4.2 - Institutions & policies
CAT/C/YEM/CO/2/Rev.1 (CAT, 2010)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
n) the information provided by the State party delegation that the Cabinet has decided to study the possibility of establishing an independent national human rights institution
c) such an institution has not yet been created
c) the Human Rights Ministry has a mandate to receive complaints, but regrets the lack of information on how the complaints received by the Ministry are dealt with, as well as on investigations, prosecutions and criminal and/or administrative punishments of perpetrators (arts. 2, 11 and 12)
  • Yemen
  • 4.2 - Institutions & policies
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 23
CAT/C/YEM/CO/2/Rev.1 (CAT, 2010)
Recommendations
r) as a priority, continue to work towards establishing a national human rights institution in accordance with the Principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights (the Paris Principles) adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/134
i) provide information, including statistical data, on the complaints received by the Human Rights Ministry and on any investigation, prosecution and criminal and/or administrative punishment of perpetrators
  • Yemen
  • 4.2 - Institutions & policies
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 23
CAT/C/YEM/CO/2/Rev.1 (CAT, 2010)
Recommendations
r) noting the commitment made by the State party in the context of the universal periodic review (A/HRC/12/13, para. 93 (4), the Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the OP-CAT as soon as possible
  • Yemen
  • 2.1 - Status of international instruments
  • 4.2 - Institutions & policies
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  • persons deprived of their liberty
  Paragraph(s) 35
CAT/C/YEM/CO/2/Rev.1 (CAT, 2010)
4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
A/57/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2002)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
w) State's commitment to implementing provisions of CEDAW as reflected in range of policies, plans and programmes
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women
  • general
  • women
  Paragraph(s) 380 ter
A/57/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2002)
Observations
w) State's ongoing cooperation with women's organizations in efforts to implement CEDAW effectively
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women
  • women
  Paragraph(s) 383 ter
A/57/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2002)
Observations
n) (while acknowledging economic difficulties faced by State) close connection between success of development policies and promotion of gender equality
n) combined effects of high illiteracy rates among women and girls, high rate of school dropouts and early marriage of girls, high rate of child labour among girls and low level of women's political participation negatively impact on implementation of national development policies
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women
  • children
  • girls
  • women
  Paragraph(s) 404 ter
A/57/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2002)
Recommendations
r) ensure that measures to achieve goal of gender equality are fully integrated into all national development policies and programmes in line with provisions of CEDAW
w) National Women's Committee's plan to increase awareness of human rights of women within public at large
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women
  • women
  Paragraph(s) 405 ter
A/57/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2002)
Recommendations
r) wide dissemination of present concluding comments in order to make people of Yemen, and particularly government administrators and politicians, aware of steps that have been taken to ensure de jure and de facto equality for women and future steps required in that regard
r) continue to disseminate widely, in particular to women's and human rights organizations, CEDAW and OP-CEDAW, CEDAW's general recommendations, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and results of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century"
  • Yemen
  • 3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 6 - Right to an effective remedy, impunity
  • general
  • women
  Paragraph(s) 409 ter
A/57/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2002)
A/57/18(SUPP) (CERD, 2002)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
w) recent developments in State with regard to human rights, in particular measures of social welfare undertaken by State to improve living conditions of marginalized individuals and groups
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 9 - Racial discrimination
  • 29.1 - Right to an adequate standard of living - general
  • general
  • persons living in poverty
  Paragraph(s) 453
A/57/18(SUPP) (CERD, 2002)
Observations
w) willingness to cooperate with United Nations bodies and NGOs in field of human rights, including on issues relating to racial discrimination, and progress made in opening up dialogue with civil society
  • Yemen
  • 3.3 - Cooperation with other international mechanisms and institutions
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 9 - Racial discrimination
  • general
  • minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups
  Paragraph(s) 454
A/57/18(SUPP) (CERD, 2002)
Observations
n) as result of civil war in mid-1994, State suffered serious socio-economic and political difficulties which affect capacity to implement fully provisions in ICERD
n) some of these difficulties persist in State
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 9 - Racial discrimination
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 457
A/57/18(SUPP) (CERD, 2002)
Observations
c) lack of information in report, despite CERD's previous requests, concerning demographic composition of population and socio economic status of ethnic groups
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 9 - Racial discrimination
  • 18 - Right to participation in public affairs and right to vote
  • minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups
  Paragraph(s) 459
A/57/18(SUPP) (CERD, 2002)
Recommendations
i) composition of population, as requested in reporting guidelines of CERD
r) economic and social status of all groups covered by ICERD, as well as participation in public life
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 9 - Racial discrimination
  • 18 - Right to participation in public affairs and right to vote
  • minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups
  Paragraph(s) 459
A/57/18(SUPP) (CERD, 2002)
CCPR/CO/75/YEM (HRC, 2002)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
w) some human rights initiatives undertaken in recent years in particular appointment of Minister of State for Human Rights in 2001 and conclusion of technical cooperation agreement with OHCHR (in keeping with recommendation in HRC's concluding observations of 3 October 1995, paras. 258 and 265) and with ILO to eradicate child labour and set up aid centres for disadvantaged children
n) growing number of NGOs particularly for rights of women
  • Yemen
  • 3.3 - Cooperation with other international mechanisms and institutions
  • 4.2 - Institutions & policies
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • children
  • general
  • women
  Paragraph(s) 3
CCPR/CO/75/YEM (HRC, 2002)
Recommendations
r) disseminate widely text of third report and present concluding observations
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 22
CCPR/CO/75/YEM (HRC, 2002)
E/C.12/1/ADD.92 (CESCR, 2003)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
n) State party suffered serious difficulties relating to obligations under ICESCR as result of civil war and of Gulf War, which forced about million Yemeni migrant workers to return home, leaving behind most of belongings
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 26 - Economic, social & cultural rights - general implementation issues
  • general
  • migrant workers
  Paragraph(s) 7
E/C.12/1/ADD.92 (CESCR, 2003)
Observations
c) lack of adequate human rights training, in particular with respect to rights enshrined in ICESCR, especially among judiciary, law enforcement officials and civil servants responsible for implementation of ICESCR
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 26 - Economic, social & cultural rights - general implementation issues
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 26
E/C.12/1/ADD.92 (CESCR, 2003)
Recommendations
r) improve human rights training programmes in such way as to ensure better knowledge, awareness and application of ICESCR and other international human rights instruments, in particular among judiciary, law enforcement officials and civil servants responsible for implementation of provisions of ICESCR
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 26 - Economic, social & cultural rights - general implementation issues
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 45
E/C.12/1/ADD.92 (CESCR, 2003)
CAT/C/CR/31/4 (CAT, 2004)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
w) permission granted to many non-governmental organizations to operate freely in country
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 4
CAT/C/CR/31/4 (CAT, 2004)
Observations
w) human rights education and training activities and State's openness to international cooperation, as reflected in agreement concluded with Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights

  • Yemen
  • 3.3 - Cooperation with other international mechanisms and institutions
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 4
CAT/C/CR/31/4 (CAT, 2004)
Observations
n) difficulties that State faces in its prolonged fight against terrorism
Committee recalls that no exceptional circumstances whatsoever can be invoked as justification for torture
Committee stresses in particular that reactions of State to such threats must be compatible with article 2, paragraph 2, of CAT and within limits of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001)

  • Yemen
  • 2.3 - Derogation
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 5
CAT/C/CR/31/4 (CAT, 2004)
Recommendations
r) consult closely with Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations independent human rights mechanisms and country-based programmes to develop appropriate education and training programmes on, inter alia, United Nations human rights treaty body reporting processes and programmes aimed at enforcing prohibition of torture and ill-treatment

  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • 12.1 - Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 7
CAT/C/CR/31/4 (CAT, 2004)
CCPR/CO/84/YEM (HRC, 2005)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Recommendations
r) submit fifth report for 1 July 2009
r) fourth report and present concluding observations to be published and widely disseminated in Yemen to general public as well as to judicial, legislative and administrative authorities, and fifth report be circulated among NGOs operating in country
  • Yemen
  • 3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 22
CCPR/CO/84/YEM (HRC, 2005)
CRC/C/15/Add.267 (CRC, 2005)
Annotation Country Right Affected Person
Observations
n) State continues to face serious economic challenges, as well as harsh geographic conditions and scarcity of natural resources, all of which serve to seriously impede full implementation of CRC
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • children
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 11
CRC/C/15/Add.267 (CRC, 2005)
Observations
n) information regarding budgetary allocations for various areas covered by CRC, such as education, health care, alternative care and activities in areas of special protection, which have increased in absolute terms
c) owing to inflation rate of about 12 per cent net increase is very limited or absent and in some areas budget allocations have relatively decreased
  • Yemen
  • 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society
  • children
  • general
  Paragraph(s) 22
CRC/C/15/Add.267 (CRC, 2005)