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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:LuxembourgLuxembourgRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize homosexuality by amending the Penal Code.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:HIV prevalence was estimated at 3 per cent in 2008 compared to 3.6 per cent in 2001. The general trend towards stability observed since 2005 conceals significant regional discrepancies. The response is aimed at ensuring that persons living with HIV/AIDS have universal access to comprehensive prevention and treatment services, aftercare and support, so as to halt the HIV/AIDS epidemic and reverse the trend by 2015. The percentage of those living with HIV/AIDS who receive antiretroviral therapy stood at 53.9 per cent in 2009 compared with 27.3 per cent in 2006. Since 2008 the Government has made antiretrovirals free for all such individuals, who are covered by Act No. 2010-018 of 31 December 2010 on the protection of persons with regard to HIV/AIDS. This has increased the number of persons on antiretrovirals from 8,000 in 2008 to 24,000 in 2010. [Para 69] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Review the current legislation on nationality to eliminate discriminatory provisions based on gender, guaranteeing that women have the right to transmit their nationality to their children and their spouse on an equal basis with men.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:Initiatives: … Implement the National Policy for Gender Equity and Equality adopted in January 2011 … Ensure that education on HIV is systematically included in technical training courses … [Para 109] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Repeal circular 8478/MEN-RS which prohibits pregnant students from going to school.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:In 2011, UNICEF pointed out that only 51 per cent of newborn infants had been registered at birth. [Para 70] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Consider strengthening its efforts to combat violence against women.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:NepalNepalRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue measures to eliminate child labour, child marriage and other harmful practices.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Abortion
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee recommended that Togo: (a) redouble its efforts to reduce maternal mortality due to clandestine abortions by amending its regulations on pregnancy and abortion so that women have proper access to legal and safe abortions; ... (c) guarantee full access to sexual and reproductive health services and to comprehensive sex education for men, women, girls and boys throughout the country, including in rural and isolated areas. [Para 34]
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:Amnesty International (AI) recommended to ratify the OP-CEDAW, the OP-ICESCR, , the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), … [Para 6]
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify or accede to, where appropriate, the OP-CEDAW.ExplanationLe gouvernement prendra les dispositions nécessaires pour engager le processus devant aboutir à la ratification de ce protocole.Implementation"National Report:
Para 26) The ratification process is under way." -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Accept, ratify or accede to the Optional Protocol to the CEDAW -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt further measures to ensure gender equality in the society, including through implementing, and updating when necessary, the National Strategy to Combat Gender-based Violence.ImplementationNational 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 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 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.
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 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. 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 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.
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.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Pay more attention to combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, communicable and non-communicable diseases and strengthening the pharmaceutical sector.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 76) In the fight against HIV/AIDS, particular emphasis has been placed on the following: • Free comprehensive care for people living with HIV • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV • Delegation of the provision of antiretroviral treatment to people living with HIV to midwives, nurses and birth attendants at centres for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission • HIV prevention through awareness-raising, counselling and screening of women of childbearing age and pregnant women and their partners and children • Implementation of the plan to accelerate paediatric HIV treatment
Para 77) These achievements have helped to reduce the average prevalence of HIV/AIDS among persons aged 15 to 49 years from 2.5 per cent in 2014 (third demographic and health survey) to 2 per cent in 2020 (Spectrum, 2020).
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MongoliaMongoliaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:RejectedContents:Accelerate its ratification process of 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
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW remained concerned about the limited impact of the National Policy on Gender Equality and Equity. [Para 9] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC expressed concern that prostitution of children above 15 years was not considered a crime, and that hundreds of children continued to be openly exploited into prostitution in Lome, in particular at a place called the "child market". [Para 42] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The NHRC noted ... the persistence of forced marriage [Para 9] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:ADF International recommended that Togo improve the health-care system infrastructure and devote more resources to maternal health. [Para 80] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt and implement efficient measures with a view to eliminate the discrimination against women, including pursuing appropriate public awareness-raising campaigns against the customary social stereotypes.Implementation"National Report:
Para 50) In order to help eliminate discrimination against women, training and awareness- raising workshops on gender and women’s access to land were organized for the prefects, traditional leaders, religious authorities, landowners and other key actors in local communities between 2013 and 2014. The workshops strengthened the capacity of 175 actors in the Savannah, Kara and Plateaux regions.
Para 51) Furthermore, with the support of civil society organizations, the Government carried out the following activities:
- Awareness-raising among men and women, community leaders and local authorities on violence against women and girls;
- Launch of the African campaign against child marriage in Africa with awareness- raising on early marriages and pregnancies;
- Establishment of a framework for consultation and dialogue involving the police, gendarmerie, justice sector, health workers, traditional leaders, religious leaders, media managers and local community chiefs;
- Monitoring the health and legal situation of victims;
- Introduction of village and cantonal focal points to combat violence against women.
Para 79) The Personal and Family Code prohibits customary practices that constitute violence or discrimination against women, especially discriminatory practices against widows, levirate and sororate (art. 411). The age of marriage is now 18 years for both sexes (art. 43). The law does not take into account the nature or the origin of assets and does not distinguish between the sexes in the settlement of estates (art. 414). It should also be noted that the provisions of article 99 of the Family Code now give responsibility as head of household to both spouses.
Para 80) A national communication strategy targeting cultural or traditional practices that incite violence or discrimination against women, including female genital mutilation, as well as early marriage has also been implemented with the support of UNICEF. The strategy focuses on the involvement of the primary representatives of decentralized administrations and grass-roots organizations, namely prefects, traditional chiefs and religious leaders, representatives of the various religious denominations and village development committees. For example, eight regional consultations and two national consultations were organized and led to the signing of commitments by these different opinion leaders to become more involved or take initiatives to eradicate traditional practices harmful to children.
Para 81) Other action has been taken:
- Implementation of the National Strategy to Combat Gender-Based Violence;
- Establishment of a special fund for the judicial and medical care of victims of sexual violence with the support of partners;
- Integration of the prevention of violence in social and education policies;
- Establishment of counselling centres in all regional social work directorates;
- Training and awareness-raising on violence and discrimination against women for 80 justice officials (bailiffs, notaries, judges and criminal investigation police officers) (2015);
- Awareness-raising among more than 10,000 students, apprentices, employers and teachers about sexual harassment and rape in the five regional capitals (2013);
- Training of 31 counselling centre managers on psychological care for victims of gender-based violence (2012).
UN Compilation:
Para 86) UNESCO noted that Togo ... had neither taken additional steps towards including human rights in the curriculum nor adopted measures for the elimination of practices and customs that discriminated against women, especially female genital mutilation." -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Ensure equal opportunities for, and equal treatment of, women and men in the labour market, as well as the full implementation of the Labour Code, including with regard to maternity protection. [Para 62; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the International Labour Organization Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the Criminal Code to establish domestic violence as a separate offence.
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GabonGabonRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the International Labour Organization Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).
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State Under Review:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:The obstacles to the advancement of women’s rights and to the implementation of the various relevant international instruments stem from: a reluctance to change traditional customs and practices (levirate, sororate, servitude), economic hardship and a high level of female illiteracy (66.7 per cent in 2006). Nevertheless, reform of the public administration by means of a review of the General Civil Service Regulations will provide better protection for women and reduce gender inequalities. [Para 77]