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UN Member State or Permanent Observer making sexual rights related recommendations, comments or asking questions to the State under Review.

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Sources of information used as the basis for a State’s review.  Includes the State’s National Report, UN Compilation Report and a Stakeholder Summary.

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State responses to recommendations and issues raised in the UN Compilation and Stakeholder summary.

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  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Sierra Leone

    Sierra Leone
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Partially Accepted
    Contents:
    Accede to [...] to the OPs to which it is committed to, notably the OP-CRPD and the OP-ICESCR.
    Explanation
    Romania partially notes recommendation 21 only as to the ratification of ICESCR Optional Protocol.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Philippines

    Philippines
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    Issue:
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ensure the effective implementation of the law and strategy on preventing and combating domestic violence by providing adequate assistance to victims, including psychosocial services and temporary shelters, and capacitating law enforcement in handling domestic violence cases in order to prevent re-traumatization of victims.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Czechia

    Czechia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Belarus

    Belarus
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Fight more effectively discrimination and violence against women and girls, and improve the system for combating domestic violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Portugal

    Portugal
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Sexual violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Create integrated support services for survivors of sexual violence, also in cases in which the aggressor is not a family member, and amend the Law 217/2003 on preventing and combating domestic violence in order to expand its scope to all forms of gender-based violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Brazil

    Brazil
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Step up efforts to protect women against violence, in law and in practice, including through prevention and accountability mechanisms, specially by means of effective emergency measures in favour of victims and their families.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    CRC recommended that Romania allocate adequate human and financial resources to ensure full implementation of the National Health Strategy 2014-2020, and of the HIV/AIDS strategy and action plan. [Para 39]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexuality education
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS3 recommended introducing a mandatory comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education in schools and ensuring that sexuality education is evidence-based, gender sensitive and non-discriminatory. JS2 recommended developing teachers training courses on education for sexual and reproductive health ... [Para 35]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    The non-discrimination grounds in the anti-discrimination law include sexual orientation but not gender identity and expression, and the law on equal opportunities between women and men does not cover transgender status. [Para 12]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Article 200 of the Criminal Code, incriminating sexual relations between persons of the same sex, was repealed in 2002. Discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation is prohibited by law. LGBT communities have become more visible in recent years, including as result of events such as Bucharest's annual "Gay Fest" parade and Cluj Napoca's Gay Film Nights Festival. In the post-communist period, social attitudes in relation to sexual minorities have started to change and, after years of total silence, this topic is being openly discussed in the mass-media. Nevertheless, given an incriminatory past and the conservatory views existing in the society, sexual minorities are still vulnerable to prejudices and discriminatory attitudes. [Para 35]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Outcome Report

    Issue:
    • Sexuality education
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    Type:
    Comment
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Centrul de Resurse Juridice noted a high rate of teenage pregnancies and stated that the Government rejected to introduce mandatory sexual and reproductive health education in the school curricula.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Article 47 of the Constitution provides for the maternity leave. According to article 10 of the Labor Code, maternity can not be a reason for discrimination and dismissal during the maternity. In addition, it is forbidden to ask a candidate, when applying for a job, to present a pregnancy certificate and/or to sign a commitment that she won't become pregnant or give birth to a child during the period of validity of her working contract. In the private economic sector, there are situations where pregnancy becomes an obstacle either for getting or for keeping a job. Labor inspectors are expected to take a more pro-active stance in this respect, thoroughly investigating such instances and applying sanctions accordingly. [Para 87]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The Working Group [on discrimination against women and girls] recommended ensuring effective implementation of relevant laws, policies and strategies, and introducing further measures that were focused on achieving substantive equality and addressing the specific needs of women facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as Roma women and girls, and women with disabilities. [Para 59]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CoE-Commissioner stated that further measures were needed to ensure that provisional protection orders and protection orders were systematically enforced and that breaches of issued orders were subject to effective and dissuasive sanctions. [Para 61]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    JS3 stated that some anti-choice organizations established pregnancy crisis centres, providing women with incorrect and biased information. New anti-abortions hotlines were opened in 2022. [Para 40]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Holy See

    Holy See
    Regional group
    Observer
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue the efforts made in favor of the integration of the community of the Roma ... especially of women and children, and discrimination against people living with HIV / AIDS.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 69) In Romania, the persons having HIV or AIDS are legally perceived as persons with disabilities. Thus, they benefit from all protective measures specifically aimed at this mentioned group. HIV-positive pregnant women are monitored in nine Regional HIV Infection Surveillance Centers where, after HIV infection has been confirmed, any person, regardless of age, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, is recorded, clinically and biologically monitored and provided specific antiretroviral therapy immediately after diagnosis. The management of HIV-positive child and adolescent patients complies with the 2013-2014 Guidelines for ARV Therapy, containing a separate chapter for this age group. Between May 2014 and August 2016, ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’ National Institute of Infectious Diseases from Bucharest, as Project Promoter, under the coordination of the Ministry of Health as Program Operator, implemented the project ‘Improving HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C Prevention and Control in Romania”, as part of the 2009-2014 Norwegian Financial Mechanism.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 31) JS3 stated that health care units refused to treat women living with HIV for obstetrics and gynaecological needs, leading to cases when patients did not receive adequate medical treatment, resorted to self-medication or unsafe abortion, were subject to discrimination and did not declare their HIV status when accessing healthcare services. Cases of discrimination against persons living with HIV in healthcare services remained unpunished and undocumented.

  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Argentina

    Argentina
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen the different measures aiming at respecting rights of persons with disabilities, particularly boys and girls.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    Type:
    Comment
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Concerns were voiced about high teen-pregnancy rates ... and maternal mortality rates.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Czechia

    Czechia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.
    Explanation
    Noted. ... the Government could not prejudge on the position the legislator will take in the process of ratification. … On the merits, the Romanian party is still in the process of evaluating the changes the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights would imply, from the domestic remedies perspectives and given the complex character of the obligations entailed by the Convention and Covenant respectively.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Malta

    Malta
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Consider introducing legislation to officially recognise same-sex relationships and to enhance legal protections to LGBTIQ+ persons.
    Explanation
    Noted. ... with the explanation that there is a need to examine in detail the domestic legal framework in relation to the complaints filed by the applicants. In addition, there is a need to thoroughly examine the legal avenues to execute the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Colombia

    Colombia
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Partially Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen legislative and administrative measures to prevent and punish all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Explanation
    Noted only for the part on strengthening the legislative measures, as a careful analysis performed by the National Council for Combatting Discrimination indicated that a revision of the anti-discrimination law is not necessary.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Egypt

    Egypt
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    AL
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue to strengthen national measures aiming at reducing the barriers that prevent women from accessing decent jobs and the discrimination they face in the workplace.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Sweden

    Sweden
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ensure a more equal gender representation in elections at all levels, for example by developing strategies for inclusion of women in decision-making bodies and encouraging political parties to set targets for gender representation.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    Sierra Leone

    Sierra Leone
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Establish adequate legislative measures, which guarantee women’s property rights after divorce, particularly in the case of unregistered marriages.
    Explanation
    Noted. such legislation already exists. The national legislation prohibits all forms of discrimination, thus, divorce and settlement legislation is applied indiscriminately to men and women.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

    Romania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Source Of Reference:

    United States

    United States
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Work to protect members of marginalized communities, including Roma and LGBTQI+ persons, from violence and threats of violence.

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