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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:Maternal mortality was 370 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 rising to 589 deaths in 2007. There is evidence that the effect of HIV and AIDS on pregnant women negatively affects the maternal mortality ratio. [Para 96] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:UNCT indicated that chapter IV of the Constitution governing citizenship issues provided for different treatment between men and women regarding acquisition of citizenship through marriage, transfer of citizenship through descent and renunciation of citizenship. CRC was also concerned that the child did not derive his or her citizenship from the mother unless the child was born outside of marriage and was not adopted or claimed by the father. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:JS2 and JS3 reported that in accordance to Swazi customary law majority for marital purposes was reached upon puberty, resulting in girls as young as 13 years to be married. JS2 recommended that Swaziland harmonise the age of majority in the different statutes and customs in order to curb early marriages. [Para 38] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts in implementing the CEDAW and to align all laws and policies with the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination as set out in the CEDAW.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 10) Further, Eswatini has made progress in developing sector policies guiding the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights as well as improving the livelihoods of Emaswati. These include National Gender Policy, Education and Training Sector Policy 2018 …
Para 11) During the period under review, Eswatini’s jurisprudence on the elimination of discrimination and inequality has made positive strides, thereby protecting and promoting the rights of women in accordance with Sections 20 and 28 of the Constitution and further giving effect to the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and other instruments that the country has ratified.
Para 12) In this regard, reference is made to the case of Makhosazane Eunice Sacolo (nee Dlamini) and Another vs. Jukhi Justice Sacolo and 2 Others (1403/16) [2019] SZHC (166) 30th August 2019 wherein the Court declared the common law doctrine of marital power invalid in that it is discriminatory against married women and offends against the Constitutional right to equality before the law and the right to dignity. The Court further declared that spouses married in terms of the Marriage Act 1964 and in Community of Property have equal capacity and authority to administer marital property. Women in Eswatini are now able to buy and sell property, sign contracts, and conduct legal proceedings without their husbands’ consent.
Para 39) The National Gender Policy 2010 has been reviewed to align it with the Beijing declaration and Platform for Action as well as other regional and international frameworks. This policy will guide gender mainstreaming strategies for the next 10 years (2020–2030). However, due to the COVID 19 pandemic disruptions, it is yet to be implemented and integrated into national budgets.
Para 40) Eswatini has continued to invest in women driven economic empowerment initiatives, with the leadership from government’s strategic roadmap 2019–2023. A case in point is E100 million has been used to establish the Women’s Business Hub in Manzini.
Para 41) The Small, Micro and Medium Enterprise (SMME) Policy 2018 and the Eswatini National Financial Inclusion Strategy (2017-2022) have been adopted to contribute to poverty alleviation by enabling alternative channels to serve the poor.
Para 42) The major aim of the Financial Inclusion Strategy is to ensure the “delivery of financial services and products in ways that are available, accessible and affordable to all segments” of the country’s populace. The target is to grow adult access from 43% to 75% and reduce the excluded from 27% to 15% by 2022. The target will be achieved by expanding mobile money services (e-money) increasing usage of banks, reducing risks in management of financial services and devising alternative ways of serving the poor. Further, it targets the un-served or underserved in rural areas; women and youth; Micro, Small & Medium Entrepreneurs including in the agriculture sector. The Strategy will facilitate the participation of Women and Youth Entrepreneurs in economic activities, particularly women in the Informal sector who often lack access to credit for business start-ups and growth. Studies reveal that the Informal sector provides employment to 40.2 percent women compared to 25.5 percent men.
Para 43) Further, the country has developed a Citizens Economic Empowerment Bill 2021 to enable equal participation of women and men in economic transformation. The Bill seeks to, among other issues, “promote gender equality in accessing, owning, managing, controlling and exploiting economic resources”.
Para 44) The Government of Eswatini has established the Federation of National Associations of women in business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) along with a strategic plan of 2018-2022. FEMCOM is responsible for facilitating economic empowerment of women and youth entrepreneurs. Its mandate is to promote programmes, which integrate women into trade and development activities in various business fields, thus contributing to national development and the promotion of vision 2022.
Para 45) In 2020, the Government launched 50 Million African Women’s Speak digital Platform. To contribute to the economic empowerment of women through the provision of a networking platform that will enable women in business to access information and financial services. Specifically, the objective is to establish a platform to improve the ability of women entrepreneurs to network and share information as well as to access information on financial and non-financial services.
Para 46) Eswatini is currently using the definition of discrimination in terms of section 20 of the Constitution read together with the reviewed Gender policy which has aligned the definition of discrimination with that in CEDAW. A legislation that will comprehensively domesticate CEDAW is yet to be developed. Further, a pack of family law bills have been developed that seek to domesticate certain parts of CEDAW and are currently undergoing stakeholder consultation processes.
Para 47) Section 211(2) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini provides that all citizens of Eswatini have access to land regardless of gender. However, post the Constitution, some Chiefdoms followed the traditional system of land allocation. This meant that women only accessed land through males which could either be their husbands, male relative or male child. For some women who were unmarried or widowed, access to land remained a struggle. However, it is worth mentioning that there is now a paradigm shift from the patronage system as most Chiefs are aware of the Constitutional rights of women, thus land is accessible to women without the assistance of a male. Efforts are being made to develop an information management system that will provide statistical data on this development.
Para 48) With regards to representation of women in politics, Eswatini enacted the Election of Women Members into the House of Assembly Act No. 06 of 2018 to ensure that at least 30% of women constitute the House of Assembly, thereby giving effect to section 86 of the Constitution. However, this target has not been met as currently, women legislators constitute 20.38% of the legislators, and 29% at Cabinet.
Para 49) There are still barriers that hinder women’s ability to be elected or appointed into decision making positions such as patriarchy, economic disadvantages, social stereotypes, and socio-political perceptions around women’s leadership. As a mitigating measure, Eswatini is developing a National Strategy on women’s participation in politics and decision-making. This strategy seeks to address barriers to women’s participation.
Para 50) The Elections and Boundaries Commission conducts Civic Voter education to sensitize members of the public on the electoral process before elections. Further Civil Society Organisations conduct educational vote for women campaigns to ensure women’s participation in politics and decision-making structures. Women candidates and nominees are capacitated on leadership and campaigning skills prior to Secondary Elections.
UN Compilation:
Para 55) The United Nations country office in Eswatini indicated that the State had made significant strides in addressing gender inequalities. However, pervasive structural disparities, deep-rooted harmful gender stereotypes and patriarchal attitudes had led to gender inequalities that disadvantaged women, while the country’s dual legal system – which was based on a constitutional legal framework and traditional and customary laws – provided women and girls with limited protection.
Para 56) The HR Committee noted with concern that several domestic laws contained discriminatory provisions towards women, such as the Marriage Act, and chapter 4 of the Constitution, which differentiated between men and women in the acquisition and transfer of citizenship. The Committee was also concerned that customary law and practices perpetuated inequality between men and women, in particular with regard to inheritance and property rights, and that cultural practices such as polygamy, forced marriage and bride inheritance continued to exist. The lack of equal representation of women in the public and private sectors, in particular in decision-making positions, was also a matter of concern.
Para 58) While the United Nations country team welcomed the Employment Act, which provided equal pay for equal work, it regretted that women’s participation and representation in politics and positions of influence remained a major challenge. In particular, the country team indicated that women’s representation in parliament still failed to meet the target of 30 per cent as provided for in the Constitution.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 9) JS2 noted that Eswatini operated a dual legal system with a component on not codified patriarchal systems of traditional norms, which was often in conflict with common law, the constitution and human rights standards, and had resulted in conflicts leading to numerous violations of rights, in particular, women's rights.
Para 52) While welcoming the enactment of the Sexual Offences Domestic Violence Act in 2018, several stakeholders were concerned that Eswatini’s customary norms and practices continued to undermine the rights of women. In JS7’s view, the fact that Swazi Law and Customary law was not codified, it left women vulnerable to abuse.
Para 53) JS6 regretted that the Constitution denied to women the right to transmit citizenship to their children and foreign spouse-a right reserved for men, and that gender discrimination in Eswatini’s nationality law had resulted in wide-ranging human rights violations, including with regard to inheritance, property rights and freedom of movement. JS7 moreover stated that women did not enjoy the same rights as men to seek separation, divorce or annulment of marriage, and were politically marginalised. The authorities have not met the goal of having 30 representatives of Parliament being women.
Para 54) JS10 also noted with concern that women were very often unlawfully subjected to land grabbing, evictions and disinheritance, situation that had been heightened by the Covid-19 lockdown where victims have had very limited options to seek redress for rights violations.
Para 71) JS6 was concerned that the Nationality law included gender discriminatory provisions that contributed to statelessness, depriving Swazi women and their children of equal protection under the law.
Para 72) JS6 indicated that women were also a group at risk of statelessness. The deprivation of nationality of women upon marriage to a foreign national have been documented in practice.
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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MoroccoMoroccoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupOICALOIFIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Assess in terms of the fight against HIV/AIDS and Malaria its assistance needs and request such assistance particularly from the WHO. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Encourage reporting of cases of domestic and sexual violence against women and girls, and ensure that complaints are investigated and the perpetrators are punished with penalties proportional to the seriousness of the offence, ending the culture of impunity. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to strengthen the rights of women, particularly in relation to the equal pay issue.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) During the period under review, Eswatini’s jurisprudence on the elimination of discrimination and inequality has made positive strides, thereby protecting and promoting the rights of women in accordance with Sections 20 and 28 of the Constitution and further giving effect to the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and other instruments that the country has ratified.
Para 12) In this regard, reference is made to the case of Makhosazane Eunice Sacolo (nee Dlamini) and Another vs. Jukhi Justice Sacolo and 2 Others (1403/16) [2019] SZHC (166) 30th August 2019 wherein the Court declared the common law doctrine of marital power invalid in that it is discriminatory against married women and offends against the Constitutional right to equality before the law and the right to dignity. The Court further declared that spouses married in terms of the Marriage Act 1964 and in Community of Property have equal capacity and authority to administer marital property. Women in Eswatini are now able to buy and sell property, sign contracts, and conduct legal proceedings without their husbands’ consent.
Para 46) Eswatini is currently using the definition of discrimination in terms of section 20 of the Constitution read together with the reviewed Gender policy which has aligned the definition of discrimination with that in CEDAW. A legislation that will comprehensively domesticate CEDAW is yet to be developed. Further, a pack of family law bills have been developed that seek to domesticate certain parts of CEDAW and are currently undergoing stakeholder consultation processes.
Para 47) Section 211(2) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini provides that all citizens of Eswatini have access to land regardless of gender. However, post the Constitution, some Chiefdoms followed the traditional system of land allocation. This meant that women only accessed land through males which could either be their husbands, male relative or male child. For some women who were unmarried or widowed, access to land remained a struggle. However, it is worth mentioning that there is now a paradigm shift from the patronage system as most Chiefs are aware of the Constitutional rights of women, thus land is accessible to women without the assistance of a male. Efforts are being made to develop an information management system that will provide statistical data on this development.
UN Compilation:
Para 55) The United Nations country office in Eswatini indicated that the State had made significant strides in addressing gender inequalities. However, pervasive structural disparities, deep-rooted harmful gender stereotypes and patriarchal attitudes had led to gender inequalities that disadvantaged women, while the country’s dual legal system – which was based on a constitutional legal framework and traditional and customary laws – provided women and girls with limited protection.
Para 56) The HR Committee noted with concern that several domestic laws contained discriminatory provisions towards women, such as the Marriage Act, and chapter 4 of the Constitution, which differentiated between men and women in the acquisition and transfer of citizenship. The Committee was also concerned that customary law and practices perpetuated inequality between men and women, in particular with regard to inheritance and property rights, and that cultural practices such as polygamy, forced marriage and bride inheritance continued to exist. The lack of equal representation of women in the public and private sectors, in particular in decision-making positions, was also a matter of concern.
Para 58) While the United Nations country team welcomed the Employment Act, which provided equal pay for equal work, it regretted that women’s participation and representation in politics and positions of influence remained a major challenge. In particular, the country team indicated that women’s representation in parliament still failed to meet the target of 30 per cent as provided for in the Constitution.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 9) JS2 noted that Eswatini operated a dual legal system with a component on not codified patriarchal systems of traditional norms, which was often in conflict with common law, the constitution and human rights standards, and had resulted in conflicts leading to numerous violations of rights, in particular, women's rights.
Para 52) While welcoming the enactment of the Sexual Offences Domestic Violence Act in 2018, several stakeholders were concerned that Eswatini’s customary norms and practices continued to undermine the rights of women. In JS7’s view, the fact that Swazi Law and Customary law was not codified, it left women vulnerable to abuse.
Para 53) JS6 regretted that the Constitution denied to women the right to transmit citizenship to their children and foreign spouse-a right reserved for men, and that gender discrimination in Eswatini’s nationality law had resulted in wide-ranging human rights violations, including with regard to inheritance, property rights and freedom of movement. JS7 moreover stated that women did not enjoy the same rights as men to seek separation, divorce or annulment of marriage, and were politically marginalised. The authorities have not met the goal of having 30 representatives of Parliament being women.
Para 54) JS10 also noted with concern that women were very often unlawfully subjected to land grabbing, evictions and disinheritance, situation that had been heightened by the Covid-19 lockdown where victims have had very limited options to seek redress for rights violations.
Para 71) JS6 was concerned that the Nationality law included gender discriminatory provisions that contributed to statelessness, depriving Swazi women and their children of equal protection under the law.
Para 72) JS6 indicated that women were also a group at risk of statelessness. The deprivation of nationality of women upon marriage to a foreign national have been documented in practice.
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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Take concrete measures to prohibit and eliminate child or forced marriage.ExplanationSwaziland accepts this recommendation. The Marriage Act is currently being amended. The Draft Bill provides for 21 years being the marriageable age for both boys and girls.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 51) The Constitution protects women and girls from being forced to contract marriages without their consent and being subjected to customs they are opposed to in conscience. Therefore, customary practices of kungenwa, kwendziswa and others are no longer practised against the free and full consent of the intending spouses. At a Customary marriage ceremony, the presence of a Chief’s representative plays an important role of witnessing the proceedings of the ceremony including if the woman is a consenting party to the marriage.
Para 52) With regards to the fixed legal age to marry, the country is reviewing the Marriage Act of 1964 which will fix the marriageable age to 18 for both males and females. A draft Marriages Bill is currently undergoing legislative processes.
Para 53) There are on-going community dialogues, sensitisation campaigns, media advocacy on the adherence to laws protecting children, in particular the girl child, against harmful practices that hinder their full development. Where there are suspected reported cases of child marriages, the office of the Deputy Prime Minister attends to the cases and as a result several children have been removed from forced marriages and cases referred to the criminal justice system for investigations and prosecution.
UN Compilation:
Para 56) The HR Committee … was also concerned that customary law and practices perpetuated inequality between men and women, in particular with regard to inheritance and property rights, and that cultural practices such as polygamy, forced marriage and bride inheritance continued to exist.
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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The HR Committee recommended that Eswatini ... adopt legislation explicitly prohibiting hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons; ... [Para 12]
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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS7 recommended amending legislation related to the health and employment sectors to prohibit any discrimination, including on the basis of health status, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation; and improving the existing training manual for clinicians that is used by the ministry of health. UPRP-BCU recommended that Eswatini extend coverage of its current Health Promotion Programme, using different types of accessible media and scientific studies, to sensitize people on HIV issues, as a way of reducing stigma. [Para 14]
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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:CommentSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:It also welcomed the existence of a national plan on gender. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:HRW recommended to promptly adopt a national policy that outlines pregnant girls’ and adolescent parents’ right to education, and publish official regulations issuing clear related instructions to schools. JS8 recommended fast-tracking the development of the National Policy and Guidelines on Learner Pregnancy Prevention and Support. [Para 51]
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State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:In 2014, CEDAW encouraged Swaziland to ratify OP-CEDAW ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW also urged Swaziland to establish a national violence coordination mechanism with a mandate to tackle all forms of violence against women and girls and to coordinate national efforts to prevent and eliminate such violence. [Para 35] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:Concerned at the lack of income-generating opportunities for rural women, CEDAW called upon Swaziland to continue to expand women's access to microfinance and microcredit at low interest rates. [Para 73] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:HRW recommended that Swaziland decriminalise same-sex relations. [Para 34] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Enact the necessary policies and actions to support in practice the implementation of the legislation on non-discrimination and legal equality of women. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider carrying out the relevant policies and procedures to prohibit all types of discrimination, based on sexual orientation or gender identity.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GhanaGhanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to ratify outstanding international treaties and protocols, including the OP-CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to respond to the challenges posed by HIV / AIDS in the country. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the implementation of a multisectoral approach aimed at eradicating gender-based violence, including training for law enforcement, educators and medical personnel, as well as victim support services and accountability of perpetrators of violence. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Implement a public education programme, including at community level, to combat domestic violence and raise awareness of the Sexual Offences Domestic Violence Act of 2018. -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:HIV Testing and Counselling has been scaled up and integrated into other health care services such as Antenatal Care (ANC) and TB services. To date about 40% of the population have tested and they know their HIV status. This is expected to increase as the country is engaged in a home based HIV testing through a population based survey to measure the incidence of HIV. [Para 85] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC inter alia recommended that Swaziland prioritize and target social services for children belonging to the most vulnerable groups and pay special attention to the situation of girls through education campaigns, participation, support and protection. [Para 20] -
State Under Review:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:No women were heading government parastatals. They were not allowed into traditional positions like being chiefs or even being a leader of the country. The judiciary also lacked women representation. [Para 16]