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116. The delegation underlined that Seychelles already had an inter-ministerial committee
on human rights, which played a role in drafting reports under treaty bodies.
117. The delegation noted that Seychelles had ratified the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities and was in the process of carrying out consultations for the
ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
118. On the issue of human rights education, the delegation mentioned that secondary
school students were taught their rights and freedoms, which included those contained in
chapter III of the Constitution—the Seychellois Charter of Fundamental Human Rights and
Freedoms. Citizenship education had also been incorporated into the primary school
curriculum, which touched upon human rights issues. The delegation added that the
national action plan on human rights that the Government was working on was expected to
develop a road map for human rights education.
119. To conclude, the delegation stated that the Government of Seychelles would study
the recommendations received during the review with great interest and looked forward to
communicating its views to the universal periodic review secretariat and the troika in due
course. It reiterated the country’s plea regarding human rights and climate change. Noting
that not enough had been done to prevent and to mitigate the erosion of the planet, the
delegation called upon the States and organizations present at the session to push that
agenda further at all forums for the right of Seychellois to exist now and in the future.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations
120. The following recommendations will be examined by Seychelles, which will
provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-second session of the
Human Rights Council, in June 2016:
120.1
Ratify all the international instruments on human rights (Iraq);
120.2
Accede, as soon as possible, to the human rights international
instruments to which it is not yet a party (Uruguay);
120.3
Speed up Seychelles’ domestic processes with a view to ratifying
international human rights treaties (Philippines);
120.4
Continue efforts with regard to the ratification and implementation
of the core human rights treaties and develop further the institutional
framework for the implementation of human rights standards contained
therein (Slovenia);
120.5
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal);
120.6
Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(Benin);
120.7
Ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol (Senegal);
120.8
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Chile)
(Montenegro) (Morocco) (Panama) (Portugal) (Turkey);
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