Position
Recommendation
Discrimination against Women, including by increasing efforts to improve the provision of
sexual and reproductive health services so as to reduce maternal morbidity and prevent
teenage pregnancies (Slovenia);
73.37.Significantly promote sexual education, in particular oriented towards adolescent girls
and boys, paying special attention to the prevention of early pregnancy and to the control of
sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS (Mexico);
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, SAMOA
Samoa’s Second Universal Periodic Review
Implementation Comments
implemented
[33]. Unable to comment on
maternal morbidity.
Supported
Not implemented
See report [33] and also see
the Samoa Family Health
Association’s UPR
submission.
Right to education
73.38.Redouble efforts to promote universal education and ensure compliance with legislation
on compulsory education (New Zealand);
Supported
Partly
implemented
See report paras [19] – [21].
73.39.Take further measures to ensure that all children enjoy their right to a free and
compulsory primary education (Morocco);
Supported
Partly
implemented
See comment 73.38.
Supported
Implemented
See comment 74.2.
73.31.Further enhance measures against violence against women and children, including by
ensuring appropriate assistance to victims and active detection efforts by law enforcement
authorities (Japan);
Supported
Partly
implemented
See report paras [14] – [16],
[22] – [23].
73.32.Immediately criminalize rape within marriage (Norway);
Supported
Implemented
s.49(4) of Crimes Act 2013.
73.33.Enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law and make proactive efforts to identify and
assist trafficking victims (United States);
Supported
Not implemented
74.14.Develop efficient and transparent mechanisms to prevent violence, particularly against
women, girls and boys, and ensure that these mechanisms have the necessary capacity and
resources to tackle this issue (Mexico);
Supported
Partly
implemented
See comment 73.31.
74.15.Prioritize legislation on women’s rights and domestic violence, and implement domestic
policies aimed at eliminating violence against women (Australia);
Supported
Partly
implemented
See report paras [14] – [16].
74.16.Amend its domestic law to criminalize domestic violence (United Kingdom);
Supported
Implemented
See comment 74.2.
74.17.Conduct additional campaigns to elevate public awareness about domestic violence,
similar to the country’s 2009 Say No to Rape campaign (United States);
Supported
Implemented
Samoa has conducted a
number of public awareness
campaigns about domestic
Gender-based violence
73.13.Enact the Family Safety Bill without delay (New Zealand);
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