UPR Sexual Rights Database

National 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.

National 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.