Djibouti

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Overview

Djibouti is covered by the OHCHR East Africa Regional Office (EARO). The Office supports the African Union in strengthening its institutional capacity to deliver on the human rights dimension of its work. 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.
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Djibouti also falls under the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region established by General Assembly Resolution 60/153 of 2006. The Centre’s main objective is to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights through technical cooperation, national capacity-building, public information and education, within the region stipulated in the mandate.
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News & Statements

Latest news

19 Feb 2024

Treaty bodies

UN women’s rights committee publishes findings on Central African Republic, Djibouti, Greece, Italy, Niger, Oman, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

08 Feb 2024

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Djibouti on Legislative and Judicial Reforms, Ask about the Impact of Military Bases on Women and about Female Genital Mutilation

25 Jan 2024

Treaty bodies

UN women’s rights committee to review Niger, Tajikistan, Italy, Turkmenistan, Greece, Oman, Djibouti and Central African Republic

07 Nov 2023

Multiple Mechanisms

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

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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

Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/DJI/CO/4-5: Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Djibouti

CERD/C/DJI/CO/1-2: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding observations on the combined initial and second periodic reports of Djibouti

E/C.12/DJI/CO/1-2: Concluding observations on the initial and second periodic reports of Djibouti

CCPR/C/DJI/CO/1: Concluding observations on the initial report of Djibouti

CAT/C/DJI/CO/1: Concluding observations of the Committee against Torture

CEDAW/C/DJI/CO/1-3: Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - Djibouti

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

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

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Contact Information

Headquarters

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

Africa Branch
Tel. +41 22 917 9220

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