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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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Implementation notes

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:

    Holy See

    Holy See
    Regional group
    Observer
    Issue:
    • Inappropriate content
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Intensify the support of the family as an institution.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Birth registration
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    In 1999, the HR Committee recommended that Romania take all necessary measures to protect and rehabilitate these children, guarantee them a name, and to ensure that all births are duly registered in Romania. [Para 35]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    JS2 stated that although abortion was legal, there were some barriers in accessing necessary services, including lack of specific and clear legal provisions in case of an objection by medical personnel to perform medical services on the grounds of religious or conscientious reasons. [Para 47]
  • 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:
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    To ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS, especially children, can fully enjoy their human rights through, among others, equitable access to basic services and education
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 43) Concerning persons living with HIV/AIDS and given also recommendation 9, in addition to the aspects presented within the mid-term report, we underline that people newly diagnosed with HIV infection are clinically and laboratory evaluated, based on ECDC/WHO criteria, and included in the antiretroviral therapy. Efforts are made in order to avoid therapy discontinuity and patient drop-out.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 52) CRC was concerned that the proportion of young people, including adolescents, among those recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS was high and that children affected byHIV/AIDS often experienced barriers in accessing health services. UNICEF reported that the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV increased in 2010 due to the fact that one third of HIV-positive mothers were not receiving either treatment or preventive care during pregnancy.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 12) JS2 reported about discrimination against and segregation of women living with HIV in hospitals and cases of breach of confidentiality of patients' HIV positive status by medical personnel. JS2 highlighted the denial or hindrance of access to medical assistance during childbirth for women living with HIV and failure by some healthcare providers to take special measures to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child. The occurrences of refusal of gynecological consultations, post-abortion health care or the performance of abortion to women with HIV positive status by public health care resulted in cases of patients not treating their diseases, resorting to self-medication or unsafe abortion or not declaring their HIV status when accessing health care services. JS1 recommended that Romania raise public awareness to combat all forms of discrimination against people living with HIV / AIDS, primarily addressing the communities in rural areas.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    ACCEPT, IGLHRC & ILGA noted that one of the submitting organisations, ACCEPT, has received several complaints from individuals in detention who are perceived to be gay or transgender and as such are subjected by other inmates to rape, physical assault, and degrading treatment. However, when such inmates complain, prison authorities rarely take immediate measures to ensure their safety or prosecute the perpetrators. ACCEPT, IGLHRC & ILGA recommended that the Ministry of Justice and the National Authority of Penitentiaries should prevent abuses in detention by systematically educating prison personnel about human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity issues. The penitentiary should promptly follow up on complaints to secure the safety of inmates and prevent their further victimization, referring perpetrators to the prosecutor. [Para 20]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Croatia

    Croatia
    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:

    Ireland

    Ireland
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Take necessary measures to legislate for same-sex marriage and civil unions.
    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:

    Finland

    Finland
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Further develop statistics regarding sexual violence, hate crimes and Roma children’s school attendance, and strengthen the statistical work of the Romanian authorities.
    Explanation
    The Ministry of Education collects data regarding participation in education for persons belonging to national minorities; to combat school dropout, the Ministry implements the National Program for the Reduction of School Dropout, and the measures provided include the identification and registration of at-risk students in the Ministry’s database, as well as the identification and registration of children and youth out of school. The program currently targets lower secondary school students, where the school dropout phenomenon is most acute, and will be expanded to include primary education as well. ... Moreover, the new 2023 Law on Undergraduate Education provides for increased measures to tackle this phenomenon, by establishing the National Integrated Program for the Reduction of School Dropout. Pupils identified as at-risk of school dropout participate in national support programs with priority, such as the "School after School" Program, the "Remedial Learning" Program and benefit from additional support measures and facilities.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Gender perspective in policies, programmes
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Trafficking in women and / or girls
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Intensify measures to prevent and end trafficking in persons, particularly of women and girls, through trainings of judges and prosecutors in this area and with a gender perspective.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Malaysia

    Malaysia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Right to health
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Promote the right to health by improving access to health services for all, reducing infant and maternal mortality, and addressing teenage pregnancies.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Norway

    Norway
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Gender equality
    • Domestic violence
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ensure that national strategies for Roma, for gender equality and combating domestic violence, and for the prevention of HIV/AIDS are implemented effectively through the allocation of sufficient financial resources, efficient coordination between authorities, and in close dialogue with civil society organisations.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Lithuania

    Lithuania
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue measures, including appropriate budgetary allocations, to combat all forms of violence, especially domestic and gender-based violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Sweden

    Sweden
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Question
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    What are the Government of Romania’s concrete plans and timeline for implementing decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice regarding LGBTIQ-rights in Romania, ... ?
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Continue maintaining temporary special measures, including establishment of benchmarks, quotas, numerical goals and timetables, to accelerate women's full and equal participation in elected and appointed bodies. [Para 24]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Outcome Report

    Issue:
    • Right to marry
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Comment
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    In a joint statement, the European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Federation and International Lesbian and Gay Association commended Romania for supporting 13 recommendations made on sexual orientation and gender identity issues, but regretted that it partially noted two recommendations on same-sex civil partnership and marriage. They noted the widespread intolerance towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. In the joint statement, they highlighted a need for the authorities to ensure that awareness raising campaigns on equality and non-discrimination, as well as educational and continuous learning programmes were available and implemented in schools and training centres for civil servants and other professionals. Romania needed to update legal gender recognition procedures in order to respect human rights standards.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Law No. 304/2004 on the organizing of the judiciary, republished, stipulates that all the persons are equal before the law, with no privileges and no discrimination and that justice is carried out equally for all, with no distinction of race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, religion, sex or sexual orientation, opinion, political affiliation, fortune, social origin or status or any other such discriminating criteria. [Para 71]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual abuse
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... Train the police on dealing with victims of trafficking and sexual abuse ... [Para 40]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Right to health
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The HR Committee ... recommended that the State continue its efforts to eliminate preventable maternal and infant mortality and ensure non-discriminatory access to affordable quality health care for all women and girls, especially Roma and those residing in rural areas. [Para 46]
  • 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:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Consider ratifying ILO Convention 189.
    Explanation
    Noted. Romania has not signed the ILO Convention no. 189.
  • 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:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS2, JS3 and JS4 reported on cases of refusal to perform abortions in some public hospitals. JS2 stated that abortion on request could be expensive, and the costs were not subsidized. Women continued to resort to illegal and unsafe abortions putting their health and life at risk given the financial constraints, the refusal of state medical units to fulfil their legal obligations to perform such medical intervention and the lack of access to emergency contraception. [Para 39]
  • 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:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take urgent measures to investigate and sanction acts of hatred such as discrimination against migrants, minorities and LGBTI persons, in particular those acts made by public officials.
    Explanation
    already implemented.
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS2 and CoE-ECRI recommended adopting and implementing a plan to combat homophobia and transphobia in all areas of life. JS2 recommended raising the level of awareness among the general public on equality, non-discrimination and LGBTI persons through public campaigns funded by Romanian authorities in partnership with LGBTI organizations. JS6 recommended investing in training programmes and information campaigns for police officers, judges and prosecutors to ensure effective investigations into crimes against the LGBTQI+ community. [Para 94]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Slovakia

    Slovakia
    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:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    The Subcommittee [on Prevention of Torture] recommended that Romania ensure the effective separation of ... of male detainees from female detainees … [Para 19]
  • State Under Review:

    Romania

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

    Chad

    Chad
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Develop and adopt a national strategy to combat gender-based violence, amend the law on domestic violence to extend it to cover all forms of gender-based violence and ensure that the revised law is fully implemented.

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