Kuwait

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Overview

Kuwait is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Established in 2002, the office focuses on monitoring and reporting the human rights situation in the region, providing technical advice and support, and promoting transparent and inclusive processes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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News & Statements

Latest news

28 Oct 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Committee against Torture to review Kuwait, Namibia, Thailand, Jordan, Mongolia and Cameroon

05 Jun 2024

Treaty bodies

UN women’s rights committee publishes findings on Brazil, Estonia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Montenegro, Republic of Korea, Rwanda and Singapore

31 May 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Eighth Session in Geneva

21 May 2024

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Kuwait for Efforts to Advance Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment, Raise Questions on the Practice of “Honour” Killings and the Nationality Law

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Latest statements & messages

28 Jul 2023

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on executions in Kuwait and Singapore

05 Dec 2018

Special Procedures

End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, on her visit to Kuwait

06 Jun 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

Denial of access and lack of cooperation with UN bodies will not diminish scrutiny of a State's human rights record

08 Mar 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments

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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

Reports

A/HRC/43/41/Add.1: Visit to Kuwait - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

A/HRC/35/29/Add.3: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Kuwait: Comments by the State

A/HRC/35/29/Add.2: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Kuwait

A/HRC/35/37/Add.1: Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, on her mission to Kuwait

A/HRC/35/37/Add.3: Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children on her mission to the State of Kuwait: comments by the State

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/KWT/CO/6: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Kuwait

CCPR/C/KWT/CO/4: Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Kuwait

CRC/C/KWT/CO/3-6: Concluding observations on the combined third to sixth periodic reports of Kuwait

E/C.12/KWT/CO/3: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Kuwait

CRPD/C/KWT/CO/1: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Concluding observations on the initial report of Kuwait - Advance unedited version

CEDAW/C/KWT/CO/5: Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Kuwait

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Status & Reporting

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

Headquarters

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

Middle East and North Africa Section
Tel. + 41 22 917 9777

Regional Office of Middle East and North Africa Website

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