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Recommending State

UN Member State or Permanent Observer making sexual rights related recommendations, comments or asking questions to the State under Review.

Review Documentation

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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State responses to recommendations and issues raised in the UN Compilation and Stakeholder summary.

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  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Mexico

    Mexico
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take into account the recommendation made by the Human Rights Committee that it incorporate all substantive provisions of ICCPR into its national legislation, unless already done.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Section V: No. 33: Completed. ICCPR Act No. 56 of 2007 and determination of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka of March 2008 substantially addresses concerns re. compliance.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    The HRCSL stated that the Government needed to take measures to ensure legal awareness and free legal aid for people living with HIV and targeting communities to ensure dignified life with access to health and legal services. [Para 61]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Human rights defenders
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • 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:
    ... state sanctioned hate speech on the basis of sexual orientation, use of the legal system to harass human rights defenders working for LGBTIQ rights, impunity for crimes committed against LGBTIQ people, violence, death threats and extrajudicial killings based on sexual orientation, marginalization and wide-spread persecution of LGBTIQ individuals. LGBTIQ individuals are denied access to health services, education and employment and the ability to participate in social and public life. [Para 12]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Germany

    Germany
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Sexual harassment
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Ensure the protection of women and men, girls and boys from sexual harassment and gender-based violence, for example by adopting ILO Convention 190.
    Explanation
    Noted.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Uruguay

    Uruguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    • Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Amend the penal code in order to decriminalize sexual conduct between consenting persons of the same sex, and take concrete measures to combat discrimination and violence against LGBTI persons.
    Explanation
    Noted.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Norway

    Norway
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Repeal sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code and sections of other laws that criminalize homosexuality.
    Explanation
    Noted.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Honduras

    Honduras
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Empowerment of women
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Establish a specific programme to produce opportunities for income for women, mainly in rural areas.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Nigeria

    Nigeria
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ensure equal access to education for women, children and persons with disabilities.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    OIC
    AL
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Pursue all efforts to fight gender based violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Gambia

    Gambia
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue to ensure the prosecution of all forms of gender-based violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Slovakia

    Slovakia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Ratify the optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (OP-CRC-IC), to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OP-CRPD) and to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR).
    Explanation
    Noted.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CRC ... recommended that Sri Lanka ... undertake awareness-raising campaigns, targeting the tourism industry and the general public, on the prevention of child sexual exploitation in travel and tourism. [Para 60]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Outcome Report

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Voluntary Commitment
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Take measures to incorporate the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into domestic law.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    • Forced marriage
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS11 recommended that Sri Lanka Ensure that the law fixes the minimum age of marriage at 18 without exceptions for all girls irrespective of their religion or community; including by amending the provisions of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. [Para 62]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Since women head 23.4 percent of households in the North and East, in March 2015, the government set up a National Committee on Female-Headed Households (FHHs) and a National Centre for FHHs in Kilinochchi. These Committees have enabled FHHs to integrate into the workforce and access sustainable livelihoods. Cabinet approved a national policy on FHHs formulated by the MWCA, in consultation with relevant stakeholders including the civil society in October 2016 and which is currently being translated into a National Action Plan for WHH for the period 2017-2019. [Para 44]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    Joint Submission 3 (JS3) recommended that a framework of legal reform be implemented, which actively prevents and prohibits discrimination against LGBTI persons, particularly in the context of education, housing, employment, accommodation and access to healthcare. [Para 7]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Joint Submission 2 (JS2) noted that Articles 365 and 365A of the Penal Code prohibiting homosexual relations, described as “acts of gross indecency”, might put children in danger as these articles do not explicitly exempt children for the crime, hence a child might be treated as an offender instead of a victim in exploitative situations. [Para 74]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Algeria

    Algeria
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIC
    AL
    Issue:
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Give special attention to the rights of women and further promote education and development and their representation in politics and public life.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Section V: No. 62: Ongoing. The Ministry of Child Development and Women's Affairs also has devised an institutional action plan which is undergoing a process of review.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender perspective in policies, programmes
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    As a country afflicted with conflict, Sri Lanka is of the view that implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security is important as millions of women and children around the world remained adversely affected by conflict and terrorism. We recognize the need to address grave violations of women's human rights in situations of armed conflict, and their potential contribution to peace-building. Sri Lanka fully endorses the approach based on giving greater impetus to gender mainstreaming in the promotion of international peace and security. [Para 84]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Rejected
    Contents:
    Fully incorporate the CEDAW into its domestic system.
    Explanation
    A review of legislation with a view to ensuring conformity with CEDAW is envisaged under the NHRAP
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 104) The NHRAP 2017-2021 contains special provisions to give effect to the rights guaranteed under CEDAW. It recommends the enactment of urgent legislative amendments to the criminal law and relevant legislation to ensure that the rights of women are safeguarded. For example, it contains action points on law reforms pertaining to medical termination of pregnancies, marital rape, discriminatory personal laws, and domestic violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CEDAW called for ... taking all necessary measures to increase the representation of women in politics and public life, such as the adoption of temporary special measures. [Para 16]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Trafficking in women and / or girls
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CTYA recommended that Sri Lanka become party to the Palermo Protocol. [Para 3]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Right to privacy
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    ... JS2 also recommended immediately including the right to privacy in the national Constitution. [Para 46]
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Expressed concern at the high number of unsafe abortions and that abortion remained a criminal offence except where performed to save the mother [Para 32; HR Committee].
  • State Under Review:

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    Commonwealth
    Source Of Reference:

    Burundi

    Burundi
    Regional group
    Africa Group
    Political group
    AU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Sexual abuse
    • Sexual violence
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Amend the legislation on divorce and the criminal code in order to criminalize sexual corruption an offence.

    Explanation
    Noted.

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