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Mid-Term Implementation Assessment: Syria SSyyrriiaa MMiidd--tteerrmm IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn AAsssseessssmmeenntt Promoting and strengthening the Universal Periodic Review http://www.upr-info.org Mid-term Implementation Assessment: Syria Introduction 1. Purpose of the follow-up programme The second and subsequent cycles of the review should focus on, inter alia, the implementation of the accepted recommendations and the development of the human rights situation in the State under review. A/HRC/RES/16/21, 12 April 2011 (Annex I C § 6) The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process takes place every four and one half years; however, some recommendations can be implemented immediately. In order to reduce this interval, we have created a follow-up process to evaluate the human rights situation two years after the examination at the UPR. Broadly speaking, UPR Info seeks to ensure the respect of commitments made in the UPR, but also, more specifically, to give stakeholders the opportunity to share their opinion on the commitments. To this end, about two years after the review, UPR Info invites States, NGOs, and National Institutions for Human Rights (NHRI) to share their comments on the implementation (or lack thereof) of recommendations adopted at the Human Rights Council (HRC) plenary session. For this purpose, UPR Info publishes a Mid-term Implementation Assessment (MIA) including responses from each stakeholder. The MIA is meant to show how all stakeholders are disposed to follow through on and to implement their commitments. States should implement the recommendations that they have accepted and civil society should monitor that implementation. While the follow-up’s importance has been highlighted by the HRC, no precise directives regarding the follow-up procedure have been set until now. Therefore, UPR Info is willing to share good practices as soon as possible and to strengthen the collaboration pattern between States and stakeholders. Unless the UPR’s follow-up is seriously considered, the UPR mechanism as a whole could be adversely affected. The methodology used by UPR Info to collect data and to calculate the index is described at the end of this document. Geneva, 15 August 2014 Promoting and strengthening the Universal Periodic Review 2 http://www.upr-info.org Mid-term Implementation Assessment: Syria Follow-up Outcomes 1. Sources and results All data are available at the following address: http://followup.upr-info.org/index/country/syria We invite the reader to consult this webpage since all recommendations, all stakeholders’ reports, as well as the unedited comments can be found at the same internet address. 24 stakeholders’ reports were submitted for the UPR. 20 NGOs were contacted. 3 UN agencies were contacted. The Permanent Mission to the UN was contacted. A National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) does not exist. 8 NGOs responded to our enquiry. None of the UN agencies responded. The State under Review did not respond to our enquiry. The following stakeholders took part in the report: 1. NGOs: (1) Alkarama Foundation (Alkarama) (2) Arab NGO Network for Development + Syrian Center for Policy Research (ANND+SCPR) (3) Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) (4) Habitat International Coalition (HIC) (5) International Support Kurds in Syria Association (SKS) (6) Karama (KARAMA) (7) Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) IRI: 152 recommendations are not implemented, 7 recommendations are partially implemented, and 0 recommendations are fully implemented. No answer was received for 23 out of 182 recommendations and voluntary pledges (full list of unanswered recommendations is available at the end of this document). Promoting and strengthening the Universal Periodic Review 3 http://www.upr-info.org Mid-term Implementation Assessment: Syria 2. Index Hereby the issues that the MIA covers: rec. Rec. State Issue IRI page n° 50 Algeria Asylum-seekers - refugees not impl. page 28 60 Algeria Development not impl. page 26 141 Australia Freedom of association and peaceful assembly not impl. page 16 142 Australia Freedom of association and peaceful assembly not impl. page 16 147 Australia Technical assistance not impl. page 72 156 Australia Freedom of the press,Technical assistance not impl. page 17 161 Australia General not impl. page 73 5 Bangladesh Special procedures,UPR process not impl. page 34 35 Bangladesh Women's rights not impl. page 60 41 Bangladesh Rights of the Child not impl. page 60 11 Belarus General not impl. page 64 38 Belarus Rights of the Child,Trafficking,Women's rights not impl. page 60 61 Belgium Freedom of religion and belief,International instruments not impl. page 36 63 Belgium International instruments not impl. page 36 80 Belgium International instruments,Justice not impl. page 50 88 Belgium Torture and other CID treatment,Treaty bodies not impl. page 37 Human rights defenders,Special procedures,Torture and 127 Belgium other CID treatment not impl. page 55 9 Bolivia NHRI not impl. page 64 20 Bolivia Civil society not impl. page 11 53 Bolivia Right to food not impl. page 24 56 Bolivia Right to education not impl. page 25 57 Bolivia Right to health,Rights of the Child,Women's rights not impl. page 25 170 Bolivia Enforced disappearances,Justice not impl. page 57 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Freedom 82 Brazil of opinion and expression,Freedom of the press not impl. page 14 100 Brazil Women's rights partially impl. page 61 107 Brazil International instruments,Torture and other CID treatment not impl. page 55 114 Brazil Other not impl. page 71 130 Brazil International instruments,Justice not impl. page 42 167 Brazil Special procedures not impl. page 43 136 Canada Rights of the Child,Women's rights not impl. page 62 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Freedom 146 Canada of religion and belief not impl. page 16 152 Canada General not impl. page 54 153 Canada Technical assistance not impl. page 72 160 Canada Justice not impl. page 57 163 Canada ESC rights - general,Minorities not impl. page 32 67 Chile Rights of the Child not impl. page 61 76 Chile Freedom of opinion and expression not impl. page 49 119 Chile Other not impl. page 71 Promoting and strengthening the Universal Periodic Review 4 http://www.upr-info.org Mid-term Implementation Assessment: Syria rec. Rec. State Issue IRI page n° 12 Cuba Other not impl. page 65 13 Cuba General partially impl. page 65 149 Czech Republic Human rights violations by state agents not impl. page 56 178 Czech Republic Detention conditions,Enforced disappearances not impl. page 57 52 DPR Korea Right to education,Right to health not impl. page 23 16 Ecuador General not impl. page 65 58 Ecuador Asylum-seekers - refugees not impl. page 30 140 France Justice not impl. page 56 150 France Technical assistance not impl. page 72 158 France Freedom of the press not impl. page 18 122 Germany Technical assistance not impl. page 72 123 Guatemala Special procedures not impl. page 41 1 Indonesia International instruments not impl. page 33 7 Indonesia NHRI not impl. page 64 18 Indonesia Civil society not impl. page 10 31 Indonesia National plan of action,Rights of the Child,Women's rights not impl. page 59 17 Iran General not impl. page 66 34 Iran International instruments,Treaty bodies not impl. page 35 46 Iran Development not impl. page 22 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Special 166 Ireland procedures not impl. page 43 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Freedom 81 Japan of opinion and expression not impl. page 13 102 Japan Enforced disappearances,International instruments not impl. page 38 165 Japan Special procedures not impl. page 44 Extrajudicial executions,Public security,Rights of the 172 Japan Child,Women's rights not impl. page 58 47 Lebanon Development not impl. page 22 48 Lebanon ESC rights - general not impl. page 22 6 Malaysia Special procedures,Treaty bodies,UPR process not impl. page 35 26 Malaysia Other not impl. page 68 40 Malaysia Justice not impl. page 44 CP rights - general,International instruments,Rights of the 2 Maldives Child,Torture and other CID treatment,Women's rights not impl. page 34 14 Maldives Elections not impl. page 9 Detention conditions,International instruments,Torture and 105 Maldives other CID treatment not impl. page 39 120 Maldives Technical assistance not impl. page 71 68 Mexico Minorities,Racial discrimination not impl. page 31 108 Mexico International instruments,Torture and other CID treatment not impl. page 55 Detention conditions,International instruments,Torture and 111 Mexico other CID treatment not impl. page 40 Minorities,Right to health,Rights of the Child,Women's 54 Myanmar rights not impl. page 20 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Freedom 43 Netherlands of opinion and expression not impl. page 12 97 Netherlands Public security not impl. page 54 98 Netherlands Human rights violations by state agents,Justice,Impunity not impl. page 44 29 Nicaragua Poverty not impl. page 20 Promoting and strengthening the Universal Periodic Review 5 http://www.upr-info.org Mid-term Implementation Assessment: Syria rec. Rec. State Issue IRI page n° 71 Norway Detention conditions not impl. page 47 89 Norway Torture and other CID treatment not impl. page 51 118 Norway Technical assistance not impl. page 71 154 Norway Other not impl. page 73 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Human 173 Norway rights defenders not impl. page 18 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly,Human 180 Norway rights defenders,International instruments not impl. page 58 103 Peru Asylum-seekers - refugees,International instruments not impl. page 39 Detention conditions,Enforced 104 Peru disappearances,International instruments,Torture and not impl. page 39 other CID treatment 106 Peru International instruments not impl. page 54 124 Peru Other not impl. page 72 8 Poland NHRI not impl. page 64 59 Poland Civil society,UPR process not impl. page 35 65 Poland Right to health not impl.
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