OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, SAMOA
Samoa’s Second Universal Periodic Review
Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................................ 1
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Introduction ........................................................................................................... 3
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Background ........................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Scope of international obligations ................................................................... 3
2.2 National framework ........................................................................................ 4
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Promotion and protection of human rights on the ground ............................... 6
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3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
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Women ........................................................................................................... 6
Children .......................................................................................................... 8
Persons with Disabilities ................................................................................. 9
Criminal Justice System ............................................................................... 10
Health ........................................................................................................... 11
Freedom of Religion ..................................................................................... 13
ANNEX A: Compiled Recommendations …………………………………………………...14
ANNEX B: Implementation status of first cycle UPR recommendations ……………….17
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