Cabo Verde

Table of Contents

Overview

Cabo Verde is covered by the OHCHR West Africa Regional Office (WARO). The Office supports the promotion and protection of human rights through advocacy, advisory services and technical cooperation to national authorities, national human rights institutions, civil society, and international and regional organizations. It also monitors human rights developments and supports various stakeholders to strengthen human rights protection systems and mainstream human rights in programmes.

Read more >

News & Statements

Latest news

02 Nov 2023

Universal Periodic Review

Cabo Verde’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

12 Apr 2022

Treaty bodies

UN Committee on Migrant Workers publishes findings on Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay

08 Apr 2022

Treaty bodies

Committee on the rights of migrant workers closes thirty-fourth session after adopting concluding observations on reports of Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay

01 Apr 2022

Treaty bodies

In dialogue with Cabo Verde, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers ask about residence permits and about investment by the diaspora

See all

Latest statements & messages

21 Nov 2018

Special Procedures

Preliminary findings and recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Mr. Saad Alfarargi, at the end of his visit to Cabo Verde

26 Jan 2015

Special Procedures

End-of- visit statement, Cabo Verde, Press statement

See all

Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/42/38/Add.1: Visit to Cabo Verde - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development

See all

Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CCPR/C/CPV/CO/1/Add.1: Human Rights Committee: Concluding observations on the initial report of Cabo Verde - Advance unedited version

CEDAW/C/CPV/CO/9: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Cabo Verde

CRC/C/CPV/CO/2: Committee on the Rights of the Child - Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Cabo Verde

E/C.12/CPV/CO/1: Concluding observations on the initial report of Cabo Verde

CAT/C/CPV/CO/1: Concluding observations on Cabo Verde in the absence of a report

CMW/C/CPV/CO/1: Concluding observations on Cabo Verde in the absence of a report

See all

Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures 

External Resources

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice African Union

Note: OHCHR is not responsible for the content of external links.

Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Africa Branch
Tel. +41 22 917 9220

Photo Credit : UNICEF/UN0259378/Moita

VIEW THIS PAGE IN: