Africa has submitted progress reports to the United Nations in 2005 and 2010 outlining the country's consolidated achievements towards attaining the MDGs. A National Programme involving all multi-stakeholders was initiated on 21 June 2012 in national preparation for the 3rd and last MDGs report to the UN prior to 2015.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 47) To deal with the challenges of HIV and the wide-ranging impacts of AIDS, the Government has adopted a multi-sectoral approach. During 2011, the South African National AIDS Council, in which Government, business, labour and civil society are represented, reviewed the implementation of these strategic plans and developed a comprehensive prevention, care and treatment programme for the next five-year plan (for the period 2012–2016).

    Para 48) South Africa has the largest ARV therapy programme in the world, today. At the end of March 2016, there were 3 407 336 clients remaining on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Prevention is the mainstay of efforts to combat HIV and AIDS. Since the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign was introduced in 2010, over 44 million people have been tested. A total of 11,898,308 people between the ages of 15 and 49 years were tested, exceeding the annual target of 10 million for the financial year 2015/16.

    National Report Annex:
    PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION

    Despite expansion of the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme, The National Committee on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (NCCEMD) was established to monitor and recommend solutions to reduce maternal mortality. The Committee is responsible for investigating every maternal death, with respect to primary and final causes of death, and the care that was given. Recommendations for the care of pregnant mothers are then made in a report provided to the Minister of Health. Strategies for reducing maternal mortality are made on the basis of this report.

    By 2010, South Africa had made significant progress in achieving universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS by those who need it. The proportion of eligible adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) leapt from 58.3% in 2010, to 75.2% in 2011 and ART coverage for HIV positive pregnant women also leapt from 87.3% to 99%. In 2013, 2.3 million South Africans were on antiretroviral treatment making it the largest programme in the world.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Contraception
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    In 2015/16, the DoH commenced the Demographic and Health Survey in order to track progress in the health status of the people of South Africa against the NDP goals. This is a critical survey that will provide essential data to inform policy and management of strategic programmes. It covers demographic indicators, maternal, new-born and child health programme indicators, reproductive health and contraception, management of non-communicable diseases and risk factors, as well as women’s status in the society and will greatly assist the Government with its commitment to realise the vision of a ”A long and healthy life for all South Africans”. [Para 51]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    France

    France
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue to develop and implement measures necessary to effectively combat violence against women across the entire territory of the country by pursuing the implementation of relevant national plans and by ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention).
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Germany

    Germany
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Improve on equal chances for the youth irrespective of families' socioeconomic situation or ethnic background or gender, in particular by ensuring equal access to quality primary, secondary and tertiary education.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Libya

    Libya
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    AL
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Empowerment of women
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue its efforts in combating all forms of discrimination against women and girls, empowering women and integrating them into economic life.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Netherlands

    Netherlands
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Provide adequate financial resources to deliver on the outcomes of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and to take all necessary measures to develop adequate gender sensitive training programmes for law enforcement agencies, the national prosecuting authority and judicial officers.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    United States

    United States
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Stand up as well as fund the Gender-based Violence and Femicide Council as envisioned by the 2020 National Strategic Plan on GBVF.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Eswatini

    Eswatini
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Birth registration
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue strengthening policies that enable birth registration for all children, especially in the most remote areas of the country.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    United States

    United States
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Sexual violence
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Question
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Despite constitutional protections for LGBTQI+ persons, an alarming number of LGBTQI+ persons, especially Black lesbians, have been subjected to “corrective” rape and even murdered in South Africa. How is the Department of Justice leading a multi-sectoral approach to stop these hate crimes?
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Israel

    Israel
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take steps to ensure the prevention, investigation and prosecution of cases of violence against persons based on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Mauritania

    Mauritania
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    AL
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Provide appropriate solutions to the significant decline in the rate of school attendance in secondary education, especially among girls
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Norway

    Norway
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Conduct a thorough investigation of the root causes of gender-based violence and base future policy interventions on its results
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Mexico

    Mexico
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Carry out a national outreach campaign for the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence which includes information on the rights of victims
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Belgium

    Belgium
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Revise the Children’s Act in order to set the minimum age for marriage to 18 years for both boys and girls
    Explanation
    Recommendation noted.
    ‘Noted’ recommendations are those which South Africa is in the process of considering and cannot commit to at this stage.
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Two Committees recommended that the Government ensure ... that pregnant girls be able to attend school and be readmitted. CESCR recommended ensuring that physicians who invoked conscientious objection provided referrals. [Para 43]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sex work / "prostitution"
    • Right to health
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    JS12 noted that ... and that criminalisation [of sex workers] obstructed their healthcare access. [Para 55]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    13th session, June 2012
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... It urged South Africa to accelerate the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to modify or eliminate harmful practices and stereotypes that discriminate against women. [Para 17; CEDAW]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Noting the progress made, the (UN) country team referred to reports that stigma affected approximately one third of all people living with HIV. 
    The country team recommended reviewing national instruments and oversight bodies to tackle the stigmatization of those infected with HIV.
    [Paras 42-43]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    41st session, November 2022
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CEDAW recommended that the Government ensure safe educational environments, address cases of sexual exploitation through reporting and sanctions, and provide victim support. [Para 47]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    13th session, June 2012
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... Recommended ratification of ICESCR and its OP. [Para 16]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The (UN) country team reported that there had been a significant decline in attendance rates at the secondary school level and that the effects on girls of teenage pregnancy represented a major challenge. It recommended that South Africa undertake national programmes to retain students in secondary school, especially those in the older age groups ... [Para 49]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    Regarding (...) the rights of LGBTI persons, the need for legislation addressing hate crimes was reiterated ... [Para 6]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    27th Session May 2017
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS6 indicated that the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act had been problematic since its inception. [Para 69]
  • State Under Review:

    South Africa

    South Africa
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    1st session, April 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Regarding implementation of programmes targeting vulnerable groups and diseases of poverty especially to respond to the MDGs, progress has been made in the area of Maternal, Child and Woman's Health, TB control and the response to HIV&AIDS. Through the Free PHC services that includes for women the disabled and children under 6 years old, a range of programmes are implemented. Vitamin A supplementation is given to mothers and babies, nutritional meal
    supplements and micronutritients are given to all in need - the most beneficiaries being pregnant women, TB patients, malnourished children from birth to fourteen years, HIV positive children and adults ... [Para 64]

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