The Federated States of Micronesia, which as of 25 August 2020 had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, does not have national asylum legislation and is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention. According to the 2020 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report, human traffickers target women from Micronesia for different forms of exploitation. As of […]
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> National human rights monitoring bodies
> National Preventive Mechanisms (Optional Protocol to UN Convetion against Torture)
> Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
> Governmental monitoring bodies
> International detention monitoring
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International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2011
2017
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 5/19
Relevant Recommendations Issued by Treaty Bodies
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Observation Date
Committee on the Rights of the Child
§ 72. "The Committee recommends that the State party , in order to further strengthen the fulfilment of children ’ s rights, consider ratifying the following core human rights instruments, to which it is not yet a party:
(a) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
(b) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
(c) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
(d) International Convention on the Elimination o f All Forms of R acial Discrimination ;
(e) International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;
(f) International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families."
2020
2020
