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Mauritius

Regional group:

African Group (AG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

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2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2024) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Consultative Group (2017, 2018)
OHCHR presence:	– No field presence
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Standing - Inter-Ministerial

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the work of the Human Rights Council; Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights; Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka; Human rights and the environment.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, Mauritius has voted (in the absence of consensus) in favour of most item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention) resolutions. It abstained during voting on four resolutions on the situations in the Islamic Republic of Iran (twice), the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Sudan. Mauritius also voted in favour of the 2012 US-sponsored resolution, under item 2, on the situation in Sri Lanka. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Mauritius has consistently voted in favour. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Mauritus has joined consensus on all resolutions except for the one voted on during its time as member: on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mauritius voted in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Mauritius has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, Mauritius has nearly always voted in favour. The exceptions to this rule are three OIC resolutions (2008-2010) on defamation of religion (Mauritius abstained). For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Mauritius has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

324

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Empty chair alert

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in less than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
IE on business and human rights

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CRC
0.27 Months

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2009, 2013, 2018)

Mid-term report

1st & 2nd cycles

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 18 / 192

2^nd cycle: 28 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2024)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 6

Mauritius tabled its voluntary pledges commitments in support for its candidacy for membership (2009-2012) on 5 March 2009.

Internationally, Mauritius pledged to: engage with and contribute to the work of the Council; help strengthen the Council and its work; cooperate fully with the UPR mechanism and with the Treaty Bodies; and support OHCHR.

Domestically, Mauritius committed to: support international efforts to enhance intercultural dialogue; and strengthen its national human rights framework.

An analysis of steps taken by Mauritius in fulfilment of its international pledges shows that it has a notably low level of participation in Council discussions and debates. Regarding cooperation with Treaty Bodies, Mauritius is Party to most core conventions, but tends to be late with its reporting. Mauritius participated in the UPR at ministerial level and submitted a mid-term report on implementation.

Mauritius

African Group (AG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 18 / 192

2nd cycle: 28 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 6

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 18 / 192

2^nd cycle: 28 / 192