Durante los días 8 y 11 de Junio una misión de la CIJ ha visitado Uruguay para discutir con autoridades, víctimas y la sociedad civil el estado de la lucha contra la impunidad para las violaciones de los derechos humanos cometidas durante el periodo dictatorial. (more…)
Es crucial que el próximo Gobierno del Dr Tabaré Vázquez en Uruguay haga todo lo posible para revertir la parálisis en las investigaciones de derechos humanos y dé un impulso renovado a la búsqueda de los desaparecidos, dijo hoy la CIJ, al anunciar la publicación de su nuevo informe. (more…)
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Violent deaths of transsexual women 21. The Committee strongly condemns the killings of transsexual women that have occurred in the country. The available information indicates that only one of the six cases of killings of this type that have occurred in the past two years has been resolved […]
12. Although the Committee takes note of the progress made in respect of legislative and regulatory measures relating to the rights of lesbians and gay, bisexual and transgender persons (LGBT), the Committee is concerned by reports from non-governmental organizations which indicate that people are discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity […]
The ICJ is undertaking today a five-day mission to Uruguay to gather information concerning recent developments affecting the independence of the judiciary in the country. (more…)
Same sex marriages celebrated abroad are recognized in Uruguay. Sentencia 1940/2012, Federal Family Tribunal, Uruguay (6 June 2012) (Full text of judgment in Spanish, PDF)
