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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:HaitiHaitiRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:In spite of measures taken to limit its scope as a follow up to recommendations 138.100 /.101 /.102 /.103 /.106 /.107 / et.l08 and 116.111 from the second cycle, abolish the male guardianship system (mehrem) as soon as possible.Explanationتأخذ أنظمة المملكة بمبدأ المساواة القائمة على التكامل بين الرجل والمرأة، والتي تراعي الخصائص والسمات التي يتمتع بها كل من الجنسين، وتحقق العدل في نهاية المطاف، ولا تتضمن أنظمة المملكة أي تفرقة أو استبعاد أو تقييد للمرأة ينتج عنه توهين أو إحباط الاعتراف لها بحقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية في جميع الميادين وفقاً لتعريف التمييز ضد المرأة بموجب اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة. وتؤكد المملكة أن أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية هي المرجعية الأساسية لمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. … وردت العديد من التوصيات التي تطالب بإلغاء نظام الولاية، ويبدو أن ما ورد في تلك التوصيات يقصد به التسلط الذي يمارسه بعض الذكور على بعض الإناث ويمثل انتهاكاً لحقوقهن، وتؤكد المملكة في هذا السياق أن أنظمتها كافة تحمي المرأة من هذا التسلط أو ما يعززه، وأن لمدّعي الضرر اللجوء إلى وسائل الانتصاف، وفي مقدمتها القضاء. وبناءً على ما تقدم؛ فإن جميع التوصيات الواردة في هذا الموضوع حظيت بالتأييد، عدا توصية واحدة حظيت بالتأييد الجزئي، على النحو الآتي.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:LithuaniaLithuaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take further measures to fully and effectively implement the law that detail enforcement and redress mechanisms for women and children facing domestic violence.ExplanationIt is noteworthy that any officials who impede the receipt of complaints of domestic violence are held accountable and punished under the provisions of numerous enactments including, in particular, the Protection from Abuse Act.ImplementationNational Report:
Protection against Abuse Act:
Para 6) Promulgated by Royal Decree no. 52 (21 September 2013), the Act represents a key national framework for addressing all forms of abuse faced by a number of groups in society. The Act was designed to ensure protection from all types of abuse, afford help and treatment, provide shelter and social, psychological and health care, ensure that appropriate statutory measures are taken to bring to account and punish perpetrators and spread awareness of the social effects of abuse. The implementing regulations, issued by Decision of the Minister of Labour and Social Development no. 43047 (9 March 2014), contain a number of mechanisms for implementing the provisions of the Act.
Supreme Order no. 27808 (15 March 2017):
Para 20) The Order requires a study to be conducted into domestic violence and the best ways of dealing with issues of guardianship and custody, to include review of the relevant legislation with a view to proposing amendments thereto and preparation of a manual on general domestic violence issues and custody. The Order also requires programmes to be held for judges across the country, in partnership with stakeholders.
Para 60) A further achievement in abuse prevention has been the creation of a special centre at the Ministry of Labour and Social Development to receive reports of domestic violence on one consolidated telephone number (1919), working around the clock.
Para 101) The promulgation of the Protection against Abuse Act, its implementing regulations and associated executive measures represents a guarantee to combat all forms of violence against women.
Para 102) In 2016, the complaints centre became operational. The centre receives reports of domestic violence on the strength of which the public prosecutor brings a criminal action under article 17 of the Criminal Procedure Act. If he believes it is in the public interest to do so, the public prosecutor investigates crimes involving a private right of action.
National Report Annex 1:
ز- صدرت اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الحماية من الإيذاء متضمنةً عدداً من الآليات التنفيذية للأحكام الواردة في النظام، ومن أبرزها:
التزام كل جهة عامة أو خاصة بإبلاغ وزارة العمل والتنمية الاجتماعية أو الشرطة عن حالات الإيذاء التي تطلع فيها فور العلم بها.
إنشاء مركز لتلقي البلاغات يقوم باستقبال البلاغات عن حالات الإيذاء.
التعامل الفوري مع البلاغات من خلال التواصل مع الحالة وتقييم وضع الحالة من حيث الخطورة، وإجراء التقييم الطبي لها إذا لزم الأمر واتخاذ جميع الإجراءات اللازمة والمناسبة للتعامل مع الحالة.
UN Compilation:
Para 51) Despite the enactment of the Protection from Abuse Act,118 criminalizing domestic violence, the CEDAW noted with concern the prevalence of gender-based violence against women, particularly domestic and sexual violence, which remained largely underreported and undocumented. In the light of the large number of reported domestic violence incidents, the Committee against Torture was concerned about allegations that the male guardianship system (mehrem) deterred and often prevented victims from reporting such cases.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 35) HRW noted that Saudi Arabia committed in its previous UPR to implementing the Protection from Abuse Regulation that detail enforcement and redress mechanisms for women and children facing domestic violence.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue measures to strengthen gender equality, promote the role of women in society and protect women from all forms of discrimination.Explanationتأخذ أنظمة المملكة بمبدأ المساواة القائمة على التكامل بين الرجل والمرأة، والتي تراعي الخصائص والسمات التي يتمتع بها كل من الجنسين، وتحقق العدل في نهاية المطاف، ولا تتضمن أنظمة المملكة أي تفرقة أو استبعاد أو تقييد للمرأة ينتج عنه توهين أو إحباط الاعتراف لها بحقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية في جميع الميادين وفقاً لتعريف التمييز ضد المرأة بموجب اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة. وتؤكد المملكة أن أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية هي المرجعية الأساسية لمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. … وردت العديد من التوصيات التي تطالب بإلغاء نظام الولاية، ويبدو أن ما ورد في تلك التوصيات يقصد به التسلط الذي يمارسه بعض الذكور على بعض الإناث ويمثل انتهاكاً لحقوقهن، وتؤكد المملكة في هذا السياق أن أنظمتها كافة تحمي المرأة من هذا التسلط أو ما يعززه، وأن لمدّعي الضرر اللجوء إلى وسائل الانتصاف، وفي مقدمتها القضاء. وبناءً على ما تقدم؛ فإن جميع التوصيات الواردة في هذا الموضوع حظيت بالتأييد، عدا توصية واحدة حظيت بالتأييد الجزئي، على النحو الآتي.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Brunei DarussalamBrunei DarussalamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue promoting the right to health of its citizens, particularly maternal and child health services.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 85) Efforts continue to improve the delivery of health services on the basis of need, observing the principle of equality. There are several areas of focus, including maternal and child care, …
Para 86) By 2016, the number of primary health care centres across all regions and governorates of the Kingdom had reached 2,450, delivering primary care, treatment for chronic diseases and maternal and child care. They have received more than 52 million visits.
Para 87) The Kingdom has adopted a number of measures to promote reproductive health. As a result, average female life expectancy at birth rose to 76.3 and the rate of maternal mortality fell to 12 per 100,000 live births in 2017. Approximately 99.7 per cent of deliveries in 2017 were carried out under the supervision of trained medical staff, while, in 2016, some 98 per cent of pregnant women received professional health care. The Ministry of Health has launched a telephone helpline service (937) to receive patient complaints and provide medical consultancy 24 hours a day.
Para 95) Particular achievements have been to … reduce rates of maternal mortality,
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Follow-up on the recommendations from the treaty bodies in the areas of the rights of women, non-discrimination, torture and children.ImplementationNational Report:
Annex 3) In 2009, Mr. Cornelis Flinterman, chair of the Building Bridges organization and former member of CEDAW visited the Kingdom and gave a talk at the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies to an audience of government officials, lawyers and persons interested in human rights.
- A delegation from Building Bridges visited the Kingdom in May 2011 in order to discuss the programme for technical cooperation in human rights, including training in the rights of women ... which it is implementing in the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MoroccoMoroccoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupOICALOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the ICCPR. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:NeglectedContents:The Special Rapporteur on violence against women recommended ... (b) adopting a family law to regulate marriage and divorce, including the prohibition of marriage annulments against the will of both spouses. [Para 34] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Extend migrant workers rights equally to all migrant workers, regardless of their age and gender. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Accede to the ICESCR. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:NeglectedContents:... JS4 recommended improving the access of women migrant workers to meaningful redress mechanisms. [Para 71] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:RejectedContents:Ratify and ensure implementation of the ICCPR and the ICESCR.Explanationترفض المملكة التوصيات التي قدمتها جمهورية إيران الإسلامية، ودولة قطر، ذات الأرقام: (122/12)، (122/76)، (122/77)، (122/78)، (122/79)، (122/89)، (122/43)، (122/136)، (122/182) نظراً للسلوك غير المشروع الذي تنتهجه الدولتان والذي ينتهك قواعد القانون الدولي والأعراف الدولية، مما حدا بالمملكة إلى قطع العلاقة الدبلوماسية مع هاتين الدولتين كتدبير مضاد لهذا السلوك الممنهج ، وبالتالي فإن الرفض متعلقٌ بمقدمي تلك التوصيات لا بموضوعاتها، مع الإشارة إلى أن معظم تلك التوصيات قد تضمنت ادعاءات باطلة يُراد منها الإساءة للمملكة.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt all necessary measures to incriminate violence against women and to conduct a resolute penal policy to combat this scourge.ImplementationStakeholder Summary:
Para 20) ... AI, JS1, ECLJ and HRW noted that no effective legal and practical measures have been put in place to criminalize violence against women. HRW stated the government failed to enact the 2011 draft law to combat violence against women and children.
Para 34) ... JS4 noted that no effective mechanism to prevent domestic violence has been implemented and the Protection from Harm Act has not been enacted. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW was concerned about the criminalization of abortion except when the life of the pregnant woman or girl was at risk. CRC recommended that Saudi Arabia decriminalize abortion in all circumstances, and ensure access to safe abortion and postabortion care services for adolescents. [Para 46]
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- "Adultery"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:AI, HRW, Alkarama, JS1, JS5 and JS10 stated that ... Death penalty is pronounced for a large number of crimes, including non-violent offences as … adultery. [Para 9]
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW ... recommended that Saudi Arabia refrain from any reprisals against women human rights defenders, and ensure that they were able to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and association. [Para 33] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Become a party to the ICCPR and ICESCR.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 19) As to the matter of the Kingdom's accession to the ICCPR and the ICESCR, it remains under constant consideration; recommendations have been made to the regulatory (legislative) authority and referred to the Human Rights Commission, which formed a committee of sharia, legal and other experts in the areas of the two Covenants, pursuant to Commission Board Decision No. 1/116 of 18 July 2012. The committee meets periodically at the seat of the Human Rights Commission. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:N/AContents:In 1425 AH (2004), the Council of Ministers approved a number of guidelines and measures to promote economic activity by women, the implementation of which will considerably expand the types and fields of economic activity in which women participate. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:Reference AddressedContents:It also encouraged Saudi Arabia to develop a national action plan for the promotion of gender equality. [Para 11; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Right to health
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:NeglectedContents:In order to eliminate discrimination against women, there is a need to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for promoting women's right to health throughout their life span. [Para 10] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:NeglectedContents:Develop and adopt a comprehensive multidisciplinary national plan of action to prevent and combat sexual exploitation of and trafficking in children; and strengthen its efforts to provide adequate assistance and social reintegration services for sexually exploited and/or trafficked children. [Para 32; CEDAW, CRC] -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:RejectedContents:Withdraw the reservations to CEDAW.ExplanationThe Kingdom wishes to emphasize the fact that that the principle of reservations to international conventions is a right recognized by international law. Moreover, the Kingdom believes that the reservations that it has made to the treaties that it has signed or to which it has acceded are not incompatible with the aims and purposes of those treaties. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Introduce and implement a law prohibiting all child, early and forced marriages, including the introduction of a legal minimum age of majority for marriage, and other measures to safeguard and enforce women's rights relating to marriage, choices and free and full consent.ExplanationThe Islamic sharia prohibits forced marriage and, under the Kingdom's regulations, a marriage contract is deemed to be null and void in the absence of proof of the full and free consent of either of the spouses. The marriage of minors is an issue that is currently under study and, consequently, it would be inappropriate to specify a minimum age for marriage before learning the outcome of the study. It should be noted, however, that marriage of minors is a rare occurrence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 110) Forced marriage is forbidden by Islamic sharia law, which holds that a marriage can only be concluded with the woman’s consent. Sharia law prohibits a woman being prevented from marrying or forced into marriage against her will. A woman may not be prevented from marrying a man who meets the lawful conditions for marriage. The King Abdulaziz Centre for National Dialogue conducted a study in partnership with stakeholders and civil society organizations, which showed that the number of women entering into forced or early marriage continues to decline. The study gave rise to a set of proposals, containing a number of measures and guidelines. Note that article 16 (3) of the implementing regulations for the Child Protection Act stipulates that, before the contract of marriage can be concluded, it must be ascertained that the marriage of a person under the age of 18, whether male or female, shall not cause harm and shall be in the best interests of that person.
UN Compilation:
Para 54) [CEDAW] was also concerned about persisting harmful practices, including child and forced marriage, …
Para 58) [CRC] was seriously concerned that judges had discretion to determine the age of majority and that they frequently authorized the marriage of girls who had attained puberty. It noted that judges often considered underage marriage as being in the best interest of the girl child, leading to multiple violations of girls’ rights. CEDAW noted that a high proportion of girls continued to marry before the age of 18 years.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 39) HRW noted that following its previous UPR in 2013 Saudi Arabia rejected a recommendation to “introduce a minimum marriage age of 18 years for both men and women,” and at this writing no ban on child marriage has yet been passed. Musawah noted that there is no legislation criminalizing forced marriages, nor is there a mechanism to sanction officers conducting them. It stated that under the Law on Child Protection, an advisory committee should examine each case individually to approve marriage to a person below 18. However, the standards to determine the minor’s interests and welfare are unclear, and minors are often not interviewed.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FinlandFinlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Continue engaging with the CEDAW and to implement all its recommendations on remaining issues, especially the withdrawal of the general reservation to the Convention. -
State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:TogoTogoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts with a view to ensuring equality of all before the law and to guaranteeing equal citizenship rights to women and men.ExplanationThe Kingdom's laws and regulations guarantee equality and designate all forms of discrimination, particularly against women, as punishable criminal offences. However, since acts of discrimination might be committed with impunity within the context of erroneous individual practices, endeavours are being intensified to eliminate such discrimination through the adoption of further policies, regulations and procedural measures under which any form of discrimination against women will be criminalized and punished. The national report highlighted the achievements made in the field of women's rights and particularly in regard to women's participation in public and political life. The Kingdom is aware that the system of male guardianship or tutelage to which reference is made in some of the recommendations is regarded as implying male domination over women. It therefore wishes to reaffirm that its regulations protect women from such domination or any practices conducive thereto and in no way entail any marginalization of women or gender-based differentiation likely to undermine the recognition of women's rights in a manner consistent with the definition of discrimination incorporated in the CEDAW. The Islamic legal concept of qiwama (tutelage in the sense of men's obligation to protect and provide for their womenfolk) guarantees women's rights and helps to ensure a properly structured and cohesive family. If this obligation is abused and exploited as a means to subjugate a woman and violate her rights, there are many ways in which the woman can seek redress at any time, particularly through the judiciary.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 51) ... In the light of the large number of reported domestic violence incidents, the Committee against Torture was concerned about allegations that the male guardianship system (mehrem) deterred and often prevented victims from reporting such cases.
Para 53) [CEDAW] was concerned about the persistence of the male guardianship system, despite measures taken to limit its scope.
Para 56) The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty noted that challenges with regard to the human rights of women were heavier on women living in poverty, as many employers still insisted on obtaining the permission of male guardians before women could work.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 32) JS8 noted that workers are denied an array of fundamental rights. The few rights that do exist are not meaningfully protected. This is clear in the continued, widespread and severe discrimination, both through law and in practice, against women, …
Para 34) AI, Musawah and JS6 observed that women and girls face discrimination in law including in the Civil Status Code, Labour Code and Nationality Act, and in practice. They noted that Saudi Arabia made some progress in advancing women’s rights. Despite these ostensibly positive developments, but they failed to implement the eight accepted UPR recommendations pertaining to the system of male guardianship over women. Women face numerous restrictions on their daily actions throughout Saudi society. The government has recently taken steps towards easing guardianship restrictions, but reforms are limited, and provide no penalties for offences. The system is not only set in law, but is a set of regulations that act as de facto law.
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State Under Review:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Abolish the male guardianship system.Explanationتأخذ أنظمة المملكة بمبدأ المساواة القائمة على التكامل بين الرجل والمرأة، والتي تراعي الخصائص والسمات التي يتمتع بها كل من الجنسين، وتحقق العدل في نهاية المطاف، ولا تتضمن أنظمة المملكة أي تفرقة أو استبعاد أو تقييد للمرأة ينتج عنه توهين أو إحباط الاعتراف لها بحقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية في جميع الميادين وفقاً لتعريف التمييز ضد المرأة بموجب اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة. وتؤكد المملكة أن أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية هي المرجعية الأساسية لمسائل الأحوال الشخصية. … وردت العديد من التوصيات التي تطالب بإلغاء نظام الولاية، ويبدو أن ما ورد في تلك التوصيات يقصد به التسلط الذي يمارسه بعض الذكور على بعض الإناث ويمثل انتهاكاً لحقوقهن، وتؤكد المملكة في هذا السياق أن أنظمتها كافة تحمي المرأة من هذا التسلط أو ما يعززه، وأن لمدّعي الضرر اللجوء إلى وسائل الانتصاف، وفي مقدمتها القضاء. وبناءً على ما تقدم؛ فإن جميع التوصيات الواردة في هذا الموضوع حظيت بالتأييد، عدا توصية واحدة حظيت بالتأييد الجزئي، على النحو الآتي.