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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:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:AcceptedContents:Continue awareness-raising campaigns to combat and eradicate FGM and other traditional harmful practices against women and girls.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 27) Legal advice centres use television programmes to inform the most vulnerable populations of their rights, while non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and women's associations use law shops to guide and assist women victims of violence with administrative, judicial, psychological, and social and health formalities, using various mechanisms and strategies.
Para 55) In 2011 and 2012, awareness-raising forums and training sessions on gender parity, violence against women and early marriage were held in the 14 administrative regions of Senegal.
Para 56) ... Senegal is focusing its efforts on communication with opinion leaders with a view to changing attitudes. The campaign has been successful. Professional excisers have been invited to turn to alternative income-generating activities in order to encourage them to abandon excision altogether. Moreover, 12 monitoring committees were set up in 2011 in areas of high prevalence and an empowerment programme for former excisers has been established. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:N/AContents:From a medical perspective, the Senegalese Government Decision dated 5 October 2006 has recognized the provision of medical care for husbands and children by working women. [Para 138] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC recommended, with reference to its general comment No. 3 (2003) on HIV/AIDS and the rights of the child and to the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, that Senegal involve children in the programme to fight against HIV/AIDS in particular by ensuring that more attention is given to the issue of children and HIV/AIDS. CRC also recommended that Senegal strengthen its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, to prevent discrimination against children infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, and to improve protection and support for AIDS orphans. [Para 39] -
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:BotswanaBotswanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt strategies embedded with monitoring and review mechanisms to ensure that the newly established gender units become effective and are fit for purpose. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the training of health personnel on adolescents, youth and sexual and reproductive health. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its legal framework for the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality including through ensuring its legislation in line with the definition of discrimination in article 1 of the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Democratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Consider criminalizing any practice of excision of girls in order to put an end to the persistence of female genital mutilations, in particular in the Matam region. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:OmanOmanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to align national laws with international human rights in the field of women and children. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Make further efforts to protect children from abuse and exploitation including the child marriage. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Abortion
Type:RecommendationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Revise the penal code so that women can access legal, safe, and voluntary termination of pregnancy; and guarantee the provisions of the respective medical services.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:N/AContents:Senegal is continuing its constructive cooperation with the international human rights mechanisms. Between 2013 and the present, it has presented or submitted the following reports:
• Periodic report on the CRC (29 April 2013);
• Periodic report on the CEDAW (31 July 2013);
• Initial report on the CRPD (23 March
2015); [Para 23] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW recommended ... increasing the number of female teachers at all levels of education; and conducting literacy campaigns for women, particularly in rural areas. [Para 53] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:… since early marriage hindered girls’ access to education, UNESCO recommended that Senegal should raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years. [Para 55] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS4 recommended strengthening the training of health-care personnel on the sexual and reproductive health rights of adolescents and young people so as to better meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of that group. [Para 64] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:HRW also recommended to expand options for childcare and early childhood development centres for children of teenage mothers so that girls of school-going age can attend school, and introduce formal flexible school programs, including evening classes or part-time classes, for girls who are not able to attend full-time classes. [Para 82] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Abortion
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:CommentSession:31st Session, November 2018Status:N/AContents:Action Canada for Population and Development commended Senegal for accepting recommendations to improve access for adolescents and young people to sexual and reproductive health services. On the issue of discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, it urged Senegal to take steps to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence to ensure respect for the fundamental freedoms of all citizens. Maternal mortality remained high in Senegal, resulting from unsafe abortions. In this respect, it noted with encouragement the acceptance by Senegal to align its national legislation with the Maputo Protocol and called upon the Government to align the regulatory framework with article 14 of the Maputo Protocol to increase the conditions of the access to abortion. [Para 397] -
State Under Review:SenegalSenegalRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:4th session, February 2009Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt measures to promote tolerance towards homosexuality, which would also facilitate more effective educational programmes for HIV/AIDS prevention.ExplanationOn the question of decriminalizing "homosexuality", it must be noted that there is no law against homosexuality in Senegal. It is not an offence to be a homosexual in Senegal and no one can be prosecuted on those grounds, in accordance with the constitutional principle of the legality of offences. The Senegalese Criminal Code does, however, define unnatural acts on a person of the same sex as an offence (art. 319).
No one is currently imprisoned in Senegal for homosexuality. The prison sentences imposed on a number of young Senegalese for unnatural acts have been appealed and the competent court has declared the proceedings null and void on the procedural grounds of violation of the rules governing house searches.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 116) ... The Senegalese people have been called upon to express their views on the issue on several occasions.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 12) JS1 points out that none of the recommendations on the human rights of sexual minorities made during the previous review have been implemented by the State.
Para 13) JS1 adds that criminal law still penalizes homosexuality. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.