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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended incorporating into its legislation a clear definition of discrimination against women, covering both direct and indirect discrimination. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Sex work / "prostitution"
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW recommended addressing the root causes of women's and girls' prostitution in order to eliminate their vulnerability to sexual exploitation and trafficking. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommends that the Congo should: (i) improve procedures to increase the percentage of children registered at birth in remote and rural areas; and (ii) ensure the implementation of birth registration that is free of charge and free from corruption for all children, without any discrimination, and in all regions. [Para 24] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- HIV and AIDS
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:CommentSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:N/AContents:Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie Van Homoseksualiteit-COC Nederland, in the joint statement with the International Lesbian and Gay Association acknowledged the recommendations to the Government of the Congo regarding the protection of individuals against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, which were noted by the Government. The organizations welcomed the inclusion of a development policy against HIV, which included LGBT people, but expressed the need for more to be done with regard to HIV and also to combat violence and discrimination against Congolese LGBTI people. They ultimately called on the Congolese Government to change its position on article 331 of the Penal Code. [Para 439] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:DenmarkDenmarkRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-CEDAW. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:BelarusBelarusRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to combat HIV / AIDS, including through the possible development and implementation of a comprehensive national program. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue legislative guarantees to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of women. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:ArmeniaArmeniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Undertake steps to eliminate widespread violence against women and children. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Sexual abuse
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Make further efforts to combat violence and sexual abuses against children for the effective realization of their rights.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 88) The overall framework for the protection of the rights of the child is determined by Act No. 4-2010 of 14 June 2010 on protection for children in the Republic of the Congo.
Para 89) Section III of the Act concerns protection against violence, neglect, ill-treatment and exploitation and prohibits the following:
- Indecent exposure, sexual molestation or rape in the presence or on the person of a child (art. 54);
- Genital mutilation, honour crimes and forced marriage of children (art. 62);
- The trafficking, sale and all forms of exploitation of children (art. 60).
UN Compilation:
Para 8) Several treaty bodies welcomed ... the 2011 Law prohibiting traffic and sexual exploitation of indigenous children and women. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:[CRC] urged the Congo to accelerate its efforts to revise the Family Code and to ensure that all provisions that discriminated against women were repealed. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CRC also recommended that the Congo ratify the OP-CRC-IC ... [Para 5] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Take further steps to address discrimination against women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 75) Currently, there is no provision under domestic legislation to define discrimination against women. However, the lack of a legal definition notwithstanding, efforts are being made to ensure that women are equal as regards ownership of property, access to employment and political activity. Women may own land through matrilineal or patrilineal filiation, through inheritance or by marriage.
Para 76) The Ministry for the Advancement of Women and the Integration of Women into Development has introduced a bill on the representation of women in political, administrative and elected positions. The Supreme Court has given a favourable opinion on the bill. Irrespective of the bill, Congolese women already play an active part in all sectors of public life.
UN Compilation:
Para 20) CEDAW and UNICEF welcomed the 2009-2013 National Gender Plan of Action ... -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt legislation prohibiting practices of violence affecting Congolese women in line with CEDAW and eradicate FGM.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 77) Sexual violence is classified as a crime and is punished by article 332 of the Congolese Criminal Code, which punishes the crime of rape. However, certain cases in which the crime has gone unpunished may be attributed to the failure of the victims to lodge a complaint or to the inertia and shortcomings of the judicial system.
Para 78) Efforts to combat the scourge are headed by NGOs, public institutions and United Nations agencies, which utilize extrajudicial means such as:
- The organization of information, education and communication sessions in order to change behaviour;
- The launch of the Zero Tolerance campaign, whose activities will last two years;
- Creation of hostels for the victims of violence;
- Establishment of an observatory for violence control;
- Revision of the legal framework to take into account legal issues affecting women (Criminal Code, Tax Code, Family Code, etc.).
Para 82) Female genital mutilation is prohibited in the Congo by article 62 of Act No. 4-2010 of 14 June 2010 on the protection of children in the Republic of the Congo. Campaigns to raise awareness about such practices are organized as part of the effort to combat sexual violence.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Enact legislation establishing a clear definition of discrimination against women. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its reform process in various systems including prisons, protection of women and children, and health. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:5th session, May 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Cooperate closely with UN bodies and address the issue of overdue reports to CESCR, the HR Committee, CEDAW...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 49) Congo is behind with the preparation of its initial and periodic reports. However, two reports, the first on economic, social and cultural rights and the other on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are being finalized and will shortly be submitted.
Para 51) The Congo submitted its combined reports on the CEDAW, covering the periods 2003-2006 and 2007 to 2011, on 14 February 2012.
UN Compilation:
Para 25) CESCR regretted that the Congo had not submitted its initial report, which was overdue since 1990, despite the exchange of views of CESCR with the Congo in 2000 and the national training seminar for members of the interministerial committee on the preparation and submission of reports to treaty bodies. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:LesothoLesothoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Remain steadfast in pursuing its impressive policies towards gender equality, particularly by strengthening measures to eradicate gender-based violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 50) On 25 October 2016, the Congo and the United Nations Population Fund signed a partnership agreement on combating gender-based violence, one outcome of which was the launch of a project on preventing and combating gender-based violence. The Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization is heading the project, which involves police officers, gendarmes, lawyers, doctors, psychologists and other professionals. The project led to workshops to draft and endorse a training manual for police staff and senior officers and training guidelines on combating gender-based violence. Both documents were approved on 9 August 2018.
Para 51) … In addition, a meeting on reviving the National Observatory on Gender-based Violence was held in Brazzaville on 9 September.
Para 58) A particular cause for concern is violence against women, which is addressed in a bill currently before the parliament. Training and awareness-raising campaigns have been carried out in preparation for its adoption. In 2015, 600 police officers underwent training on gender-based violence and inequality in Pointe-Noire. In Brazzaville, training has been provided for 80 victim-support centre workers and 35 members of the police force and the social affairs, health-care and justice sectors. In Pointe-Noire, a marine patrol squad consisting of 11 women has been formed. From 25 to 27 August 2015, judges, police officers and workers in the health-care and social affairs sectors attended a seminar on the criminal nature of violence against women. They were also trained in caring for victims, counselling them and identifying cases. Police stations and hospitals have been equipped with computer tools, office supplies, digital cameras and video cameras and essential medicines.
Para 59) As part of its implementation of the National Gender Policy and the Programme to Combat Gender-based Violence, the Government has worked with the Post and Electronic Communications Regulatory Agency and mobile telephone operators (Airtel-Congo, MTNCongo, Azur and Congo-Telecom) to set up a toll-free emergency hotline, 14 44, which has been operational since 4 March 2018. This shows the commitment of the Congolese public authorities to combating gender-based violence.
UN Compilation:
Para 52) [CRC] expressed its concern about the widespread violence against children, particularly girls …
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 41) JS1 indicated that many children continued to be victims of physical violence or corporal punishment. Violence, especially sexual violence against girls, remained a major problem.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CRPD.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 8) The instruments ratified by the Congo since the second cycle of the universal periodic review include the following: … CRPD and the OP thereto, on 14 February 2014.
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State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:Several treaty bodies encouraged the Congo to ratify OP-CEDAW, CRPD ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:... CEDAW recommended paying special attention to the needs of rural women in order to ensure their access to health, education, clean water, sanitation services and income- generating projects. [Para 32] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW was concerned about discrimination against indigenous women by health workers and recommended ensuring their access, without discrimination, to health, education, clean water, sanitation services and employment. [Para 84] -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Criminalize acts of violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.ExplanationNoted. Il n’y a aucune disposition législative ou réglementaire discriminant les personnes en raison de leur orientation sexuelle. Les personnes se réclamant des communautés LGBT participent régulièrement à l’ensemble des activités d’éducation sexuelle, à l’élaboration du Plan national stratégique pour la lutte contre le VIH/sida et les autres maladies sexuellement transmissibles 2018-2022, des textes d’application de la loi portant protection des personnes vivant avec le VIH/sida et du Plan d’action pour l’amélioration de la protection des femmes vivant avec le VIH/sida 2017-2021. -
State Under Review:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFSource Of Reference:LibyaLibyaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to support the health and education sectors, eliminate violence against women and support people with disabilities. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt a general antidiscrimination law, which includes prohibition of discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation, to ensure the protection of the rights of LGBTI persons, repeal the provision of the Military Penal Code, which prohibits and punishes same-sex consensual sexual relations in the army, increase public awareness on the need to respect gender identity and sexual orientation of every individual.ExplanationNoted. The Government has devoted considerable legislative efforts to prohibit discrimination through the Constitution and 90 other legislations. Meanwhile, considering the controversy over the prohibited grounds of discrimination, the enactment of the general anti-discrimination law, which provides general remedial procedure for the victims of discriminatory acts, requires considerable examination and opinion-gathering process to reach public consensus regarding the matter. Furthermore, imposing criminal punishment for discriminatory acts requires a careful review. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:QuestionSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:It asked about possible plans to change the relevant legislation in order to allow for a more active participation of female foreign spouses in the economic sphere and to shield them from abuse.