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State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:... Conduct awareness-raising campaigns in schools and communities about rape, paedophilia and incest ... [Para 22] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:N/AContents:Further support for the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, which Senegal ratified on 19 July 1979, was provided in Act No. 2005-06 of 10 May 2005, article 1 of which defines and punishes trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, or slavery. The Act applies to human trafficking at both the domestic and transnational levels alike. [Para 68] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Right to health
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Step up its efforts to ensure the right of access to health for all, in particular access to medical care for children and women. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Gender equality
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble its actions to ensure equal access and permanence of girls and young women at all levels of education, applying a policy of zero tolerance against sexual violence and harassment. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify measures aimed at eliminating harmful traditional practices that negatively affect rights of women and girls, including the FGM and the child and early forced marriages. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GeorgiaGeorgiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to fight to combat all forms of violence against women and girls. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Criminalize child marriage. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Rescind the provisions of the Criminal Code that criminalize consensual sexual relations between people of same sex.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW was concerned specifically about the overcrowding in detention centres and prisons for women. It recommended reducing overcrowding and improving access to health care in all places in which women were deprived of their liberty, and using alternative measures of detention, especially for pregnant women and women with children. [Para 28] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:Concerned about the high number of teenage pregnancies, the CRC urged Senegal to adopt a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents and introduce age-appropriate school education on sexual and reproductive health and rights; ... [Para 49] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS4 recommended that Senegal should bring article 319 of the Criminal Code in line with the Constitution (articles 1, 7, 8 and 16) by specifying that the law does not permit discrimination or violence on any grounds, including sexual orientation and gender identity. HRW also recommended that all provisions, including article 319 of the Criminal Code, that could give rise to discrimination or violence on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity should be repealed and that respect for the fundamental freedoms of all citizens should be guaranteed. [Para 25] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS4 recommended that Senegal should create a budget line item specifically for adolescent and youth reproductive health in the Ministry of Health and increase funding for adolescent and youth reproductive health in the Global Financing Facility investment plan. JS4 recommended that Senegal should invest in the provision of local adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services, including a costed plan for the decentralization of these services, and consult young people in order to improve the userfriendliness of sexual and reproductive health services targeted at them. [Para 63] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Democratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue policy regarding persons with HIV and elderly persons which makes the commitment of Senegal more concrete for the cause of human rights.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 96) Special attention has been paid to basic health care for children and many health-care programmes, some of which are free, are designed for them. They account for approximately 11 per cent of non-wage health expenditure ... HIV treatment has also been free of charge since 2003. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Take measures to raise awareness among the public and all players involved in the judicial system regarding the need to respect and apply the legislation on violence against women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 121) Human rights training is provided for trainee judges and trainee gendarmes. Sitting judges have the opportunity to attend workshops or seminars. Exemplary punishments, which are handed down after an investigation has been carried out and subject to due process rights - and which can include removal from the Bench - are imposed on personnel found guilty of human rights violations. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GhanaGhanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Sustain the initiatives to promote gender parity.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 7) Since 2013, a number of legislative and regulatory measures have been taken, including: … • Act No. 2015-15 of 16 July 2015 authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify International Labour Organization Convention No. 183 on maternity protection; … • Decree No. 2017-313 of 15 February 2017 on the establishment of gender units in the general secretariats of the ministries.
National Parity Observatory:
Para 17) The Observatory is an important mechanism for the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Over the period from 2013 to 2015, its budget grew by 50 million CFA francs, from 75 million to 125 million CFA francs. Para 18) In terms of its legal status, the Observatory is an independent administrative authority, in accordance with Decree No. 2011-819 of 16 May 2011. Its senior managers have never encountered any obstacles or, in the exercise of their functions, received instructions from any authority.
Para 49) Senegal has taken significant steps in the implementation of its gender policy, including: • Circular issued by the Office of the Prime Minister in 2013 inviting ministries to take on board the issue of gender, which has facilitated the establishment of 22 gender units; • Decree No. 2017-313 of 15 February 2017 on the establishment of gender units in the general secretariats of the ministries; • Adoption of the second national strategy for gender equality and equity for the period 2016–2026, as outlined in the Emerging Senegal Plan; • Training sessions for women parliamentarians and women entered as candidates on electoral rolls in advocacy and negotiation skills. These training measures have focused on such key concepts as gender-responsive planning and budgeting, leadership, advocacy and lobbying, and raising awareness of the challenges of gender mainstreaming in public policies; • The establishment in 2016 of a committee for the review of laws and regulations that discriminate against women, by order of the Minister of Justice. The report on the campaign to permit safe abortion and to incorporate in law the definition of discrimination against women is now being widely disseminated.
Para 50) The 2017 parliamentary elections boosted the number of women in Parliament, although, in relative terms, their proportion has decreased. Thus, 69 women were elected in 2017, compared to 64 in 2012. The Economic, Social and Environmental Council, which is chaired by a woman, has 23 women among its 120 members, or 19.2 per cent of the total. Its bureau comprises six women and six men.
Para 51) Following the local elections of June 2014, women’s representation in local government tripled, rising from 15.9 per cent in 2009 to 47.2 per cent in 2014, with 13,103 women elected to local assemblies out of a total of 27,760 local councillors.
Para 144) Efforts to give effect to women’s rights have focused on women’s health and empowerment, the school enrolment of girls and the combating of gender-based violence.
Para 146) The establishment of gender units in ministries has made it possible to foster a culture of women’s rights within the Administration, although impediments are still posed by entrenched cultural, religious and economic attitudes.
Para 162) The promotion and protection of human rights have always formed an integral part of the Government’s public policies. Under the third priority of the Emerging Senegal Plan, on governance, institutions and security, actions to promote … equity and gender equality are articulated in strategic guidelines.
UN Compilation:
Para 14) The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice commended Senegal on the efforts it had made to strengthen its legal framework for the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality. Nonetheless, the Working Group noted that the Family Code remained one of the chief sources of discrimination against women in Senegal and contained many discriminatory provisions.
Para 16) CEDAW noted that the Constitution and ordinary legislation lacked an explicit definition of discrimination covering direct and indirect discrimination and discrimination in the public and private spheres, as well as provisions guaranteeing equal rights of women and men.
Para 18) The country team noted that the legislation on parity had enabled a considerable number of women to enter the parliament, but that, as the proportion of women in decision-making bodies remained very low, such legislation should also be applied to appointed positions. The team also pointed out discriminatory provisions that remained in the national legislation, including in connection with paternal and marital authority, which interfered with women’s enjoyment of other rights.
Para 19) The country team also noted that the 2013 Nationality Act had put an end to the discrimination women had faced in passing their nationality to a foreign spouse or to their children. However, the country team drew attention to continued discrimination faced by children born or found on Senegalese territory in acquiring nationality.
Para 43) CEDAW was concerned about the persistent gender wage gap and occupational segregation of women and men; the high rate of unemployment among women and their concentration in the informal sector; and the absence of legal provisions explicitly criminalizing sexual harassment in the workplace.
Para 57) CEDAW was concerned at the limited capacity and independence of the National Observatory for Parity.
Para 59) [CEDAW] was concerned about the long delays in revising the discriminatory provisions contained in national law, particularly those of the Family Code, including provisions relating to the different minimum age of marriage for girls and boys, polygamy, discrimination in the consequences of breach of marriage and discrimination against Muslim women regarding inheritance.
Para 60) CEDAW was concerned at the high number of unregistered marriages, recommending protecting the rights of women in such marriages.
Para 63) The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice was concerned that voluntary termination of pregnancy was prohibited under both the Criminal Code and Act No. 2005-18 on Reproductive Health and carried a penalty of up to five years’ imprisonment.
Para 63) [The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law] noted that the incorporation into domestic law and enforcement of the instruments to which it was a party remained inadequate and the new constitution of 2001 that promoted gender equality had yet to be implemented in practice.
Para 65) CEDAW was concerned about the lack of criminalization of marriages with a child between 13 and 18 years of age.
Para 66) CEDAW remained concerned about the persistence of domestic violence …
Para 67) Concerned about the persisting barriers faced by women in effectively gaining access to justice, …
Para 68) [CEDAW] remained concerned about rural women’s limited access to land, owing to legal and sociocultural barriers regarding their right to inheritance, health care, education, public transportation, food, water and sanitation, income-generating opportunities and social protection.
Para 69) The country team noted the national action plan to eliminate gender-based violence and promote human rights, adopted in 2017, which gave form to the vision of theme 3, on governance, peace and security, of the Emerging Senegal Plan. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to achieve the goals of the second national Plan to eliminate excision (2012-2015). -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GhanaGhanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Sustain initiatives taken to enhance universal health care including reducing maternal and child mortality.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 119) The need for universal access to health services and to uphold the right of women and children to health has been duly taken into account. … The provision of … free caesarean sections in public health facilities in all regions is contributing to improvement of the health of these target groups and helping to reduce household outlays on health.
Para 121) Since the launch of the health assistance scheme, in January 2014, … 45,548 caesarean births have been covered;
Para 122) … The pilot phase of the human papillomavirus vaccination programme for girls is continuing, with a view to combating cervical cancer.
UN Compilation:
Para 48) CEDAW remained concerned about the persistent high rates of maternal mortality, …
Para 63) The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice was concerned that voluntary termination of pregnancy was prohibited under both the Criminal Code and Act No. 2005-18 on Reproductive Health and carried a penalty of up to five years’ imprisonment.
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State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:RejectedContents:De-criminalize homosexuality, establish a de-facto moratorium on Article 319 of the Penal Code, and ensure that the Code is not used as basis for arbitrary arrests by the police.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 74) The law does not prohibit the freedom of sexual orientation but rather lewd or unnatural acts that are tantamount to indecent behaviour.
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State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNESCO encouraged Senegal to take further measures to combat discrimination in education, protect minorities and promote gender equality in education. [Para 56] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:17th session, November 2013Status:N/AContents:Funded by the Netherlands, this programme focuses on human rights and gender equality and aims to achieve universal access to reproductive health between 2013 and 2015 through the use of mobile telephone and information and communication technologies. [Para 141] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:HaitiHaitiRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify CRPD, CRPD-OP and CED as soon as possible.ExplanationOn 9 April 2009 the Government of Senegal adopted in the Council of Ministers a bill authorizing the President to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol; it undertakes to complete the ratification procedure as soon as possible.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 8) Since 2009, several legislative and regulatory measures have been taken in this regard, including:
- Act No. 2009-30 of 2 December 2009 ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted on 13 December 2006 in New York and its Optional Protocol, adopted on 13 December 2006.
Para 108) Senegal ratified the CRPD and its OP (Act No. 2009-30 of 2 December 2009). -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CameroonCameroonRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Consolidate efforts undertaken to implementing a strategy for poverty reduction and improvement of maternal and child health. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:N/AContents:Today, equal tax treatment between men and women has become a reality in Senegal through the adoption of Act No. 2008-01 of 8 January 2008 amending the relevant provisions of the General Tax Code. [Para 139] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:PakistanPakistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts for realization of the right to education of all children, in particular by providing increased access to primary education for girls. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:Reference AddressedContents:According to UNESCO, 70 percent of girls and 71 percent of boys attend primary school, while 18 percent of girls and 23 percent of boys attend secondary school. Poverty plays a role in gender disparity in education: parents will often show a preference for sending boys to school, or girls who begin school are forced to drop out to work, get married or care for other siblings. [Para 42]