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8th UPR session
Date of review: 3 May 2010
Date of report adoption: 17 June 2010
Document number: A/HRC/15/3
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Kiribati’s 1st UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
Right to privacy, marriage and family life
26. Joint Submission 2 (JS2) highlighted that Kiribati maintains criminal sanctions against sexual activity between consenting adults. JS2 recommended that the Human Rights Council urge Kiribati to bring its legislation into conformity with its international human rights obligation by repealing all provisions which criminalise sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex.
II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
No references.
III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
No references.
IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
61. Concerning the issue of sexual orientation, the delegation appreciated the existence of homosexuality and the need to include it as a prohibited discriminatory ground in the Constitution. However, the delegation reiterated the high threshold required in order to adopt an amendment to the Bill of Rights. The same would apply to the issue of discrimination against women.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Kiribati noted the following recommendations:
66.23. Decriminalize homosexuality by abrogating the legal provision that currently penalizes sexual relations with persons of the same sex, and sign the joint statement made in the General Assembly in December 2008 on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity (France);
66.41. Amend its Constitution so as to expand the prohibited grounds of discrimination to include not only gender, but also sexual orientation, disability, health status and economic status (Netherlands).
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Kiribati’s first review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.