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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GabonGabonRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its legal arsenal and apply it strictly in order to definitively eradicate slavery and discriminatory practices as well as female genital mutilation and early marriages.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:EthiopiaEthiopiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Step up efforts to increase the enrolment of women and girls in schools.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Reinforce gender equality in law and in practice and continue to implement the 2017 Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Strategy.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to take measures to increase the representation of women in the National Human Rights Commission.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take all appropriate measures to ensure an effective implementation of the prohibition of female genital mutilation, especially in terms of prevention, sensitization, control and legal sanctions.ImplementationNational Report:
Pg 12) In progress:
-Awareness campaigns on FGM and the practice of Wahaya;
- Awareness-building and training on Wahaya and other similar practices for magistrates, FDS and traditional leaders, provided by the ANLTP
- Study conducted on Wahaya and awareness-building on this practice provided to target groups;
- 2 conferences on Wahaya held in 2014.
- 11,316 messages broadcast on radio and TV regarding the ban on FGM and early and/or forced marriages;
Pg 19) - Articles 232.1-232.3 of the Criminal Code define and penalize FGM
- Appeal to traditional and religious leaders in Téra and Say (the areas most affected) on the subjects of reproductive health, FGM and human rights;
- Awareness campaigns with a view to the retraining of circumcisers;
- Training for community radio hosts in Téra and Say on the subjects of reproductive health, FGM and human rights.
- 279 prosecutions against perpetrators of abuse and other reported acts of violence in 2014;
- In 2011, a circumciser was convicted for having circumcised seven girls between the ages of 23 days and 2 years;
- Awareness-building among 222 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 14, school attenders and non-school attenders, in 17 villages in Say and 20 villages in Téra, on the issues of reproductive health, FGM and human rights;
- Awareness-building among 64 traditional and religious leaders on the issue of FGM.
Pg 24) Awareness and educational campaigns for men and women in order to eliminate FGM and harmful practices.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 17) NHRC and CODDHD noted efforts to prohibit harmful traditional practices against women and children - notably female genital mutilation (FGM) - through awareness-raising activities, which had achieved positive results in some areas. CODDHD referred in particular to the case of the Makodolindi community, which had issued a public statement announcing its decision to abandon excision. Nonetheless, CODDHD considered that further efforts were required. WV expressed regret that, despite the enactment by the Government of Act No. 2003-25 condemning harmful practices, FGM remained a widespread practice in the Gurma, Peulh and Arab communities and the regions of Tillabéry, Diffa and Niamey. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"Women’s participation in political life has improved, thanks to the adoption of the Quota Act, which
ensures that a minimum of 10 per cent of elected posts and 25 per cent of appointed posts
are assigned to each gender. As a result of the 2004 legislative elections, women members
of parliament held 14 seats out of a total of 113. There were 8 female ministers in the
Government out of a total of 32. The current transitional Government has 20 ministers, 5 of
them women. [Para 26]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"In 2007, the CEDAW drew the attention of Niger to the fact that reservations to articles 2 and 16 were contrary to the object and purpose of the CEDAW and urged it to expedite its efforts towards the withdrawal of its reservations. In 2009, the CRC also urged Niger to consider withdrawing its reservations to CEDAW. [Para 1]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"RC 1 further recommends taking administrative measures to ensure that Act No. 06-2003 on female circumcision, as amended in 2006, is effectively enforced throughout the country, in order to put a stop to this cultural practice that is harmful to girls’ health. [Para 12]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:TunisiaTunisiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the process of withdrawal of reservations to the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Step up measures through legislation, policies and programmes to promote the rights of women, and protect them from being victimized by any forms of slavery and abuse. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Eradicate all harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and early or forced marriages, and take the necessary measures to ensure the full protection of boys and girls. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that all children between 4 and 18 years of age have access to education without gender discrimination, in accordance with Article 2 of the Constitution of Niger as well as Articles 2 and 28 of the CRC. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Special Rapporteur on slavery noted that the practice of wahaya or "fifth wife" entailed the purchase of a woman or a girl as a slave under the guise of "marriage". UNHCR recommended that the Niger ban early or forced marriage by law. [Para 22] -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Improve conditions of detention, including by ensuring the separation of detainees by sex / age; ensure that the national torture prevention mechanism is sufficiently funded.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:... Withdraw the reservations made to CEDAW.ImplementationNational Report:
Pg 17) - Discussions continue on the withdrawal of reservations to the CEDAW, despite obstacles posed by sociocultural inertia;
- In 2014, a committee was set up to examine the possibility of withdrawing reservations; 3 meetings held by the committee.
- Three-year communications plan for the period 2015-2017 has been formulated in order to achieve the withdrawal of reservations; The results and impact will be evaluated as the implementation of the plan progresses.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 1) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated that, despite recommendations received during its first universal periodic review, the Niger maintained reservations to CEDAW ...
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Expand efforts for social change on early and forced child marriages, female genital mutilations and other discriminatory practices against women and girls, particularly through opinion leaders and the media.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GeorgiaGeorgiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Step up efforts to improve the promotion and protection of women’s rights.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure universal access to quality and inclusive education and health, including on rural areas, and combat all forms of discrimination in the access to those rights, in particular against women and girls.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Sustain the endeavours to implement the National Strategic Plan to combat child, early and forced marriage, and raise the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 years.
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State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to strengthen awareness-raising and sensitization activities for practitioners, families, traditional or religious leaders and the general public in order to encourage change in traditional attitudes aiming at effective eradication of female genital mutilation, Wahaya and other harmful practices.ImplementationNational Report:
Pg 12) In progress:
-Awareness campaigns on FGM and the practice of Wahaya;
- Awareness-building and training on Wahaya and other similar practices for magistrates, FDS and traditional leaders, provided by the ANLTP
- Study conducted on Wahaya and awareness-building on this practice provided to target groups;
- 2 conferences on Wahaya held in 2014.
- 11,316 messages broadcast on radio and TV regarding the ban on FGM and early and/or forced marriages;
Pg 19) - Appeal to traditional and religious leaders in Téra and Say (the areas most affected) on the subjects of reproductive health, FGM and human rights;
- Awareness campaigns with a view to the retraining of circumcisers;
- Training for community radio hosts in Téra and Say on the subjects of reproductive health, FGM and human rights.
- Awareness-building among 222 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 14, school attenders and non-school attenders, in 17 villages in Say and 20 villages in Téra, on the issues of reproductive health, FGM and human rights;
- Awareness-building among 64 traditional and religious leaders on the issue of FGM.
Pg 24) Awareness and educational campaigns for men and women in order to eliminate FGM and harmful practices.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 17) NHRC and CODDHD noted efforts to prohibit harmful traditional practices against women and children - notably female genital mutilation (FGM) - through awareness-raising activities, which had achieved positive results in some areas. CODDHD referred in particular to the case of the Makodolindi community, which had issued a public statement announcing its decision to abandon excision. Nonetheless, CODDHD considered that further efforts were required. WV expressed regret that, despite the enactment by the Government of Act No. 2003-25 condemning harmful practices, FGM remained a widespread practice in the Gurma, Peulh and Arab communities and the regions of Tillabéry, Diffa and Niamey. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Early marriage
- Polygamy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"The Civil Code states that men under the age of 18 years and women under the age
of 15 years may not enter into marriage. Customary law does not set a legal marriageable
age. Polygamous marriage is governed by customary law and religion. Polygamous unions
are widespread in both rural and urban areas. There has been little change in the frequency
of polygamy: 38 per cent of women and 24 per cent of men were in polygamous unions in
2008, as compared to 36 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, in 2006. [Para 107]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"The Coordination des ONG et Associations Féminines Nigériennes (CONGAFEN)
reports that support from women in parliament for the Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been weak and that
there has been a lack of information and genuine debate about the Protocol. There has been
hesitation from the Government, which is evident from the reservations entered at the time
the Convention was ratified. There has also been a lack of coordination among civil society
organizations in calling for the withdrawal of the reservations to the Convention and the
ratification of the Protocol. [Para 2]" -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Withdraw its reservations to the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:NigerNigerRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Establish and enforce laws and policies that criminalize and help prevent child, early and forced marriages.