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E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) expand availability and accessibility of reproductive and sexual health information and services for everyone, and ensure that the educational programmes, including within the school curriculum, as well as services on sexual and reproductive health, are widely available
r) expand availability and accessibility of reproductive and sexual health information and services for everyone, and ensure that the educational programmes, including within the school curriculum, as well as services on sexual and reproductive health, are widely available
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 1616f594-25e4-421c-81e3-f0110b6ef4d4
00e20108-27eb-4689-bb4b-6400f19a1900
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to health" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) substantially increase funds allocated to public health and provide additional incentives in order to prevent further loss of medical professionals from the public health services r) take all necessary measures to ensure universal access to affordable primary health care i) provide information on the measures to reg...
r) substantially increase funds allocated to public health and provide additional incentives in order to prevent further loss of medical professionals from the public health services r) take all necessary measures to ensure universal access to affordable primary health care i) provide information on the measures to reg...
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 00e20108-27eb-4689-bb4b-6400f19a1900
06dc0f1f-e54c-4e5c-872c-4c794a9cc4ba
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health" ]
[]
r) give high priority to address the problem of trade in human organs r) provide information on the progress achieved in its next periodic report
r) give high priority to address the problem of trade in human organs r) provide information on the progress achieved in its next periodic report
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 06dc0f1f-e54c-4e5c-872c-4c794a9cc4ba
43cd57a3-9723-4544-b92b-5cc2fb65318b
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
r) continue to make determined efforts to achieve universal primary education, compulsory and free of charge, by, inter alia, taking further initiatives to eliminate child marriages, child labour especially of school-aged children, and targeting disadvantaged and marginalized groups in particular
r) continue to make determined efforts to achieve universal primary education, compulsory and free of charge, by, inter alia, taking further initiatives to eliminate child marriages, child labour especially of school-aged children, and targeting disadvantaged and marginalized groups in particular
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 43cd57a3-9723-4544-b92b-5cc2fb65318b
6c8d275f-7936-4057-a661-83188e8e434c
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[]
r) allocate increased funding to public schools, ensuring that teachers are fully trained and qualified
r) allocate increased funding to public schools, ensuring that teachers are fully trained and qualified
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 6c8d275f-7936-4057-a661-83188e8e434c
56afc418-8c43-4360-aecc-3ca419271e68
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.6 - Universal literacy and numeracy" ]
r) intensify literacy programmes for adults r) adopt awareness-raising campaigns and programmes on the value of literacy r) such strategies and awareness-raising campaigns and programmes should be designed and targeted especially for the disadvantaged and marginalized groups, in particular, women and those living in po...
r) intensify literacy programmes for adults r) adopt awareness-raising campaigns and programmes on the value of literacy r) such strategies and awareness-raising campaigns and programmes should be designed and targeted especially for the disadvantaged and marginalized groups, in particular, women and those living in po...
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 56afc418-8c43-4360-aecc-3ca419271e68
5504f3a3-8252-48e5-a51c-13e8d174a8b0
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES" ]
r) provide human rights education in schools at all levels and in universities, cultivating values of tolerance, social inclusion and participation r) make increased efforts to raise awareness about human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, among State officials, the judiciary and the public at ...
r) provide human rights education in schools at all levels and in universities, cultivating values of tolerance, social inclusion and participation r) make increased efforts to raise awareness about human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, among State officials, the judiciary and the public at ...
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 5504f3a3-8252-48e5-a51c-13e8d174a8b0
e78d92ef-d43d-4a0d-8cc5-9dda13ee8d17
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Cultural rights", "Reservations" ]
[]
r) consider going beyond the creation of museums and hosting of exhibitions as a way of preserving and promoting culture r) ensure that no development initiative is carried out without effective consultation with the local communities, and any potential negative impact on their right of everyone to take part in cultura...
r) consider going beyond the creation of museums and hosting of exhibitions as a way of preserving and promoting culture r) ensure that no development initiative is carried out without effective consultation with the local communities, and any potential negative impact on their right of everyone to take part in cultura...
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: e78d92ef-d43d-4a0d-8cc5-9dda13ee8d17
acefe4e1-69b8-4b0b-8fdc-1c87320d4521
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
i) disseminate the present concluding observations widely among all levels of society, particularly among Federal and State government officials as well as judicial authorities i) inform the Committee on the steps that it has taken to implement them in its next periodic report
i) disseminate the present concluding observations widely among all levels of society, particularly among Federal and State government officials as well as judicial authorities i) inform the Committee on the steps that it has taken to implement them in its next periodic report
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: acefe4e1-69b8-4b0b-8fdc-1c87320d4521
ec07612a-f353-4aed-88fd-f2c0cdb98c48
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) engage NGOs and other members of civil society in the process of discussion at the national level prior to the submission of its next periodic report
r) engage NGOs and other members of civil society in the process of discussion at the national level prior to the submission of its next periodic report
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: ec07612a-f353-4aed-88fd-f2c0cdb98c48
7a9b0286-0140-4be0-86a1-66f9a921aa93
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) submit core document in accordance with the 2006 harmonized guidelines on a common core document (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4)
r) submit core document in accordance with the 2006 harmonized guidelines on a common core document (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4)
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 7a9b0286-0140-4be0-86a1-66f9a921aa93
93386ec8-6f5c-4b52-a9e2-52627849ceed
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Migrants", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
r) consider ratifying CAT without further delay r) consider ratifying CMW
r) consider ratifying CAT without further delay r) consider ratifying CMW
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 93386ec8-6f5c-4b52-a9e2-52627849ceed
73c92aba-2106-4063-97ab-b5eefb6d6e6c
E/C.12/IND/CO/5
CESCR
2008-08-08
2,008
Recommendations
[ "India" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
i) submit sixth periodic report by 30 June 2011 i) include in that report, detailed information on the steps it has undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in the present concluding observations
i) submit sixth periodic report by 30 June 2011 i) include in that report, detailed information on the steps it has undertaken to implement the recommendations contained in the present concluding observations
CESCR | India | E/C.12/IND/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: b8349902-6690-49d7-af6a-49029a9d9976 | AnnotationId: 73c92aba-2106-4063-97ab-b5eefb6d6e6c
5265246b-aa9d-4abb-a378-3ced25e21102
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
w) establishment in 2002 of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights in accordance with the Paris Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (General Assembly resolution 48/13 of 20 December 1993, annex)
w) establishment in 2002 of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights in accordance with the Paris Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (General Assembly resolution 48/13 of 20 December 1993, annex)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 5265246b-aa9d-4abb-a378-3ced25e21102
894960a6-0dc6-43e4-8450-9b4637ab0b0a
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
w) State party adopted legislation to eliminate discrimination against disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups such as the Refugees Act (2006), which prohibits discrimination against refugees and asylum-seekers, and the Persons with Disabilities Act (2003), which establishes a National Development Fund fo...
w) State party adopted legislation to eliminate discrimination against disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups such as the Refugees Act (2006), which prohibits discrimination against refugees and asylum-seekers, and the Persons with Disabilities Act (2003), which establishes a National Development Fund fo...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 894960a6-0dc6-43e4-8450-9b4637ab0b0a
37422d53-aa14-47ce-b0e1-94fc4f6259a9
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and...
w) recent adoption by the State party of legislation designed to strengthen labour standards and trade union freedom, in particular: - the Employment Act (2007) which strengthens minimum terms and conditions of employment, prohibits forced labour and child labour, sexual harassment and discrimination and provides for 2...
w) recent adoption by the State party of legislation designed to strengthen labour standards and trade union freedom, in particular: - the Employment Act (2007) which strengthens minimum terms and conditions of employment, prohibits forced labour and child labour, sexual harassment and discrimination and provides for 2...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 37422d53-aa14-47ce-b0e1-94fc4f6259a9
dfff93c8-7e6f-4077-a59a-f9d7aecfb798
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education" ]
w) State party introduced free compulsory primary education in 2003 and free secondary education in 2008
w) State party introduced free compulsory primary education in 2003 and free secondary education in 2008
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: dfff93c8-7e6f-4077-a59a-f9d7aecfb798
17de4292-d0db-4d94-8f9f-c927c8bd7dbb
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
n) absence of any significant factors or difficulties preventing the effective implementation of ICESCR in the State party
n) absence of any significant factors or difficulties preventing the effective implementation of ICESCR in the State party
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 17de4292-d0db-4d94-8f9f-c927c8bd7dbb
b14d3e0f-a728-41dd-8bbe-8b100346b157
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
c) ICESCR rights have not been incorporated into domestic law and therefore are not directly applicable in the courts of the State party
c) ICESCR rights have not been incorporated into domestic law and therefore are not directly applicable in the courts of the State party
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: b14d3e0f-a728-41dd-8bbe-8b100346b157
00e97da3-a377-4e5e-9449-2330be53a779
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) include economic, social and cultural rights in the new Constitution, with a view to incorporating ICESCR rights into domestic law and ensuring their direct applicability in the courts
r) include economic, social and cultural rights in the new Constitution, with a view to incorporating ICESCR rights into domestic law and ensuring their direct applicability in the courts
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 00e97da3-a377-4e5e-9449-2330be53a779
413892d6-8f6b-46a4-bcca-073a00fb7b3d
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.5 - Reduce corruption and bribery" ]
c) despite the State party’s “zero tolerance” policy, corruption and patronage still adversely affect the realization of economic, social and cultural rights c) there have been few prosecutions for corruption in the State party
c) despite the State party’s “zero tolerance” policy, corruption and patronage still adversely affect the realization of economic, social and cultural rights c) there have been few prosecutions for corruption in the State party
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 413892d6-8f6b-46a4-bcca-073a00fb7b3d
13dc3ed9-1a07-4462-882f-eb2c1421cf1d
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.5 - Reduce corruption and bribery", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) intensify efforts to prosecute cases of corruption and review sentencing policy for corruption-related offences r) train the police and other law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges on the strict application of anti-corruption laws, conduct awareness-raising campaigns, and ensure the transparency of the con...
r) intensify efforts to prosecute cases of corruption and review sentencing policy for corruption-related offences r) train the police and other law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges on the strict application of anti-corruption laws, conduct awareness-raising campaigns, and ensure the transparency of the con...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 13dc3ed9-1a07-4462-882f-eb2c1421cf1d
250e0f21-2f3c-48d6-b512-dd4e94e00fae
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to food" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
c) risk of possible adverse impacts that the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which is currently being negotiated with the European Union, the Investment Agreement under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) as well as of bilateral trade and investment agreements, may have on the State party’s...
c) risk of possible adverse impacts that the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which is currently being negotiated with the European Union, the Investment Agreement under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) as well as of bilateral trade and investment agreements, may have on the State party’s...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 250e0f21-2f3c-48d6-b512-dd4e94e00fae
9b463c94-300b-4392-9182-a6279bc53ddf
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to food" ]
[]
r) undertake the measures necessary to assess the potential adverse impact of any commitments under the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union and the Investment Agreement for the COMESA Common Investment Area, which are currently being negotiated, as well as under bilateral trade and investment agreeme...
r) undertake the measures necessary to assess the potential adverse impact of any commitments under the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union and the Investment Agreement for the COMESA Common Investment Area, which are currently being negotiated, as well as under bilateral trade and investment agreeme...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 9b463c94-300b-4392-9182-a6279bc53ddf
f6a4e038-0229-47b2-afd3-03d82595572e
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Economic, social & cultural rights - general measures of implementation", "Reservations", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "1 - NO POVERTY", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access...
c) disparities in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including access to land, have led to inter-ethnic tensions and post-election violence during which at least 1,500 persons were killed early in 2008 c) perpetrators of such violence have still not been brought to justice. (art. 2, para. 2)
c) disparities in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including access to land, have led to inter-ethnic tensions and post-election violence during which at least 1,500 persons were killed early in 2008 c) perpetrators of such violence have still not been brought to justice. (art. 2, para. 2)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: f6a4e038-0229-47b2-afd3-03d82595572e
04010da3-7f4b-4ed2-a35f-76f707cde6f3
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Economic, social & cultural rights - general measures of implementation", "Reservations", "Land & property rights" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "1 - NO POVERTY", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for a...
r) address disparities in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including in access to land, which particularly affect poor people in urban areas and minority and indigenous communities in rural areas, e.g. by adopting the Draft National Land Policy, establishing land inspectorates to monitor discrimin...
r) address disparities in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including in access to land, which particularly affect poor people in urban areas and minority and indigenous communities in rural areas, e.g. by adopting the Draft National Land Policy, establishing land inspectorates to monitor discrimin...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 04010da3-7f4b-4ed2-a35f-76f707cde6f3
c8115a6a-5351-43c4-8a39-7c7cc5d191f1
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "10.2 - Promote universal social, economical and political inclusion", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES" ]
c) reports that refugees are de facto excluded from employment in the formal sector and often receive wages below the minimum wage in the informal sector c) refugees and asylum-seekers are frequently confined for years to camps which are located in isolated, semi-arid regions, and charged higher fees than nationals in ...
c) reports that refugees are de facto excluded from employment in the formal sector and often receive wages below the minimum wage in the informal sector c) refugees and asylum-seekers are frequently confined for years to camps which are located in isolated, semi-arid regions, and charged higher fees than nationals in ...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: c8115a6a-5351-43c4-8a39-7c7cc5d191f1
befe5425-ea7e-4c72-9057-a9163aa9b466
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to health", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[]
r) issue work permits to all refugees, in accordance with the Refugees Act (2006) r) monitor unfair labour practices and exploitation of refugees in the informal sector r) relax reported policy of requiring refugees to live in camps for prolonged periods of time, and provide hospital services at the same rate to them a...
r) issue work permits to all refugees, in accordance with the Refugees Act (2006) r) monitor unfair labour practices and exploitation of refugees in the informal sector r) relax reported policy of requiring refugees to live in camps for prolonged periods of time, and provide hospital services at the same rate to them a...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: befe5425-ea7e-4c72-9057-a9163aa9b466
34d30a44-10a4-4d6a-8e2a-35165c237814
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
c) article 82 (4) of the Constitution exempts matters of personal law such as marriage, divorce and devolution of property on death, as well as customary law applicable to certain tribes, from the constitutional prohibition of discrimination, with the effect that women are generally discriminated against in these areas...
c) article 82 (4) of the Constitution exempts matters of personal law such as marriage, divorce and devolution of property on death, as well as customary law applicable to certain tribes, from the constitutional prohibition of discrimination, with the effect that women are generally discriminated against in these areas...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 34d30a44-10a4-4d6a-8e2a-35165c237814
a187bad9-e0d1-4842-ac9c-ad526bab9939
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
r) repeal article 82 (4) of the Constitution and ensure that the new Constitution guarantees equal rights of women to matrimonial property during marriage and at dissolution r) raise public awareness of the need to abolish laws and customs which discriminate against women and adopt the Marriage, Matrimonial Property an...
r) repeal article 82 (4) of the Constitution and ensure that the new Constitution guarantees equal rights of women to matrimonial property during marriage and at dissolution r) raise public awareness of the need to abolish laws and customs which discriminate against women and adopt the Marriage, Matrimonial Property an...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: a187bad9-e0d1-4842-ac9c-ad526bab9939
d6c35088-8901-4fe2-8714-0366dc12cd76
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) still low representation of women in Parliament, in senior government positions and in posts of Court of Appeal or High Court judges. (art. 3)
c) still low representation of women in Parliament, in senior government positions and in posts of Court of Appeal or High Court judges. (art. 3)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: d6c35088-8901-4fe2-8714-0366dc12cd76
1c815270-5d27-4993-9b0d-6fd165e94472
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) adopt positive measures, with a view to raising the representation of women in Parliament, the judiciary and senior civil service positions
r) adopt positive measures, with a view to raising the representation of women in Parliament, the judiciary and senior civil service positions
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 1c815270-5d27-4993-9b0d-6fd165e94472
3c90f38c-0470-4b5e-bed6-c3ae5c3487c4
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Internally displaced persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to social security" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "1 - NO POVERTY", "1.3 - Implement social protection systems" ]
c) only 1.8 million workers are employed in the formal sector, despite the fact that 2.4 million new jobs were created between 2004 and 2007 in the State party c) 6.4 million workers in the informal economy are not sufficiently covered by labour regulations and social security schemes, including pension rights and mate...
c) only 1.8 million workers are employed in the formal sector, despite the fact that 2.4 million new jobs were created between 2004 and 2007 in the State party c) 6.4 million workers in the informal economy are not sufficiently covered by labour regulations and social security schemes, including pension rights and mate...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 3c90f38c-0470-4b5e-bed6-c3ae5c3487c4
d95871d1-922f-464c-b217-835f01891132
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Internally displaced persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to social security" ]
[ "9 - INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "4 - QUALIT...
r) intensify efforts, especially in rural and deprived urban areas, to: - achieve higher levels of employment, e.g. through vocational training and infrastructural measures - regularize the situation of informal sector workers by progressively improving their working conditions and including them in social security sch...
r) intensify efforts, especially in rural and deprived urban areas, to: - achieve higher levels of employment, e.g. through vocational training and infrastructural measures - regularize the situation of informal sector workers by progressively improving their working conditions and including them in social security sch...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: d95871d1-922f-464c-b217-835f01891132
ef05d65c-45ad-4a2f-a92a-512014177bf1
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "16.10 - Ensure public access to informatio...
c) exemption of Export Processing Zones from the application of the Employment Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which has given rise to poor working conditions such as low salaries, excessive and unpredictable working hours c) lack of training and promotion opportunities, unstable contracts, sexual haras...
c) exemption of Export Processing Zones from the application of the Employment Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which has given rise to poor working conditions such as low salaries, excessive and unpredictable working hours c) lack of training and promotion opportunities, unstable contracts, sexual haras...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: ef05d65c-45ad-4a2f-a92a-512014177bf1
adfea27a-3f47-464f-89ff-c1806c43bf4d
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discr...
r) review incentive regime for Export Processing Zones, remove their exemption from Kenyan labour legislation, including the Employment Act , the Occupational Health and Safety Act and minimum wage regulations, strictly enforce labour standards r) further increase the number of labour inspections, promote training and ...
r) review incentive regime for Export Processing Zones, remove their exemption from Kenyan labour legislation, including the Employment Act , the Occupational Health and Safety Act and minimum wage regulations, strictly enforce labour standards r) further increase the number of labour inspections, promote training and ...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: adfea27a-3f47-464f-89ff-c1806c43bf4d
031db9bf-bc09-4ee6-86ea-7ad4b685bc4a
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay" ]
c) statutory minimum wage is not sufficient to provide an adequate standard of living for workers and their families c) women typically work in low-paid and low-skilled jobs, especially in rural and deprived urban areas. (art. 7)
c) statutory minimum wage is not sufficient to provide an adequate standard of living for workers and their families c) women typically work in low-paid and low-skilled jobs, especially in rural and deprived urban areas. (art. 7)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 031db9bf-bc09-4ee6-86ea-7ad4b685bc4a
61eda7ae-75dd-413a-b85d-dcb234c05e12
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[]
r) increase, annually adjust and enforce minimum wages to ensure that such wages provide workers with an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, in accordance with article 7, paragraph(a) (ii) of ICESCR r) adopt targeted measures to ensure that women, especially those living in rural and deprived...
r) increase, annually adjust and enforce minimum wages to ensure that such wages provide workers with an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, in accordance with article 7, paragraph(a) (ii) of ICESCR r) adopt targeted measures to ensure that women, especially those living in rural and deprived...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 61eda7ae-75dd-413a-b85d-dcb234c05e12
8ca388b4-6f3d-4883-be3d-f82abbc01a83
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Trade union rights" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
c) reported delays in the registration of trade unions, de-registration on vague grounds, interference by officials of the Office of the Registrar of Trade Unions and the Ministry of Labour in the management and operation of trade unions, and excessive restrictions on the right to strike, in particular in the Export Pr...
c) reported delays in the registration of trade unions, de-registration on vague grounds, interference by officials of the Office of the Registrar of Trade Unions and the Ministry of Labour in the management and operation of trade unions, and excessive restrictions on the right to strike, in particular in the Export Pr...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 8ca388b4-6f3d-4883-be3d-f82abbc01a83
26cd835a-e04d-48b0-8663-8ec395240a46
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Trade union rights" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) take urgent measures to ensure freedom to form and join trade unions, prevent interference in the management and operation of trade unions, and remove excessive restrictions on the right to strike in law and in practice, including in Export Processing Zones r) while noting the importance attached to the principles o...
r) take urgent measures to ensure freedom to form and join trade unions, prevent interference in the management and operation of trade unions, and remove excessive restrictions on the right to strike in law and in practice, including in Export Processing Zones r) while noting the importance attached to the principles o...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 26cd835a-e04d-48b0-8663-8ec395240a46
1550fa4d-8211-4640-810a-1a20f62eb5c4
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health", "Right to social security" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
c) National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), which provides for the reimbursement of hospitalization costs other than medical expenses, only covers a small percentage of workers in the informal sector and that the National Social Health Insurance Bill (2004), which sought to introduce a compulsory health insurance schem...
c) National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), which provides for the reimbursement of hospitalization costs other than medical expenses, only covers a small percentage of workers in the informal sector and that the National Social Health Insurance Bill (2004), which sought to introduce a compulsory health insurance schem...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 1550fa4d-8211-4640-810a-1a20f62eb5c4
78747c5d-872f-4cf5-bf4e-b970cd1e1e20
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health", "Right to social security" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) progressively extend the scope of the National Hospital Insurance Fund so as to reimburse all hospitalization costs, in particular medical expenses, and to cover all workers, including informal, casual, domestic and part-time workers and the self-employed, as well as persons without employment r) consider removing a...
r) progressively extend the scope of the National Hospital Insurance Fund so as to reimburse all hospitalization costs, in particular medical expenses, and to cover all workers, including informal, casual, domestic and part-time workers and the self-employed, as well as persons without employment r) consider removing a...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 78747c5d-872f-4cf5-bf4e-b970cd1e1e20
b2f4d0cb-baf5-4d10-a969-be138d255693
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to social security" ]
[ "1 - NO POVERTY", "1.3 - Implement social protection systems" ]
c) many pension schemes are under-funded and that the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a compulsory contributory social security fund set up to pay pension benefits to employees after retirement, does not include any non-contributory schemes of social assistance. (art. 9)
c) many pension schemes are under-funded and that the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a compulsory contributory social security fund set up to pay pension benefits to employees after retirement, does not include any non-contributory schemes of social assistance. (art. 9)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: b2f4d0cb-baf5-4d10-a969-be138d255693
dcf0ac3c-737f-4251-83f4-887333b9207e
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Right to social security" ]
[ "1 - NO POVERTY", "1.3 - Implement social protection systems" ]
r) ensure the financial viability of existing pension schemes and extend the scope of the National Social Security Fund to include the main branches of social security, as well as non-contributory schemes of social assistance for those who are unable to pay pension or other social security contributions r) consider rat...
r) ensure the financial viability of existing pension schemes and extend the scope of the National Social Security Fund to include the main branches of social security, as well as non-contributory schemes of social assistance for those who are unable to pay pension or other social security contributions r) consider rat...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: dcf0ac3c-737f-4251-83f4-887333b9207e
c54bc2ee-2d99-49cb-96b7-fbe1bc712824
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) incidence of domestic violence in the State party, the low number of complaints filed by victims of domestic violence, including spousal rape, the absence of criminal law provisions specifically criminalizing such violence, as well as the absence of statistical data on the number of reported cases of domestic violen...
c) incidence of domestic violence in the State party, the low number of complaints filed by victims of domestic violence, including spousal rape, the absence of criminal law provisions specifically criminalizing such violence, as well as the absence of statistical data on the number of reported cases of domestic violen...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: c54bc2ee-2d99-49cb-96b7-fbe1bc712824
956e2923-1345-47dd-85db-5afdc6122889
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilati...
r) enact the Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Bill (2000) and other legislation specifically criminalizing domestic violence, including spousal rape, and customary practices that degrade and harm women, including ritual "cleansing” and forced “inheritance” of widows r) train the police, prosecutors and judges on t...
r) enact the Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Bill (2000) and other legislation specifically criminalizing domestic violence, including spousal rape, and customary practices that degrade and harm women, including ritual "cleansing” and forced “inheritance” of widows r) train the police, prosecutors and judges on t...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 956e2923-1345-47dd-85db-5afdc6122889
a3f7d4f6-b821-4d5b-b90c-9d5054001763
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
c) female genital mutilation continues to be practiced in the State party, in particular in rural areas such as the North Eastern Province, and that it is prohibited only if it involves children (art. 10)
c) female genital mutilation continues to be practiced in the State party, in particular in rural areas such as the North Eastern Province, and that it is prohibited only if it involves children (art. 10)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: a3f7d4f6-b821-4d5b-b90c-9d5054001763
c98015bc-6a0b-4b4c-8bfd-fce0215489f1
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) adopt legislation criminalizing all female genital mutilation of adult women; train the police, prosecutors and judges on the strict application of laws prohibiting female genital mutilation; continue promoting alternative rite of passage ceremonies; educate parents, especially mothers, children and community leader...
r) adopt legislation criminalizing all female genital mutilation of adult women; train the police, prosecutors and judges on the strict application of laws prohibiting female genital mutilation; continue promoting alternative rite of passage ceremonies; educate parents, especially mothers, children and community leader...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: c98015bc-6a0b-4b4c-8bfd-fce0215489f1
efece3e4-c674-42ce-acf9-80dbe3aedeed
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) absence of statistical data on the reported number of persons, in particular women and children, trafficked to, from and within the State party for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as well as reports that provisions criminalizing trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation and tra...
c) absence of statistical data on the reported number of persons, in particular women and children, trafficked to, from and within the State party for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as well as reports that provisions criminalizing trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation and tra...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: efece3e4-c674-42ce-acf9-80dbe3aedeed
f8029044-0fdc-47dd-9dfb-3ac290a8ecb7
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) absence of statistical data on the reported number of persons, in particular women and children, trafficked to, from and within the State party for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as well as reports that provisions criminalizing trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation and tra...
c) absence of statistical data on the reported number of persons, in particular women and children, trafficked to, from and within the State party for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as well as reports that provisions criminalizing trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation and tra...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: f8029044-0fdc-47dd-9dfb-3ac290a8ecb7
a8687c83-0cd0-419e-a3c7-8e5cb4932e98
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) State party: - enact the Anti-Trafficking Bill (2007) - train police officers, prosecutors judges and health and social workers, on the strict application of the provisions of the Sexual Offences Act (2006) and the Children Act (2001) criminalizing trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation and tr...
r) State party: - enact the Anti-Trafficking Bill (2007) - train police officers, prosecutors judges and health and social workers, on the strict application of the provisions of the Sexual Offences Act (2006) and the Children Act (2001) criminalizing trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation and tr...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: a8687c83-0cd0-419e-a3c7-8e5cb4932e98
2f44bedb-a425-41c7-a6f9-7abcb641a47c
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: protection against exploitation" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
n) progress achieved by the State party in combating child labour c) about the still very high number of children engaged in child labour c) high number of children who are forced to engage in prostitution. (art. 10)
n) progress achieved by the State party in combating child labour c) about the still very high number of children engaged in child labour c) high number of children who are forced to engage in prostitution. (art. 10)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 2f44bedb-a425-41c7-a6f9-7abcb641a47c
31bbea08-6f8d-4e5a-91f7-e71e370b89ed
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: protection against exploitation" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and c...
r) State party to: - strengthen the enforcement of the Children Act and the Sexual Offences Act prohibiting child labour and sexual exploitation of children, e.g. through mandatory training for police officer, prosecutors and judges, teachers and health and social workers, more effective labour inspections and raids by...
r) State party to: - strengthen the enforcement of the Children Act and the Sexual Offences Act prohibiting child labour and sexual exploitation of children, e.g. through mandatory training for police officer, prosecutors and judges, teachers and health and social workers, more effective labour inspections and raids by...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 31bbea08-6f8d-4e5a-91f7-e71e370b89ed
a471251a-f159-4f74-84b6-3ffd01fca397
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: family environment & alternative care", "Right to health" ]
[ "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
c) children and orphans affected by HIV/AIDS are not adequately supported by the State party and that the care for these children and the task of monitoring their school attendance is frequently delegated to their extended families and to community and faith-based organizations, without adequate support and supervision...
c) children and orphans affected by HIV/AIDS are not adequately supported by the State party and that the care for these children and the task of monitoring their school attendance is frequently delegated to their extended families and to community and faith-based organizations, without adequate support and supervision...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: a471251a-f159-4f74-84b6-3ffd01fca397
fa5659f2-5b6a-4b37-99cc-77b5143da069
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: family environment & alternative care", "Right to health" ]
[ "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental healt...
r) step up efforts to monitor regular school attendance by children and orphans with HIV/AIDS or from HIV/AIDS affected households, combat discrimination by school officials and ensure that these children receive continuous material and psychological support for their education r) give priority to placing orphans in fo...
r) step up efforts to monitor regular school attendance by children and orphans with HIV/AIDS or from HIV/AIDS affected households, combat discrimination by school officials and ensure that these children receive continuous material and psychological support for their education r) give priority to placing orphans in fo...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: fa5659f2-5b6a-4b37-99cc-77b5143da069
92e8bd86-388d-4f78-9a45-9b416058cc3e
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Internally displaced persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "1.1 - Eradicate extreme poverty", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "1 - NO POVERTY", "3 - GOOD HEALTH A...
c) more than half of the population of the State party lives in extreme poverty, i.e. on less than US$ 1 a day, in particular persons living in rural and deprived urban areas, landless persons, women, children, female-headed households, families affected by HIV/AIDS, persons with disabilities, refugees and internally d...
c) more than half of the population of the State party lives in extreme poverty, i.e. on less than US$ 1 a day, in particular persons living in rural and deprived urban areas, landless persons, women, children, female-headed households, families affected by HIV/AIDS, persons with disabilities, refugees and internally d...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 92e8bd86-388d-4f78-9a45-9b416058cc3e
13706e6d-d11b-4751-be54-a202ce020db3
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Internally displaced persons", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "1.2 - Reduce poverty at least by 50%", "1 - NO POVERTY", "3 - GOOD HEA...
r) allocate sufficient funds for the effective implementation of its National Poverty Eradication Plan and poverty reduction strategy, ensure the full integration of economic, social and cultural rights, and specifically address the needs of persons living in rural and deprived urban areas, the landless, women, childre...
r) allocate sufficient funds for the effective implementation of its National Poverty Eradication Plan and poverty reduction strategy, ensure the full integration of economic, social and cultural rights, and specifically address the needs of persons living in rural and deprived urban areas, the landless, women, childre...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 13706e6d-d11b-4751-be54-a202ce020db3
413b74cb-2d52-48f2-9dae-e6d458592a08
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to food" ]
[ "2.2 - End all forms of malnutrition", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
c) high incidence of acute malnutrition in the North Eastern Province and of chronic malnutrition in all provinces of the State party, particularly affecting children. (art. 11)
c) high incidence of acute malnutrition in the North Eastern Province and of chronic malnutrition in all provinces of the State party, particularly affecting children. (art. 11)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 413b74cb-2d52-48f2-9dae-e6d458592a08
0e42a7e7-1043-4df8-b196-7bda415ac9c8
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to food" ]
[ "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "1 - NO POVERTY", "2.2 - End all forms of malnutrition", "1.5 - Build resilience to environmental, economic and social disasters", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
r) effectively implement and allocate sufficient resources to relevant programmes and funds, such as the Child Survival and Development Strategy and the Constituencies Development Fund r) ensure physical and economic access for everyone, including children in rural and deprived urban areas, to the minimum essential foo...
r) effectively implement and allocate sufficient resources to relevant programmes and funds, such as the Child Survival and Development Strategy and the Constituencies Development Fund r) ensure physical and economic access for everyone, including children in rural and deprived urban areas, to the minimum essential foo...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 0e42a7e7-1043-4df8-b196-7bda415ac9c8
470d5832-6b46-446a-8946-51637e9e22bd
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Internally displaced persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[]
n) many of the hundreds of thousands persons who were internally displaced by the post election violence in early 2008 have been resettled or returned to their homes c) financial assistance provided to internally displaced persons under the National Resettlement Fund is inadequate. (art. 11)
n) many of the hundreds of thousands persons who were internally displaced by the post-election violence in early 2008 have been resettled or returned to their homes c) financial assistance provided to internally displaced persons under the National Resettlement Fund is inadequate. (art. 11)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 470d5832-6b46-446a-8946-51637e9e22bd
b08742a4-c277-4329-8833-ba782fbd49d7
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Internally displaced persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
r) provide adequate financial assistance for the resettlement of internally displaced persons and for their reintegration into society r) ensure that those IDPs who have not been resettled or returned to their homes following the post-election violence in 2008 have adequate access to housing and employment
r) provide adequate financial assistance for the resettlement of internally displaced persons and for their reintegration into society r) ensure that those IDPs who have not been resettled or returned to their homes following the post-election violence in 2008 have adequate access to housing and employment
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: b08742a4-c277-4329-8833-ba782fbd49d7
882e9e0b-af04-4cfb-b467-919878ae5ea5
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "6 - CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION", "6.2 - End open defecation and provide access to sanitation and hygiene", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "6.1 - Safe and affordable drinking water" ]
c) persons living in informal settlements, as well as in arid and semi-arid rural areas, are frequently deprived of affordable access to adequate water and sanitation c) new housing units constructed under slum upgrading projects such as the Kenyan Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) for Kibera/Nairobi are unaffordable f...
c) persons living in informal settlements, as well as in arid and semi-arid rural areas, are frequently deprived of affordable access to adequate water and sanitation c) new housing units constructed under slum upgrading projects such as the Kenyan Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) for Kibera/Nairobi are unaffordable f...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 882e9e0b-af04-4cfb-b467-919878ae5ea5
8ea41bfa-77c1-4edd-bde5-7bdb84ebcf63
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "6 - CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION", "6.2 - End open defecation and provide access to sanitation and hygiene", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "6.1 - Safe and affordable drinking water" ]
r) take immediate measures to ensure affordable access to adequate water and sanitation in informal settlements and arid or semi-arid rural areas, in line with the Committee’s general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water, by, inter alia, reducing waiting times for collecting water, adequately controlling prices ...
r) take immediate measures to ensure affordable access to adequate water and sanitation in informal settlements and arid or semi-arid rural areas, in line with the Committee’s general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water, by, inter alia, reducing waiting times for collecting water, adequately controlling prices ...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 8ea41bfa-77c1-4edd-bde5-7bdb84ebcf63
e501ddf7-dd51-4152-a328-0fe3a55ba68e
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing" ]
c) demolition of dwellings and forced evictions of pastoralist communities in the Rift Valley, forest dwellers such as the Mau Forest Ogiek, and persons living in informal settlements and on road reserves, reportedly without prior notice and provision of adequate alternative housing or compensation. (art. 11)
c) demolition of dwellings and forced evictions of pastoralist communities in the Rift Valley, forest dwellers such as the Mau Forest Ogiek, and persons living in informal settlements and on road reserves, reportedly without prior notice and provision of adequate alternative housing or compensation. (art. 11)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: e501ddf7-dd51-4152-a328-0fe3a55ba68e
5ca30d25-3eaf-46da-9ce7-0303c7044657
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to an adequate standard of living", "Right to adequate housing" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing" ]
r) consider including a provision in its new draft Constitution to ensure that evictions are only used as a last resort r) adopt legislation or guidelines strictly defining the circumstances and safeguards under which evictions must take place, in accordance with the Committee’s general comment No. 7 (1997) on forced e...
r) consider including a provision in its new draft Constitution to ensure that evictions are only used as a last resort r) adopt legislation or guidelines strictly defining the circumstances and safeguards under which evictions must take place, in accordance with the Committee’s general comment No. 7 (1997) on forced e...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 5ca30d25-3eaf-46da-9ce7-0303c7044657
8758cf3d-5148-4c1d-ab1d-268c1cd21c9f
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to health" ]
[ "3.2 - End all preventable deaths under 5 years of age", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) high maternal, infant and under-five mortality rates c) lack of adequately equipped maternal health care facilities and skilled birth attendance, especially in the North Eastern and Coastal Provinces, and de facto discrimination against poor women, older women and women with HIV/AIDS in access to maternal health car...
c) high maternal, infant and under-five mortality rates c) lack of adequately equipped maternal health care facilities and skilled birth attendance, especially in the North Eastern and Coastal Provinces, and de facto discrimination against poor women, older women and women with HIV/AIDS in access to maternal health car...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 8758cf3d-5148-4c1d-ab1d-268c1cd21c9f
47ca35f9-d73f-4eb8-a7af-c07a455ab8aa
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons living in poverty", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Right to health", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.1 - Reduce maternal mortality", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children f...
r) take immediate measures to ensure that - all pregnant women, including poor women, older women and women with HIV/AIDS, have affordable access to skilled care free from abuse during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, postnatal periods, and to care of the newborn, including in remote rural areas - the waiver of materni...
r) take immediate measures to ensure that - all pregnant women, including poor women, older women and women with HIV/AIDS, have affordable access to skilled care free from abuse during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, postnatal periods, and to care of the newborn, including in remote rural areas - the waiver of materni...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 47ca35f9-d73f-4eb8-a7af-c07a455ab8aa
9633af5a-212b-47f0-8cb9-b3f0872a44f4
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
c) limited access to sexual and reproductive health services and contraceptives, especially in rural and deprived urban areas, as well as about the high number of unsafe clandestine abortions in the State party. (art. 12)
c) limited access to sexual and reproductive health services and contraceptives, especially in rural and deprived urban areas, as well as about the high number of unsafe clandestine abortions in the State party. (art. 12)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 9633af5a-212b-47f0-8cb9-b3f0872a44f4
419d9976-3968-4976-b07d-08fb94575984
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to health" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) ensure affordable access for everyone, including adolescents, to comprehensive family planning services, contraceptives and safe abortion services, especially in rural and deprived urban areas, by eliminating formal and informal user fees for public and private family planning services, adequately funding the free d...
r) ensure affordable access for everyone, including adolescents, to comprehensive family planning services, contraceptives and safe abortion services, especially in rural and deprived urban areas, by eliminating formal and informal user fees for public and private family planning services, adequately funding the free d...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 419d9976-3968-4976-b07d-08fb94575984
b6f03560-75b0-4fe8-a2bf-e83246347588
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Internally displaced persons", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.5 - No discrimination in education" ]
c) children from poor families, pregnant girls, children living in remote rural areas and in informal settlements, nomadic children, children with disabilities, refugee children and internally displaced children have limited access to education. (art. 13)
c) children from poor families, pregnant girls, children living in remote rural areas and in informal settlements, nomadic children, children with disabilities, refugee children and internally displaced children have limited access to education. (art. 13)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: b6f03560-75b0-4fe8-a2bf-e83246347588
04487907-b57a-4d01-a764-460d996e4375
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Internally displaced persons", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to education" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
r) State party: - increase the funds allocated to bursaries and textbook subsidies for children from poor families, as well as to school transportation and mid-day meals in remote rural and deprived urban areas - facilitate the readmission of girls who dropped out of school due to pregnancy by supporting them in findin...
r) State party: - increase the funds allocated to bursaries and textbook subsidies for children from poor families, as well as to school transportation and mid-day meals in remote rural and deprived urban areas - facilitate the readmission of girls who dropped out of school due to pregnancy by supporting them in findin...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 04487907-b57a-4d01-a764-460d996e4375
dde8b7f7-9e5f-40c4-9198-e77a04c781c9
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Cultural rights", "Reservations" ]
[]
n) Nubians and the Ogiek are not recognized as distinct ethnic communities and that they are referred to as "others” by the State party. (art. 15)
n) Nubians and the Ogiek are not recognized as distinct ethnic communities and that they are referred to as "others” by the State party. (art. 15)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: dde8b7f7-9e5f-40c4-9198-e77a04c781c9
ca40cc3e-12d9-426a-a232-c0e8124a5087
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Cultural rights", "Reservations" ]
[]
r) recognize the Nubians and the Ogiek as distinct ethnic communities, as well as their right to the preservation, protection and development of their cultural heritage and identity
r) recognize the Nubians and the Ogiek as distinct ethnic communities, as well as their right to the preservation, protection and development of their cultural heritage and identity
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: ca40cc3e-12d9-426a-a232-c0e8124a5087
c6bd4a05-9691-40cc-869d-122b65d880e8
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
i) provide in the second periodic report updated statistical data on the enjoyment of each ICESCR right, disaggregated by age, gender, ethnic origin, urban/rural population and other relevant status, on an annual comparative basis over the past five years
i) provide in the second periodic report updated statistical data on the enjoyment of each ICESCR right, disaggregated by age, gender, ethnic origin, urban/rural population and other relevant status, on an annual comparative basis over the past five years
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: c6bd4a05-9691-40cc-869d-122b65d880e8
f4e3761c-9811-4210-8352-6643462955f1
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) strengthen the capacity and funding of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, with a view to ensuring financial independence and its presence in all provinces of the State party
r) strengthen the capacity and funding of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, with a view to ensuring financial independence and its presence in all provinces of the State party
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: f4e3761c-9811-4210-8352-6643462955f1
4ff1eab3-1ab5-46a0-826b-7e60021b6b7f
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Right to health" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.8 - Universal labour rights and safe working environments" ]
r) indicate in the next periodic report the concrete results of the implementation of the Employment Act (2007), the Labour Institutions Act (2007), the Labour Relations Act (2007), the Work Injury Benefits Act (2007) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2007)
r) indicate in the next periodic report the concrete results of the implementation of the Employment Act (2007), the Labour Institutions Act (2007), the Labour Relations Act (2007), the Work Injury Benefits Act (2007) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2007)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 4ff1eab3-1ab5-46a0-826b-7e60021b6b7f
2621663a-935f-4606-8d63-048b7ff4d4ab
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
r) withdraw reservation to article 10, paragraph 2, of ICESCR, and consider ratifying ILO Conventions No. 103 (1952) concerning Maternity Protection) and No. 183 (2000) concerning the Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention
r) withdraw reservation to article 10, paragraph 2, of ICESCR, and consider ratifying ILO Conventions No. 103 (1952) concerning Maternity Protection) and No. 183 (2000) concerning the Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 2621663a-935f-4606-8d63-048b7ff4d4ab
0a83c06a-501c-4312-9db9-f695d5f55c02
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
r) consider ratifying ILO Convention No. 169 (1989) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries
r) consider ratifying ILO Convention No. 169 (1989) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 0a83c06a-501c-4312-9db9-f695d5f55c02
3b9d1b67-4e2e-400b-8c7f-a5a4f95f2be2
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Migrants" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
r) consider ratifying ICRMW
r) consider ratifying ICRMW
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 3b9d1b67-4e2e-400b-8c7f-a5a4f95f2be2
b5316626-7268-4d38-af78-314f115b70e8
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) submit a common core document in accordance with the 2006 harmonized guidelines on reporting to the international human rights treaty monitoring bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5)
r) submit a common core document in accordance with the 2006 harmonized guidelines on reporting to the international human rights treaty monitoring bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5)
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: b5316626-7268-4d38-af78-314f115b70e8
2c6f795e-e348-42b5-a376-5862a3478a3d
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) disseminate the present concluding observations widely among all levels of society, particularly among State officials, the judiciary and civil society organizations, to translate them into Swahili and to inform the Committee on the steps taken to implement them in the next periodic report r) continue engaging non-g...
r) disseminate the present concluding observations widely among all levels of society, particularly among State officials, the judiciary and civil society organizations, to translate them into Swahili and to inform the Committee on the steps taken to implement them in the next periodic report r) continue engaging non-g...
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 2c6f795e-e348-42b5-a376-5862a3478a3d
83a2cca8-8849-408a-a6a5-c138edde3ad7
E/C.12/KEN/CO/1
CESCR
2008-12-01
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Kenya" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) submit second to fifth periodic reports in a single document by 30 June 2013
r) submit second to fifth periodic reports in a single document by 30 June 2013
CESCR | Kenya | E/C.12/KEN/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: cf0dc5b5-d293-4ed6-8c72-4e2e267514ec | AnnotationId: 83a2cca8-8849-408a-a6a5-c138edde3ad7
9d279115-1543-438a-b624-39aa83c9d054
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[]
w) the establishment, in January 2007, of the Office of the Rights Defender (the Ombudsperson), which replaced the Latvian National Human Rights Office
w) the establishment, in January 2007, of the Office of the Rights Defender (the Ombudsperson), which replaced the Latvian National Human Rights Office
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 9d279115-1543-438a-b624-39aa83c9d054
76c27ade-c4e1-40cf-aef0-66faeb59d195
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Children: protection against exploitation", "Labour rights and right to work", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
w) ratification by the State party, in June 2006, of International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions No. 29 on Forced Labour (1930), No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999) and No. 138 on Minimum Age (1973)
w) ratification by the State party, in June 2006, of International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions No. 29 on Forced Labour (1930), No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999) and No. 138 on Minimum Age (1973)
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 76c27ade-c4e1-40cf-aef0-66faeb59d195
5d6c50c8-b470-4285-b8f6-e7b7bf210053
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Cultural rights", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
w) the ratification by the State party, in October 2005, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
w) the ratification by the State party, in October 2005, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 5d6c50c8-b470-4285-b8f6-e7b7bf210053
f0c24538-0bcd-4fc1-adc9-6b861ca99e94
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[]
[ "Cultural rights", "Reservations" ]
[]
w) various initiatives taken by the State party to support the development of an active cultural life in Latvia, through, inter alia, the national programme “Culture” and the Culture Capital Foundation
w) various initiatives taken by the State party to support the development of an active cultural life in Latvia, through, inter alia, the national programme “Culture” and the Culture Capital Foundation
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: f0c24538-0bcd-4fc1-adc9-6b861ca99e94
0655c272-c3dc-4cdd-93d7-425a94aff344
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
n) absence of any factor or difficulty preventing the effective implementation of the Covenant in the State party
n) absence of any factor or difficulty preventing the effective implementation of the Covenant in the State party
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 0655c272-c3dc-4cdd-93d7-425a94aff344
72bd2ae5-fcd6-460f-aa9e-a44429c9027c
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16.4 - Combat organized crime and illicit financial and arms flows", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.5 - Reduce corruption and bribery" ]
c) in spite of the actions taken by the Latvian authorities against organized crime and corruption, including the work of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), the State party continues to face serious problems of corruption within State institutions, the police force and the judiciary, which have a ne...
c) in spite of the actions taken by the Latvian authorities against organized crime and corruption, including the work of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), the State party continues to face serious problems of corruption within State institutions, the police force and the judiciary, which have a ne...
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 72bd2ae5-fcd6-460f-aa9e-a44429c9027c
d13a3a81-7daf-4a9f-ad97-634159ef68ab
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
c) while noting the existence of anti-discrimination provisions in the administrative and criminal legislation of the State party, the Committee regrets the delay in the enactment of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in the State party
c) while noting the existence of anti-discrimination provisions in the administrative and criminal legislation of the State party, the Committee regrets the delay in the enactment of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in the State party
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: d13a3a81-7daf-4a9f-ad97-634159ef68ab
b74aacb8-ea1a-4303-8484-5a5585b29988
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Economic, social & cultural rights - general measures of implementation", "Reservations" ]
[]
c) it did not receive full and adequate information on the fulfilment of the obligation of the State party to guarantee the enjoyment of rights enshrined in the Covenant without discrimination, as stipulated in article 2, paragraph 2, of the Covenant, with respect to non-citizens with permanent resident status who make...
c) it did not receive full and adequate information on the fulfilment of the obligation of the State party to guarantee the enjoyment of rights enshrined in the Covenant without discrimination, as stipulated in article 2, paragraph 2, of the Covenant, with respect to non-citizens with permanent resident status who make...
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: b74aacb8-ea1a-4303-8484-5a5585b29988
32614c2e-9b96-4483-981b-ec023861757a
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Cultural rights", "Reservations" ]
[ "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) the State Language Law which mandates the use of Latvian in all dealings with public institutions, including administrative districts, may be discriminatory in effect against linguistic minorities living in the State party, including the Russian-speaking minority which constitutes a significant proportion of the pop...
c) the State Language Law which mandates the use of Latvian in all dealings with public institutions, including administrative districts, may be discriminatory in effect against linguistic minorities living in the State party, including the Russian-speaking minority which constitutes a significant proportion of the pop...
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 32614c2e-9b96-4483-981b-ec023861757a
d7d06dd8-667b-4903-bd96-f381323d6d1c
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16.7 - Responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
c) that, in spite of the measures taken by the State party to promote equality between men and women, including the Programme for the Implementation of Gender Equality (2005-2006), de facto gender inequalities and stereotypes persist in the State party, particularly with regard to wages and participation in public deci...
c) that, in spite of the measures taken by the State party to promote equality between men and women, including the Programme for the Implementation of Gender Equality (2005-2006), de facto gender inequalities and stereotypes persist in the State party, particularly with regard to wages and participation in public deci...
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: d7d06dd8-667b-4903-bd96-f381323d6d1c
05474a7f-af5f-40c3-a6a4-8de3660c67be
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[]
c) persistent disparities in the levels of unemployment among the regions in the State party
c) persistent disparities in the levels of unemployment among the regions in the State party
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 05474a7f-af5f-40c3-a6a4-8de3660c67be
95ca510f-2b96-4e27-8363-9d543d6af6cc
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[]
r) the Committee encourages the State party to continue to improve vocational training programmes to empower the workforce, in particular disadvantaged and marginalized individuals, to facilitate their entry into the labour market and to ensure that vocational training is also provided in minority languages
r) the Committee encourages the State party to continue to improve vocational training programmes to empower the workforce, in particular disadvantaged and marginalized individuals, to facilitate their entry into the labour market and to ensure that vocational training is also provided in minority languages
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 95ca510f-2b96-4e27-8363-9d543d6af6cc
61fc10fe-a581-42a1-83c4-2a53c3df61c8
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[ "4.3 - Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education", "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay", "4.5 - No discrimination in education", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
c) while noting the efforts of the State Employment Agency to encourage employment of persons with disabilities, persons with mental and physical disabilities continue to face serious obstacles in accessing the labour market, in part due to the absence of vocational training in schools
c) while noting the efforts of the State Employment Agency to encourage employment of persons with disabilities, persons with mental and physical disabilities continue to face serious obstacles in accessing the labour market, in part due to the absence of vocational training in schools
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 61fc10fe-a581-42a1-83c4-2a53c3df61c8
30a896c2-75ba-4895-ae15-493c63543f34
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
n) the absence of criminal law provisions specifically addressing sexual harassment in the workplace
n) the absence of criminal law provisions specifically addressing sexual harassment in the workplace
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 30a896c2-75ba-4895-ae15-493c63543f34
340774ce-ef38-4d6a-ae4f-6fa4d33d8939
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[]
c) low level of awareness of labour safety protection measures amongst employers, particularly in view of the increasing incidence of occupational accidents in the State party
c) low level of awareness of labour safety protection measures amongst employers, particularly in view of the increasing incidence of occupational accidents in the State party
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 340774ce-ef38-4d6a-ae4f-6fa4d33d8939
0c1039a4-3bca-432f-91ad-2d285e851cfb
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Labour rights and right to work" ]
[]
c) the current minimum wage is insufficient to provide an adequate standard of living for workers and their families
c) the current minimum wage is insufficient to provide an adequate standard of living for workers and their families
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 0c1039a4-3bca-432f-91ad-2d285e851cfb
dae32f4a-57d3-4720-b648-7e419b7fafbf
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Persons living in poverty" ]
[ "Human rights & poverty", "Reservations", "Right to social security", "Right to an adequate standard of living" ]
[ "1 - NO POVERTY", "1.3 - Implement social protection systems" ]
c) the lack of information provided as to whether the current levels of social security benefits permit recipients a reasonable standard of living consistent with articles 9 and 11 of the Covenant c) unemployment benefits, which are gradually reduced in amount on a monthly basis over a maximum nine month period, may be...
c) the lack of information provided as to whether the current levels of social security benefits permit recipients a reasonable standard of living consistent with articles 9 and 11 of the Covenant c) unemployment benefits, which are gradually reduced in amount on a monthly basis over a maximum nine month period, may be...
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: dae32f4a-57d3-4720-b648-7e419b7fafbf
5fe90a88-b960-404b-bbd5-ef0a9a996907
E/C.12/LVA/CO/1
CESCR
2008-01-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Latvia" ]
[ "Eastern Europe" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
c) high incidence of domestic violence and other forms of abuse against women and children in the State party, which often go unreported c) in this connection, the Committee is particularly concerned about the absence of specific legislation on domestic violence and of a coherent strategy to support victims of domestic...
c) high incidence of domestic violence and other forms of abuse against women and children in the State party, which often go unreported c) in this connection, the Committee is particularly concerned about the absence of specific legislation on domestic violence and of a coherent strategy to support victims of domestic...
CESCR | Latvia | E/C.12/LVA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: db1f452d-ce80-4ec5-b546-9560370bbb22 | AnnotationId: 5fe90a88-b960-404b-bbd5-ef0a9a996907