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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:LatviaLatviaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Investigate promptly cases of sexual and gender-based violence and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justiceExplanationThis recommendation has been examined by TGoNU and enjoy its support but needs technical assistance and resources to fully implement them.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 46) To improve the existing mechanisms for reporting cases of sexual and gender-based violence against and to ensure access to justice for victims and survivors of the gender-based violence, the Government with support from the development partners, in 2019, established within the Judiciary a Juvenile and Gender Based Violence Court. The court is based in Juba in Central Equatoria State, with mobile units in Malakal in Upper Nile State, Yambio in Western Equatoria State and Torit in the Eastern Equatoria State. The Court has so far in 2020 to 2021 tried and sentenced 369 cases, out of which, 82 are cases of violence against juvenile and gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual abuse
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:Moreover, according to JS1, children had reported widespread abuse and mistreatment by their teachers, including sexual harassment. [Para 86] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
- HIV and AIDS
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:The country team stated that South Sudan had an exceptionally high teenage pregnancy rate, attributable to the high rate of child and forced marriage (45 per cent of girls are married before the age of 18) and the limited access of young people to youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services. Adolescents and youth were the age groups most affected by HIV, with 56.9 per cent of new infections occurring among persons between 10 and 34 years of age. [Para 67] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:The Government of the Republic of South Sudan is soliciting support in the following areas: (h) Support in empowerment of women socially by enlightening them to play an effective role in combating child marriage and inheritance of wife of deceased male relative. [Para 77] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS7 recommended that the Government strengthen local institutions to address cases of child marriage and early pregnancies and amend the Transitional Constitution to include the marriageable age. ... [Para 59]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual violence
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNMISS and the United Nations country team recommended that the Government improve access to health services, especially on sexual and reproductive health. UNMISS recommended ... ensuring that competent national authorities investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including conflict-related sexual violence and attacks against medical personnel and facilities; and ensuring that victims have access to comprehensive programmes. [Para 55]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Complete the ratification of the ICCPR. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Complete the process of ratifying the CRPD. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure independent investigation and prosecution of all perpetrators of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, irrespective of ranks, and guarantee survivors' right to an effective remedy. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Take action and prosecute perpetrators of sexual violence, as well as immediately and safely release all abducted women and children. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ChinaChinaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to promote gender equality and further protect women's rights. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Take all measures necessary to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence, including measures for the protection and redress of victims. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:DjiboutiDjiboutiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Put in place a strategic plan aimed at strengthening the promotion and respect of the rights of women and vulnerable persons -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:PakistanPakistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to make efforts to promote women empowermentImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) On affirmative actions aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and girls, the Government is currently implementing the R-ARCSS,2018 and has advanced the provisions of Article 16 of the Transitional Constitution,2011(as amended) by increasing women participation in the public and governance institutions from 25% to 35%. Also, the Government in its public service policies and the Labour Act, 2017 ensured equal participation and equal pay for women and men.
Para 55) On measures taken to improve socioeconomic situation of internally displaced women, the Government with development partners, provided support to the internally displaced women, to improve their lives through, trained women and girls on tailoring, basket making hair dressing and crafts and other income generating activities.
Para 56) On women who cannot undertake income-generating activities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the women were trained in new skills like liquid soap making and tailoring to produce face masks. On women affected by floods and droughts, the Government in collaboration with development partners provided relief food.
Para 57) On employment opportunities for women, the Government has adopted measures to increase women participation in the public service and recruitment into organized forces. A number of female officers were recruited and promoted to various ranks and files, including promotion to the ranks of Generals in the army, National Security, police, prisons and Wildlife. The organized forces Code of Conducts determines exclusion of perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence from the forces including in the would-be Necessary Unified Forces.
UN Compilation:
Para 67) The Secretary-General reported that, despite progress made regarding state and local government appointments, the parties continued to fall short of the quota for women. He urged them to adhere to the 35 per cent quota in all government institutions, as stipulated in the Revitalized Agreement.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 54) JS6 observed that men enjoyed greater access to employment due to customary expectations for women to take care of the household. Despite increased representation of women in parliament, the Government should continue efforts to increase their participation in the public sector.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the ICCPR and the ICESCRExplanationThis recommendation has been examined by TGoNU and enjoy its support but needs technical assistance and resources to fully implement them.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 15) On ratification of the international and regional instruments, the Government has since the last UPR review, submitted to the National Legislative Assembly, for accession, the ICCPR, the ICESCR, ... -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures to safeguard the full enjoyment of human rights of women and girls, including by promptly and independently investigating all allegations of sexual and gender-based violence and bringing perpetrators of such crimes to justice, in accordance with international standardsExplanationThis recommendation has been examined by TGoNU and enjoy its support but needs technical assistance and resources to fully implement them.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 46) To improve the existing mechanisms for reporting cases of sexual and gender-based violence against and to ensure access to justice for victims and survivors of the gender-based violence, the Government with support from the development partners, in 2019, established within the Judiciary a Juvenile and Gender Based Violence Court. The court is based in Juba in Central Equatoria State, with mobile units in Malakal in Upper Nile State, Yambio in Western Equatoria State and Torit in the Eastern Equatoria State. The Court has so far in 2020 to 2021 tried and sentenced 369 cases, out of which, 82 are cases of violence against juvenile and gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- "Adultery"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:WWU continued that adultery was classified as a criminal offence in the Penal Code Act of 2008 and largely only affected wives. The law was being used by the husbands as they were mostly the ones who filed complaints against their wives. By cultural norms, the practice of dowry payment in cows, prevented wives from even attempting to file a complaint against their husbands for committing adultery. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:According to the country team, the quality and coverage of services to deal with gender-based violence was limited before the crisis, due to low capacities within the health, legal and psychosocial sectors; these services had now been weakened further, and in some locations no longer even existed. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Early marriage
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Forced marriage
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:Perpetuation of gender inequalities, biases and discrimination which translate into systematic violations of the rights of women, including incidences of gender based violence (GBV) such as sexual exploitation and abuse, early and forced marriage of girl-child and domestic violence continue to be a challenge to the Government efforts to protect and promote women and child rights. Although the Southern Sudan Child Act, 2008 provides for marriageable age of 18 years yet many girls are married off before that age of 18, especially in rural areas where presence of government institutions is limited. [Para 56] -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS7 recommended that the Government speed up the process of passing the Anti Gender Based Violence law; enact a family law; ... allocate adequate resources to relevant institutions. ... [Para 51]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan recommended that the Government act urgently to eliminate and prevent practices that constitute forced marriage, tackle the root causes thereof and ensure that instances of forced marriage were investigated and prosecuted. [Para 65]
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State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:MauritiusMauritiusRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue its efforts to ratify the ICESCR, as well as the CRPD. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize consensual adult same sex relations.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:KuwaitKuwaitRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Provide the necessary support to enhance accountability and the necessary technical assistance to investigate gender-based violence. -
State Under Review:South SudanSouth SudanRegional groupAfrica GroupSource Of Reference:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to advance the rights of women, including of their increased participation in public life and enhancing social protection.