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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ensure comprehensive sexuality education.
ExplanationNoted. In Romania, the legal framework does not provide for the concept of sexual education/comprehensive sexual education. However, the issues pertaining to sexual and reproductive health education will be approached within the compulsory topic of Health education.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:MongoliaMongoliaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Focus more on the improvement of health service quality with special attention to child and maternal mortality.ExplanationRomania adds to its position that, since 2001, there were 15 interventions within the National Program for Women and Child Health and, in 2018, the Working Group for Women and Child Health is reinforced.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Introduce a strategy for sexual and reproductive health in the next National Health Strategy, favouring a greater dissemination of education in these areas, with the aim of reducing the cases of early pregnancy in girls and adolescents.
ExplanationNoted for the part on providing (comprehensive) sexuality/sexual education, as the legal framework does not provide for this concept. The issues pertaining to sexual and reproductive health education will be approached within the compulsory topic of Health education.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue working to eradicate all forms of stigmatisation or discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Demonstrate ongoing political commitment to create an environment where minority groups, especially Roma and LGBT people, can be confident and open in their identity.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:Russian FederationRussian FederationRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Take measures to identify and prevent the activities of criminal groups, using children in illegal businesses, including prostitution and pornography. -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Provide dedicated budgets and operationalization strategies to support the National Plans in the fields of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health, including enhanced access to prevention and increased access to Education for Health in schools.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:QuestionSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:N/AContents:We would like to kindly request the country to provide information on concrete steps taken by the Government in addressing the issue of teen pregnancies? What steps did the State take to develop a national strategy for sexual and reproductive health and rights? -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Increase efforts to strengthen national campaigns aimed at reducing statelessness, especially aimed at promoting birth registration by undocumented parents and among groups at risk of statelessness.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:With regard to the widespread practice of de facto child marriages in rural areas, the [CRC] recommended that Romania conduct awareness-raising campaigns concerning the negative consequences of such marriages, and amend legislation to remove exceptions that allowed marriage under the age of 18 years. [Para 52] -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen measures to end violence against women, including femicides, and ensure better prevention by enacting laws and regulations according to the international standards and practices.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to improve the integrated national program for the protection of victims of domestic violence.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:CommentSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:N/AContents: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:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls recommended integrating human rights education at all levels of education, addressing specifically women’s and girls’ rights and gender equality issues, including violence against girls. [Para 55]
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:CoE-Commissioner highlighted the authorities’ obligation to fight prejudices and practices which were based on the idea of the inferiority of women or on stereotyped roles for women and men and called on officials at the highest political levels to send a strong message that gender-based discrimination was unacceptable. [Para 56]
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Age of consent
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS6 recommended raising the minimum age of sexual consent to 16 years. [Para 72]
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:N/AContents:Both the National Strategy for Improving the Roma Situation and the National Health Program include measures regarding reproductive health and the establishment of education and information centers for family health. The main beneficiaries of these centers are Roma women. The Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with the organization "Romani CRISS", also established a system of Roma health mediators (RHMs), in order to facilitate the communication between members of Roma community and the health personnel, to improve their access to health care services and to educate them on health related issues. RHMs are women with completed mandatory education, selected on the basis of community leaders' recommendations. [Para 34] -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:That further efforts be deployed to assure that the respect of fundamental rights of the child and the fight against ... sexual exploitation ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 78) The National Agency against Trafficking in Persons (NATIP) and its public and private institutional partners focused on prevention work and on improving the protection of the rights of children vulnerable to trafficking. In the period 2012-2016 the trafficking prevention activity aimed to cover a wide spectrum of phenomena (sexual exploitation, labour exploitation and begging), the element of unity and coherence being represented by focusing the message on the risks associated with trafficking.
UN Compilation:
Para 26) The Committee against Torture was concerned that Romania remained a country of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking, in particular for sexual and labour exploitation and forced begging.
Para 53) CRC The was concerned at the general tolerance of different forms of violence against children; the limited capacity of the public system to identify, report and address cases of violence, abuse and neglect of children, as well as sexual exploitation and abuse in a cross-sectoral manner; …
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 38) JS1 noted an increase in incidents of sexual abuse against children and of sexual exploitation of children. Children had been increasingly at risk of being subject to online child sexual exploitation and child pornography. JS1 reported on legal amendments made to combat child sexual exploitation. Penalties had increased for sexual assault and rape for victims who were younger than 18 (previously 16) years old. The use of child prostitution was explicitly criminalised. The Penal Code was amended to introduce definition for child pornography. However, JS1 reported on a lack of specialised services and support for child victims of sexual exploitation.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take measure to prevent trafficking in children and their sexual exploitation by establishing education programmes and developing support services for them.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 78) The National Agency against Trafficking in Persons (NATIP) and its public and private institutional partners focused on prevention work and on improving the protection of the rights of children vulnerable to trafficking. In the period 2012-2016 the trafficking prevention activity aimed to cover a wide spectrum of phenomena (sexual exploitation, labour exploitation and begging), the element of unity and coherence being represented by focusing the message on the risks associated with trafficking.
UN Compilation:
Para 26) The Committee against Torture was concerned that Romania remained a country of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking, in particular for sexual and labour exploitation and forced begging.
Para 53) CRC The was concerned at the general tolerance of different forms of violence against children; the limited capacity of the public system to identify, report and address cases of violence, abuse and neglect of children, as well as sexual exploitation and abuse in a cross-sectoral manner; …
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 38) JS1 noted an increase in incidents of sexual abuse against children and of sexual exploitation of children. Children had been increasingly at risk of being subject to online child sexual exploitation and child pornography. JS1 reported on legal amendments made to combat child sexual exploitation. Penalties had increased for sexual assault and rape for victims who were younger than 18 (previously 16) years old. The use of child prostitution was explicitly criminalised. The Penal Code was amended to introduce definition for child pornography. However, JS1 reported on a lack of specialised services and support for child victims of sexual exploitation.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Right to marry
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:JS4 stated that the 2011 Civil Code introduced a restrictive definition of family - a man and a woman united by marriage - compared to the previous definition formulated in gender-neutral terms. It added that the Code prohibited same-sex marriage and did not recognize same-sex marriages and civil partnerships contracted abroad. [Para 33] -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Workers.ExplanationNoted. Romania has not signed the ILO Convention no. 189. -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Sign and ratify the OP-ICESCR.
ExplanationNoted. ... 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.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Accede to [...] to the OPs to which it is committed to, notably the OP-CRPD and the OP-ICESCR.ExplanationRomania partially notes recommendation 21 only as to the ratification of ICESCR Optional Protocol. -
State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend ordinance No 137/2000 on preventing and sanctioning all forms of discrimination to include gender identity as one of the grounds of discrimination.
ExplanationNoted. ... 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. ... Romania upholds its position that a revision of the anti-discrimination law is not necessary, after careful assessment by the National Council for Combatting Discrimination. Under the European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law, in light of the case-law at European and domestic level, acts of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation fall within the scope of the protection of the national anti-discrimination law.
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State Under Review:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.