Human Rights Index

CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	r) accede to ICCPR-OP 2 on abolition of death penalty	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 11.3 - Death penalty	general
	Paragraph(s) 12 CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	w) ratification of ILO Convention No. 182 concerning Prohibition and Immediate Action for Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.3 - Children: protection against exploitation	children
	Paragraph(s) 4 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	r) ratify African Charter on Rights and Welfare of Child	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments	children general
	Paragraph(s) 7 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	r) ratify Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption adopted in 1993 at The Hague	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.2 - Children: family environment and alternative care	children
	Paragraph(s) 38 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	r) implement legislation r) consider ratifying 1954 Convention relating to Status of Stateless Persons and 1961 Convention on Reduction of Statelessness r) continue cooperation with international agencies such as UNHCR and UNICEF	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 17 - Rights related to name, identity, nationality	children non-citizens
	Paragraph(s) 56 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	n) recent ratification of ILO Convention No. 182 concerning Prohibition and Immediate Action for Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.3 - Children: protection against exploitation	children
	Paragraph(s) 57 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	r) consider ratifying ILO Convention No. 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.3 - Children: protection against exploitation	children
	Paragraph(s) 58 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	r) (in addition) ratify Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted in 2000, and Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction adopted at The Hague in 1980	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.3 - Children: protection against exploitation	children general women
	Paragraph(s) 61 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	n) State has not ratified OP-CRC-AC and OP-CRC-SC n) State has not yet accepted amendment to art. 43 (2) CRC for expansion of CRC from 10 to 18 members	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.3 - Children: protection against exploitation 35.5 - Children in armed conflict	children persons affected by armed conflict
	Paragraph(s) 71 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)
	r) ratify and implement OP-CRC-AC and OP-CRC-SC and accept amendment to art. 43 (2) CRC	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 35.3 - Children: protection against exploitation 35.5 - Children in armed conflict	children persons affected by armed conflict
	Paragraph(s) 72 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)

A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	w) in 2004, State acceded to OP-CEDAW	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 6 - Right to an effective remedy, impunity 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women	general women
	Paragraph(s) 225 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)
	r) accept as soon as possible, amendment to art. 20, paragraph 1 CEDAW, concerning meeting time of CEDAW	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women	general women
	Paragraph(s) 251 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)
	n) State's adherence to seven major international human rights instruments, namely, ICESCR, ICCPR, ICERD, CEDAW, CAT, CRC, and ICRMW, enhances enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women	children general migrant workers minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups women
	Paragraph(s) 254 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)
	r) consider ratifying treaty to which it is not yet party, namely, ICRMW	Gabon	2.1 - Status of international instruments 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women	general migrant workers women
	Paragraph(s) 254 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	n) lack of information concerning article 4 (2) ICCPR c) lack of safeguards and effective remedies available to individuals during state of emergency	Gabon	2.3 - Derogation 6 - Right to an effective remedy, impunity	general
	Paragraph(s) 10 CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)
	r) clarify rights affected by various types of state of emergency r) establish effective remedies in legislation applicable during state of emergency	Gabon	2.3 - Derogation 6 - Right to an effective remedy, impunity	general
	Paragraph(s) 10 CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	r) submission of third periodic report for 31 October 2003 r) third periodic report prepared in accordance with Committee's revised guidelines i) gender disaggregated data and up-to-date statistics on status of women r) give particular prominence to recommendations made in concluding observations r) concluding observations and next periodic report be widely circulated to general public (civil society and non‑governmental organizations)	Gabon	3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies	general women
	Paragraph(s) 20 CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	r) (in light of art. 44.6 CRC) initial report and written replies submitted be made widely available to public at large r) publication of report be considered, along with relevant summary records and concluding observations adopted by CRC r) such document be widely distributed in order to generate debate and awareness of CRC and its implementation and monitoring within Government and general public, including NGOs	Gabon	3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies	children general
	Paragraph(s) 73 CRC/C/15/ADD.171 (CRC, 2002)

A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	CEDAW notes State's obligation for systematic and continuing implementation of all provisions of CEDAW at same time, it is CEDAW's view that concerns and recommendations identified in present concluding comments require State's priority attention between now and submission of next report	Gabon	3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society	general women
	Paragraph(s) 226 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)
	focus on these areas in implementation activities and report on actions taken and results achieved in next report submit present concluding comments to all relevant ministries and to Parliament so as to ensure their full implementation	Gabon	3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies 4.3 - Context, statistics, budget, training, dissemination, civil society	general women
	Paragraph(s) 226 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)
	r) respond to concerns expressed in present concluding comments in next report r) submit sixth periodic report, which was due in February 2004, and seventh periodic report, which is due in February 2008, in combined report in 2008	Gabon	3.1 - Cooperation with treaty bodies	general women
	Paragraph(s) 252 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)
	r) present concluding comments be widely disseminated, in French and Bantu languages, in order to make people, including government officials, politicians, parliamentarians and women's and human rights organizations, 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 and Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as outcome of twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century"	Gabon	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) 255 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	r) avail itself of technical and financial assistance from international community, as indicated in Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, in order to facilitate implementation of CEDAW	Gabon	3.3 - Cooperation with other international mechanisms and institutions 3.42 - Inter-State cooperation & development assistance 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women	women
	Paragraph(s) 249 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	r) avail itself of technical and financial assistance from international community, as indicated in Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, in order to facilitate implementation of CEDAW	Gabon	3.3 - Cooperation with other international mechanisms and institutions 3.42 - Inter-State cooperation & development assistance 34.1 - Elimination of discrimination against women	women
	Paragraph(s) 249 A/60/38(SUPP) (CEDAW, 2005)

CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)

Annotation		Country	Right	Affected Person
	w) ICCPR directly applicable	Gabon	4.1 - Legal framework	general
	Paragraph(s) 4 CCPR/CO/70/GAB (HRC, 2000)