FINAL
lv.
lvi.
lvii.
Revise the mandatory participation of all secondary students at the Sawa Education
and Training Centre;
Ensure the appointment of a Government institution to monitor the programs at the
Sawa Education and Training Centre, and take the necessary measures to include a
human rights based approach to the training provided at this facility;
Put mechanisms in place to ensure that students who complete the secondary school
exam are able to join alternative institutions of higher education, such as vocational
training centres, to ensure that students do not have to remain in the National Service
indefinitely;
Protection of the rights of women
lviii. Consider enacting legislation for the promotion and protection of the rights of
women, in addition to a Family Code;
lix.
Ensure that the allocation of positions to Ministers takes into account the need for
representation by women, and ensure representation of women in decision making
positions at all levels in Government;
lx.
In the next Report, clarify the role and mandate of the National Union of Eritrean
Women (NUEW), and encourage the formation of independent civil society
organizations which promote and protect the rights of women;
Protection of the rights children
lxi.
Enact legislation which provides for promotion and protection of the rights of the
child;
The rights of persons with disabilities and older persons
lxii. Replace the needs-based approach employed for persons with disabilities with a
rights-based approach;
lxiii.
Adopt comprehensive measures, including legislative and regulatory frameworks to
ensure the rights of older persons;
Extractive industries, the environment and human rights violations
lxiv. Include the following information in the next Report:
(a) Clarify the role and responsibility of the Eritrean National Mining Corporation;
(b) Measures put in place to ensure the free, prior and informed consent of all
communities living in areas where extractive industries are to be carried out before
initiating any extractive processes, as envisaged in the State Reporting Guidelines
and Principles on Articles 21 and 24 of the African Charter relating to Extractive
Industries, Human Rights and the Environment;
(c) The measures put in place to ensure that international labour standards are strictly
enforced in the mining areas;
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