UN Human Rights
Committee
105th session (9 -
27 July 2012), Geneva
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Schedule & Summary
Records |
States reports /situations & Core Document |
List of Issues and Written replies |
Delegation List & Statement |
NGO Information* |
Concluding
Observations |
Comments
and Follow-up Response |
Information on Follow-Up |
Letters sent to the State
Party |
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July 2012, |
CCPR/C/ARM/2-3 CCPR/C/ARM/2-3/Corr.1 |
CCPR/C/ARM/Q/2-3 CCPR/C/ARM/Q/2/Add.1 E only |
HCA Vanadzor - Human Rights Program, University of Minnesota Human rights monitoring group of national minorities
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CCPR/C/ARM/CO/2-3 |
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July 2012, |
CCPR/C/ISL/5 |
CCPR/C/ISL/Q/5 CCPR/C/ISL/Q/5/Add.1 E only |
CCPR/C/ISL/CO/5
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July 2012,
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CCPR/C/KEN/3 |
CCPR/C/KEN/Q/3 CCPR/C/KEN/Q/3/Add.1 E only |
Centre for Reproductive Rights on the NGO section of Kenya's Kenya National Commission on Human Rights |
CCPR/C/KEN/CO/3 |
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July 2012, |
CCPR/C/LTU/3 |
CCPR/C/LTU/Q/3 CCPR/C/LTU/Q/3/Add.1 E only |
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CCPR/C/LTU/CO/3 |
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July 2012,
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CCPR/C/MDV/1 |
CCPR/C/MDV/Q/1 CCPR/C/MDV/Q/1/Add.1 E only |
CCPR/C/MDV/CO/1 |
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Please note that A l C l E l F l R l S refer to the availability of documents in the official United Nations languages, which are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Consideration of individual communications
The Committee will also consider a number of individual communications in closed meetings during the session.
Country Report Task Forces for the adoption of lists of issues:
Country Report Task Forces will consider and adopt list of issues on the following countries.
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States
reports |
Core
documents and States |
List of Issues |
Information
from other sources* |
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CCPR/C/AGO/1 |
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CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/1 |
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CCPR/C/DEU/6 |
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Postponed |
To be discussed in the
absence of a report
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CCPR/C/PER/5 |
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Task Forces (FOR ADOPTION OF LIST OF ISSUES PRIOR TO REPORTING)
Task Forces will consider and adopt list of issues on reports submitted by Afghanistan, Croatia, Israel, New Zealand and San Marino (Optional Reporting Procedure - focused reports based on replies to lists of issues prior to reporting).
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States
reports |
Core
documents |
List of Issues Prior to
Reporting |
Information
from other sources* |
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CCPR/C/AFG/ E | F | S |
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CCPR/C/HRV/ E | F | S |
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Amnesty International The Advocates for Human Rights and Autonomous Women’s House Zagreb YIHR |
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CCPR/C/ISR/ E | F | S |
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Amnesty International |
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CCPR/C/NZL/ E | F | S |
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CCPR/C/SMR/ E | F | S |
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Concluding Observations: Kenya
CONCLUDING
OBSERVATIONS - KENYA -
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Schedule & Summary
Records |
States reports /situations & Core Document |
List of Issues and Written replies |
Delegation List &
Statement |
NGO Information* |
Concluding
Observations |
Comments
and Follow-up Response |
Information on Follow-Up |
Letters sent to the State
Party |
|
July 2012, |
CCPR/C/ARM/2-3 CCPR/C/ARM/2-3/Corr.1 |
CCPR/C/ARM/Q/2-3 CCPR/C/ARM/Q/2/Add.1 E only |
HCA Vanadzor - Human Rights Program, University of Minnesota Human rights monitoring group of national minorities
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CCPR/C/ARM/CO/2-3 |
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July 2012, |
CCPR/C/ISL/5 |
CCPR/C/ISL/Q/5 CCPR/C/ISL/Q/5/Add.1 E only |
CCPR/C/ISL/CO/5
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July 2012,
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CCPR/C/KEN/3 |
CCPR/C/KEN/Q/3 CCPR/C/KEN/Q/3/Add.1 E only |
Centre for Reproductive Rights on the NGO section of Kenya's Kenya National Commission on Human Rights |
CCPR/C/KEN/CO/3 |
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July 2012, |
CCPR/C/LTU/3 |
CCPR/C/LTU/Q/3 CCPR/C/LTU/Q/3/Add.1 E only |
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CCPR/C/LTU/CO/3 |
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July 2012,
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CCPR/C/MDV/1 |
CCPR/C/MDV/Q/1 CCPR/C/MDV/Q/1/Add.1 E only |
CCPR/C/MDV/CO/1 |
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Please note that A l C l E l F l R l S refer to the availability of documents in the official United Nations languages, which are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Consideration
of individual communications
The
Committee will also consider a number of individual communications in closed
meetings during the session.
Country
Report Task Forces for the adoption of lists of issues:
Country
Report Task Forces will consider and adopt list of issues on the following
countries.
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States
reports |
Core
documents and States |
List of Issues |
Information
from other sources* |
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CCPR/C/AGO/1 |
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CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/1 |
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CCPR/C/DEU/6 |
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Postponed |
To be discussed in the
absence of a report
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CCPR/C/PER/5 |
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Task
Forces (FOR ADOPTION OF LIST OF ISSUES PRIOR TO REPORTING)
Task
Forces will consider and adopt list of issues on reports submitted by
Afghanistan, Croatia, Israel, New Zealand and San Marino (Optional Reporting
Procedure - focused reports based on replies to lists of issues prior to
reporting).
|
States
reports |
Core
documents |
List of Issues Prior to
Reporting |
Information
from other sources* |
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CCPR/C/AFG/ E | F | S |
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CCPR/C/HRV/ E | F | S |
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Amnesty International The Advocates for Human Rights and Autonomous Women’s House Zagreb YIHR |
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CCPR/C/ISR/ E | F | S |
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Amnesty International |
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CCPR/C/NZL/ E | F | S |
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CCPR/C/SMR/ E | F | S |
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HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS - KENYA - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/co/CCPR.C.KEN.CO.3_AV.doc
Excerpt Examples Relating to Women & Girls:
6. While welcoming the establishment of the National Gender and Equality Commission and the inclusion of the principle in article 27(8) of the Constitution that requires that “no more than two-thirds of members of elective and appointive bodies shall be of the same gender”, the Committee notes with concern that women remain under-represented in the public sector and other elected and appointed bodies. The Committee is also concerned at the lack of data on the representation of women in the private sector (arts. 2, 3 and 26).
The State party
should strengthen its efforts to increase the participation of women in the
public and private sectors, and where necessary, through appropriate temporary
special measures to give effect to the provisions of the Covenant. In this
regard, the Committee recommends that the State party should ensure that the
two-thirds rule enunciated by the new Constitution is implemented as a matter
of priority. Furthermore, the Committee urges the State party to include in its
next periodic report, disaggregated statistical data on the representation of
women in the private sector.
7. The Committee recalls its previous concluding observations (CCPR/CO/83/KEN, para. 10) and regrets that the draft Marriage bill endorses polygamous marriages. The Committee also regrets that the Law of Succession Act discriminates between the property interests of widows and widowers. The Committee also regrets that the State party has not passed the Matrimonial Property bill (arts. 2, 3, 23 and 26).
The Committee reiterates its recommendation in its previous concluding observations (CCPR/CO/83/KEN, para. 10) that polygamous marriages undermine the non-discrimination provisions and are incompatible with the Covenant. The State party should, therefore, take concrete measures to prohibit polygamous marriages. Furthermore, the State party should revise the Law on Succession Act to guarantee equality between men and women in the devolution and succession of property after death of a spouse. The State party should also enact legislation reforming its matrimonial property law.
15. While
welcoming the enactment of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act,
2011 and the adoption of a National Policy for the abandonment of female
genital mutilation (FGM), the Committee is still concerned at the prevalence of
female genital mutilation and other harmful traditional practices such as “wife
inheritance” and “ritual cleansing” in various parts of the State party. The
Committee is also concerned at continuing reports of gender-based violence
throughout the State party (arts. 3 and 7).
The State party should adopt a comprehensive approach
to preventing and addressing FGM, and gender-based violence in all its forms
and manifestations. In this regard, the State party should improve its research
and data collection methods in order to establish the extent of the problem, its
causes and consequences on women. The State party should vigorously implement
the Sexual Offences Act of 2006 and finalise the draft Prosecution Guidelines
on Sexual Offences and Gender Based Violence, and enact legislation on the
protection against domestic violence. The State party should ensure that cases
of FGM and domestic violence are thoroughly investigated and that the
perpetrators are brought to justice, and the victims adequately compensated.
23. The State party
should adopt necessary programmes and budgetary measures to ensure universal
birth registration at an early stage in the life of all children born in the
territory of the State party. The State party should also ensure that the
rights and entitlements of all children of Nubian descent, and other children
in a similar situation, to citizenship and national identity cards are fully
respected.