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

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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:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Brazil

    Brazil
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take effective steps for the country's legal framework to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 25) The Government of Suriname (Ministry of Labour, Employment Opportunity and Youth Affairs) has submitted the Bill on Equal Treatment in Employment to The National Assembly (the Parliament) in 2019. This Bill prohibits among others discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, LGBT individuals in the labour market and related labour issues.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 15) The United Nations country team stated that the Government of Suriname had not sufficiently taken the necessary steps to adopt legislative and other measures to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and that it had not intensified measures to prevent and sanction violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. There were also no legal regulations that specifically addressed the status of transgender persons.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 10) JS1 stated that still little progress could be reported towards the enactment and adoption of necessary robust and comprehensive legislation and policies to effectively prevent and punish all forms of rights violations based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all settings.
    Para 35) JS1 stated that the right to family life through marriage was exclusively guaranteed for couples of opposite sexes by Article 80 in conjunction with Article 138 of the Civil Code. It noted that the Civil Code was under review, but that so far no attention had been given to the aspect of discrimination on sexual orientation and gender identity of Article 80.

  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Ratify the OP-CEDAW.
    Explanation
    Noted. Ratification of the conventions and protocols referred to in aforementioned recommendations (135.1-135.21) requires further national consultation and modification of legislation and policies to comply with the obligations contained in these instruments.
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The country team recommended that Suriname enact specific legislation on the prevention of discrimination based on sexual or gender orientation. [Para 26]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    CEDAW was concerned that women refugees and asylum seekers in the State faced difficulties in gaining access to education, health, employment, income-generating opportunities and financial services. [Para 118]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS1 recommended that the Government continue to reform the legal framework on the right to family life, utilizing the ongoing Civil Code reform process, as well as the applicable policy framework to eliminate all direct and indirect forms of discrimination against LGBTQI persons. [Para 12]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Spain

    Spain
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue to conduct awareness-raising campaigns promoting equal conditions and equal responsibilities between women and men both in the private and public sphere with the aim of abolishing the persistence of patriarchal and stereotypical attitudes and achieving greater representation of women in the decision-making and managerial positions.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 9) In 2013, about forty (40) teachers from the upper secondary level were trained in gender and gender-related issues, including eliminating gender stereotypes.

    Para 12) The National Bureau for Gender Policy annually organizes awareness raising activities such as the publication of articles in daily newspapers, essay competitions, drawing competitions, promotion of slogans related to gender and gender based violence targeting various groups using bracelets, invoices of public utilities and paychecks of all civil servants through the Central Bureau of Mechanical Administration (Cebuma). These activities are conducted within the framework of Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, during the period from November 25th (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10th (Human Rights Day). The awareness raising activities are not only carried out in the capital Paramaribo but also in the rural districts.

    Para 29) In February and June of 2012, the National Assembly organized round table discussions aimed at sensitizing members of parliament and leaders and representatives of political parties, including women representatives, on the empowerment of women in political parties and the involvement of women in decision-making structures and at mobilizing commitment to the candidacy of women in the general elections of 2015. As an outcome of both workshops, the Speaker of the House, a female herself, commissioned the political parties to develop an action plan.

    Para 30) In 2014, the National Assembly carried out the project "More women in decision-making 2015". The purpose of the project was ... to increase awareness on the importance of having more women in politics ...
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Norway

    Norway
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Question
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    One of the recommendations of the CRC Committee to the government of Suriname in 2007 was that Suriname as soon as possible should establish an Ombudsperson or other independent body for monitoring the implementation of the CRC. Does the government intend to act in compliance with this recommendation, and what are the concrete steps taken until now?
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Contraception
    • Marital rape
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "The Moral Law, which is incorporated in the Penal Code, was revised in July 2009.
    One of the revisions is that rape within a marriage is now penalized. The provisions that
    penalized the person who exhibited contraceptives for the prevention of pregnancies,
    offered contraceptives and contraceptive services, and the publications for the prevention of
    pregnancies have been banned. [Para 46]"
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "Gender disparities are a major problem in education. Especially at the junior
    secondary level the participation of boys is less than that of the girls. The dropout
    occurrence among boys in education starts in the last grade of the primary education. For
    the secondary and higher education streams, male participation in education is significantly
    lower than the female participation. [Para 86]"
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Family planning
    • Abortion
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    "CEDAW reiterated its recommendation that the laws restricting family planning activities and abortion services, which are “dead letter” laws, be repealed. [Para 41]"
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Belgium

    Belgium
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Gender perspective in policies, programmes
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Implement a multisectoral policy approach, aiming at enhancing and guaranteeing the provision of professional gender-based violence services, especially in rural areas.
    Explanation
    Noted.
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Bahamas

    Bahamas
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    ACS
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Right to health
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen efforts to ensure adequate provision of prenatal and postnatal care to address the rates of infant, child and maternal mortality.
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Guatemala

    Guatemala
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ratify promptly the CRPD.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 12) Suriname acceded to the CRPD on 29 March, 2017.
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Republic of Korea

    Republic of Korea
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue its endeavour to combat gender-based violence, including domestic violence, and ensure that shelters and health care services are accessible to all victims, especially to those from rural backgrounds.
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Spain

    Spain
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Conduct awareness-raising campaigns regarding equal opportunities and responsibilities for men and women, in order to abolish discrimination on the basis of gender and lead to greater representation of women in positions of responsibility.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 60) To raise awareness regarding equal opportunities and responsibilities for men and women, in order to abolish discrimination on the basis of gender which will lead to greater representation of women in positions of responsibility, the State has conducted some activities among others:
    Para 61) In 2016 the Bureau Gender Affairs (BGA) implemented various awareness-raising activities regarding the International Day of the Girl Child.
    Para 65) Various campaigns and projects have been carried out to encourage and increase participation of women in political structures. These activities were mainly carried out by NGOs and women’s organisations and took place prior to the 2015 and 2020 general elections. Activities related to women in the democratic process which were implemented were among others: (a) Project “More Women in Decision-making 2015”. (b) The “OokZij” Campaign of STAS. International (2014-2015).
    Para 67) … The NGO STAS International implemented an awareness campaign “Balance in 2020”, with support of the UNDP and the Dutch Embassy, with the aim to achieve balance (men/women and young/old candidates) on the candidates lists of the general elections of May 25, 2020. Live television debates with political organizations were also part of this awareness campaign.
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    China

    China
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Issue:
    • HIV and AIDS
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue to implement the National Mental Health Plan and the HIV National Strategic Plan and improve the level of health care in the country.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 128) Within these development frameworks, several national plans and policies have been developed particularly including the focus on women, children and youth, such as: … (c) National HIV Plan (2014-2020);
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexuality education
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ADF International indicated that education on responsible sexual behaviour in conjunction with parents, in addition to community and religious leaders, was of vital importance. [Para 22]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Contraception
    • HIV and AIDS
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    25th session, May 2016
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    The country team indicated that it would be important for Suriname to continue effective promotion of the consistent use and sufficient availability of affordable condoms, strengthen care for persons living with HIV, and improve access by marginalized and vulnerable populations to quality sexual and reproductive health-care services. [Para 65]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The country team recommended that the Government continue to strengthen the capacity of and support to officials who were in contact with vulnerable individuals to conduct referrals and/or provide available services. [Para 85]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Family planning
    • Contraception
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    [CEDAW] recommended that the State provide access to safe and affordable contraceptives, family planning services and adequate information on sexual and reproductive health. [Para 65]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Ensure that the draft law on equal treatment of women and men was extended to acts of discrimination by public and private actors and included a provision on temporary special measures. [Para 3; CEDAW]
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "The National Bureau for Gender Policy (NBG) – the National Mechanism- is the
    coordinating body for the national gender policy of the Government. A Gender
    Management System has been set up with Gender Focal Points in all government
    ministries. This bureau has a structural collaboration with Civil Society Organizations,
    while it has a sound collaboration with several regional and international organizations such
    as UNFPA, UNIFEM, UNDP and the CARICOM Secretariat. [Para 37]"
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "To promote the full participation of women in public office and in political
    representative bodies, the Ministry of Home Affairs has organized an open discussion for
    the introduction of a quota policy in Suriname, on February 23rd of 2010, entitled: Quotum
    Policy and Promoting the Participation of Women in Politics. A follow-up of this workshop was organized by the Democracy Unit and the Foundation Ilse Henar Hewitt in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the
    Women’s Parliament Forum, the Foundation Stop Violence against Women and the
    National Women Movement [Paras 60-61]"
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    11th session, May 2011
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    "CEDAW continued to be concerned about the persistence of patriarchal attitudes and
    deep-rooted stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the
    family and in society, as well as about persistent stereotypes found in school textbooks and
    curricula. The Committee recommended, inter alia, that awareness-raising campaigns be
    addressed to both women and men and that the media be encouraged to project positive
    images of women and of the equal status and responsibilities of women and men in the
    private and public spheres. [Para 13]"
  • State Under Review:

    Suriname

    Suriname
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OIC
    ACS
    Source Of Reference:

    Argentina

    Argentina
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    39th Session, November 2021
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Consider passing legislation that specifically addresses discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Explanation
    Noted.