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data on the enjoyment of each Covenant right, disaggregated by age, sex, ethnic
origin, urban/rural population and other relevant status, on an annual comparative
basis.
9.
The Committee notes the establishment, pursuant to Act No. 19/2005, of the
National Human Rights Commission, but regrets that it is not in compliance with the Paris
Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (annex to General Assembly
resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993) and that the human and financial resources
available to it do not guarantee its effective functioning (art. 2, para. 1).
The Committee recommends that the State party adopt measures to enable the
National Human Rights Commission to comply fully with the Paris Principles and
request accreditation by the International Coordinating Committee of National
Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. It urges the State
party to ensure that economic, social and cultural rights are fully covered by the
mandate of the National Human Rights Commission and that the necessary resources
are allocated for its effective functioning.
10.
The Committee takes note of the establishment of the National Commission against
Illicit Enrichment in May 2003 and the adoption of the National Strategy to Combat
Corruption and Money Laundering. However, the Committee considers the prevalence of
corruption in the State party to be a matter of concern (art. 2, para. 1).
The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat
corruption and related impunity, and to ensure absolute transparency in the conduct
of public affairs, both in law and in practice. The Committee further recommends
that the State party take measures to draw the attention of politicians, members of
parliament and national and local officials to the economic and social costs of
corruption, and that of judges, prosecutors and members of law enforcement agencies
to the importance of the strict application of the law.
11.
The Committee is concerned that article 13 of the Constitution and the legislation in
force in the State party do not guarantee full protection against all forms of discrimination,
in accordance with article 2 of the Covenant (art. 2, para. 2).
The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a general anti-discrimination
bill that guarantees the effective protection of all persons against direct and indirect
discrimination in relation to all the rights set out in the Covenant. The Committee
draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 20 (2009) on nondiscrimination in economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee also calls on the
State party to ensure that any legislative measures taken in this area provide for
deterrent penalties for the perpetrators of acts of discrimination.
12.
The Committee regrets the discrimination and stigmatization of all low-income and
marginalized individuals and groups, including women, persons with disabilities, lesbian,
gay and bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) persons, children born out of wedlock, migrant
workers and their families and Pygmy communities (art. 2, para. 2).
The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all low-income and marginalized
individuals and groups can permanently exercise the rights recognized in the
Covenant, in particular in respect of access to employment, social services, health care
and education.
13.
The Committee regrets that provisions that discriminate against women, including
the possibility of applying customary law in matters of succession and the non-recognition
of married women as independent landowners, have been maintained in domestic
legislation (art. 3).
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