Clustering Exercise – Group A Set number SDG3 Health SDG5 Gender Equality SDG8 Decent work and economic growth SDG 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions A1. Improve the protection and support for orphan children infected and affected with AIDS (CRC) p. 1 Support civil society in setting up and running shelters to protect women and children at risk of violence. Provide victims of domestic violence with free medical treatment, including a free medical certificate documenting injuries suffered (SR Women) p.2 Continue the implementation of the strategic plan regarding domestic violence, in particular violence against women and girls (UPR) p.3 Provide training programmes to sensitize prison officials to the importance of taking effective steps to prevent and remedy prisoner-on-prisoner abuse and ensure that inmates are not given any disciplinary authority over other inmates which condones the use of violence (SP torture) p. 4 A2. Improve access to quality, HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health services, including confidential services, particularly for adolescents (CRC) p. 5 Ensure that sexual abuse and harassment in school are adequately addressed and punished (CEDAW) p.6 Enhance the prevention of and combat trafficking in human beings, including internal and cross-border trafficking of women and children for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labour, by inter alia implementing anti-trafficking legislation, protecting victims and offering appropriate
necessary help and assistance (UPR) p.7 Develop effective mechanisms to identify victims of trafficking and smuggling, especially migrant women and children, and build the capacity of relevant law enforcement and other officials with regard to their implementation (CMW) p. 8 A3. Invest increased resources in provision of health care during the postnatal period, and develop mechanisms allowing for community involvement in establishing programmes that engage and empower women (SR Health) p.9 Effectively allocate and spend the sufficient resources to prevent and protect children from neo-natal, infant Redouble its efforts to reduce unemployment and poverty, thereby ensuring that each and every citizen can benefit from the fruits of the country’s impressive economic growth (UPR) p.11 Investigate all complaints of torture and ill-treatment of juveniles, in particular allegations of corporal punishment (SP torture) p. 12
A6. Integrate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights into primary and secondary school curriculums, including comprehensive sex education for adolescent girls and boys covering responsible sexual behaviour and the prevention of early pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS (CEDAW) p. 21 Adopt a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents and ensure that sexual and reproductive health education is part of the mandatory Continue its combat against the use of child labour, especially in the mining industry and cocoa production, including implementation of measures on their rehabilitation, reintegration and education (UPR) p. 23 Commute all outstanding death sentences to sentences and formalize the current de facto moratorium on the death penalty by abolishing the death penalty for murder, a statutory offence which does not require the Constitution to be amended (SP torture) p. 24 appropriate
school curriculum and targeted at adolescent girls and boys, with special attention on preventing early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (CRC) p. 22 A7. Provide vouchers or another system of subsidy to poor women located in rural settings to accommodate costs related to transportation and accommodation when seeking maternal health services (SR Health) p.25 Undertake all necessary measures to reduce mortality rates by improving prenatal care and preventing Allow and encourage pregnant girls to stay in school. (SR Women) p. 27 Take all necessary measures for the prevention and combating of child trafficking, and for the provision of effective remedies for victims (UPR) p.28
independent monitoring bodies to guarantee the proper implementation of the safeguards established to secure the patients’ rights (SP torture)p. 33 Develop strategies and incentives to ensure that mental health facilities, both rural and urban, are staffed by qualified mental health professionals (SR Health)p. 34 A10. Regulate, control and supervise health-care practices, with a view to preventing and improve the food, shelter and health care provided (SP torture) p. 37 Improve, as a matter of urgency, conditions in prisons and detention centres, in particular Ensure that the Labour Act is amended with a view to extending the definition of sexual harassment to explicitly cover hostile environment sexual harassment (CEDAW) p. 39 Promote alternative measures to detention, such as diversion, probation, mediation, counselling, or community service, wherever possible, and ensure that detention is used as a last resort and for the shortest possible period of time and that it is reviewed on a regular with a view to withdrawing it (CRC) p. 40
legislation to regulate interstate succession and the property rights of spouses, with a view to guaranteeing equality between men and women. (HRC) p. 58 Improve data collection efforts to ensure reliable data on child trafficking; particularly through continue strengthening the work of National Stakeholder and Intervention Database on human trafficking (CRC) p. 60 A16. Promote deinstitutionalization and, in consultation with the disabled community, create alternative forms of treatment, especially community-based treatment and support and including medical care and housing, so that persons can be discharged from hospitals and prayer camps (SP torture) p.61 Roll out the necessary measures for the oversight of activities of psychiatric hospitals in conformity with CRPD (UPR) p. 62 The State party should continue its efforts to protect women in prostitution against all forms of discrimination, including attacks on their physical integrity (HRC) p.63 Strengthen and ensure the periodic review of the placement of children in foster care and institutions, and monitor the quality of care therein through the Department of Social Welfare, including by providing accessible channels for reporting, monitoring and remedying maltreatment of children (CRC) p. 64
A17. Increase the budget of the Ministry of Health so that doctors and medical staff employed to deliver medical services in places of detention are independent of the Ministry of the Interior (SP torture) p. 65 Set up adequate monitoring mechanisms to ensure that girls in rural areas and in public schools have equal access to high-quality education and intensify efforts to reduce disparities in access to education and in the quality of education between urban and rural areas and between public and private schools (CEDAW) p.66 Ensure the effective implementation of the legal prohibition of hazardous child labour and mining work for anyone under 18, including by allocating adequate resources (CRC) p. 67 The State party should investigate cases of the worst forms of child labour, bring alleged perpetrators to justice and ensure that all victims are adequately protected, assisted, rehabilitated and compensated.(HRC)p.68 A18. Sustain the measures in place to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS and develop a roadmap to ensure the implementation of effective preventive measures (CRC) p.69 Further increase efforts to reduce infections and to combat discrimination against The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary measures to guarantee to migrant workers and members of their families, both in law and in practice, the right to form, and be a member of the executive bodies of, associations and unions for the promotion and protection of their economic, social, cultural and other interests, in accordance with article 40 of the Convention. (CMW) p.71 Ensure that no confinement takes place unless strictly required and that effective judicial review is available of the lawfulness of the admission and detention of all persons in mental health institutions, including prayer camps (SP torture) p. 72
persons infected with HIV/AIDS (UPR) p.70 A19. Continue to combat malaria, address environmental causes and strengthen availability of nets and insecticides, especially in areas where malaria is most prevalent and ensure that all children, regardless of economic status, have access to impregnated nets (CRC) p.73 Make further efforts to increase girls’ enrolment in school, as well as awareness-raising in society regarding the importance of girls’ education (UPR) p. 74 Call to order traditional authorities who illegally usurp State powers and prosecute anyone who “settles” serious crimes such as rape or sexual abuse of minors, instead of reporting them to the State authorities (SR Women) p.75 Enact legislation criminalizing marital rape. The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report statistics on the number of complaints of violence against women, including rape, as well as information on investigations, prosecutions and convictions in such cases (CAT) p. 76 Set number SDG3 Health SDG5 Gender Equality SDG8 Decent work and economic growth SDG 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions The below four sets of recommendations mostly from one mechanism (namely CRC):
A20. Continue encouraging exclusive breastfeeding for six months with appropriate introduction of an infant diet thereafter, aimed at reducing neonatal as well as under-five mortality (CRC) p. 81 Raise awareness and sensitization of families, traditional and religious leaders, teachers and the public in general on the negative consequences of child marriage and FGM and the importance of education (CRC) p. 78 Develop and implement a policy to protect the rights of pregnant teenagers, adolescent mothers and their children and combat discrimination against them (CRC) p. 80 on its achievement and redouble its efforts to combat police brutality through administrative and judicial sanctions against perpetrators, training and education for serving police officers, and consider including relevant human rights education materials in the cadets’ training curriculum (UPR) p. 79 A21. Review its legislation on abortion, notably with a view to guaranteeing the best interests of pregnant teenagers and preventing teenage girls resorting to clandestine abortions at the risk of their lives (CRC) p.83 Improve follow-up treatment for HIV/AIDS-infected mothers and their Adopt and apply legislation that effectively improves detention conditions in prison centres and ensure the respect of judicial guarantees offered to detainees (UPR) p. 82 Encourage community-based programmes aimed at preventing and tackling domestic violence, child abuse and neglect and corporal punishment, including by involving former victims, volunteers and community members, and providing training support to them. (CRC) p. 85
children to ensure early diagnosis and early initiation of treatment (CRC) p. 84 A22. Improve access to quality, HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health services, including confidential services, particularly for adolescents (CRC) p. 86 Improve access and coverage of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children, mothers and pregnant and also improve access and provision of prophylaxis, particularly to adolescents (CRC) p. 88 Ensure the effective implementation of the prohibition of hazardous child labour and mining work for anyone under 18, including by allocating adequate resources (CRC) p. 87 Establish mechanisms, procedures and guidelines to ensure mandatory reporting of cases of child sexual exploitation (CRC) p. 89 A23. Improve access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities and ensure sustainability, Take the necessary measures to ensure free primary education to all children and to strengthen its efforts to ensure enrolment of all children in primary and secondary education Establish protective mechanisms and services to safeguard children at risk of subject to child labour, including hazardous child labour, and ensure that child