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29th UPR session
Date of review: 16 January 2018
Date of report adoption: 28 June 2018
Document number: A/HRC/38/7
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Mali’s 3rd UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs and other stakeholders
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II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
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III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
74. The Independent Expert noted that there was still no law on combating gender-based violence and that facilities for victims of conflict-related sexual violence were inadequate, especially in the north.
IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
14. Two bills on the rights of women and children were being drafted: the first concerned gender-based violence, while the second concerned child protection. The enactment of those two bills would remove discriminatory provisions from the Personal and Family Code and criminalize female genital mutilation and other forms of gender-based violence.
63. Austria highlighted the importance of strengthening the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, and expressed concern about the persistence of discrimination against women and gender-based violence. Austria stated that victims should receive reparation.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Mali accepted the following recommendations:
114.29 Ensure access to justice for victims of the conflict and ensure accountability by bringing to justice all perpetrators of abuses and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, including sexual violence, and by accelerating the work of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (Canada);
114.41 Take measures to accelerate the investigation of all complaints regarding sexual violence and quickly reach a judgment of the suspects and the compensation of the victims (France);
114.74 Do its utmost to safeguard the fundamental rights of all citizens, regardless of gender and ethnicity, in line with relevant international human rights instruments, including the right to education (Norway);
115.25 Adopt legislation against gender discrimination, that, inter alia, will prohibit all forms of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, and promote and protect the human rights of women and girls in Mali (Slovenia);
115.27 Continue its efforts to introduce a law banning all forms of gender based violence (Switzerland);
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Mali’s third review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.