Samoa

Samoa

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Overview

Samoa is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific (ROP). Part of the office's work is to strengthen rule of law and accountability for human rights violations, enhance and protect civic space and people's participation, and integrate human rights in sustainable development. Read more >

News & Statements

Latest news

28 May 2021

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Press briefing notes on Samoa

06 Mar 2020

Treaty bodies

Child rights in the Pacific: UN body concludes historic session in Samoa

12 Nov 2018

Treaty bodies

UN women’s rights experts issue findings on Bahamas, Congo, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mauritius, Nepal, Samoa, Tajikistan, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

09 Nov 2018

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concludes seventy-first session

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Latest statements & messages

18 Aug 2017

Special Procedures

UN Human Rights Council Independent expert group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice

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Featured Stories

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13 March 2020 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Children provide insight and advice at CRC meeting in Samoa

In a historic outreach session, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child met with government officials, NGOs and children to discuss the state of child rights in the Pacific.
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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/38/46/Add.1: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Samoa

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/WSM/CO/6: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Samoa

CRC/C/WSM/CO/2-4: Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Samoa

CRC/C/WSM/CO/1: Concluding observations

CEDAW/C/WSM/CC/1-3: Concluding observations

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures

External resources

Contact Information

Headquarters

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

Asia Pacific Section
Tel. +41 22 928 9650

Field

OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific
c/o UNDP, Level 5, Kadavu House
Private Mail Bag
Victoria Parade
Suva
Tel. (679) 3310465 / 3310475 .ext 205
Website

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