International Commission of Jurists

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/7, 14 November 2014: Belgium

Nov 14, 2014

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Disadvantaged groups of women 44. The Committee is concerned that, to obtain legal recognition of their gender, transgender women need to undergo a lengthy and burdensome procedure and are required to undergo a...
ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the universal periodic review of Belgium

ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the universal periodic review of Belgium

Sep 21, 2011 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belgium.

The ICJ made a statement during this adoption process, urging the implementation of recommendations accepted by Belgium related to protecting the rights of asylum seekers.

It also called for the formal abolition by Belgium of mechanisms of automatic expulsion that fail to take into consideration the principle of non-refoulement, and urged Belgium to reconsider its decision to reject the recommendation of the UPR Working Group that Belgium accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families.

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