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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/CZE/CO/2/Add.1, 9 September 2008: Czech Republic

Sep 9, 2008

17. The bill amends the law on equal treatment and protection from discrimination for reasons of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The prohibition of discrimination will be set forth by the Act in a number of...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/SMR/CO/2, 31 July 2008: Republic of San Marino

Jul 31, 2008

7. The Committee is concerned that such non-discrimination grounds as sexual orientation, race, colour, language, nationality and national or ethnic origin are subsumed under the notion of ‘personal status’ in article 4 of the Declaration of the Citizens’ Rights. It...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/FRA/CO/4, 31 July 2008: France

Jul 31, 2008

6. The Committee welcomes France’s creation of the High Authority to Combat Discrimination and Promote Equality (la haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l’egalité, HALDE), which has the power to receive individual complaints and act on its own ...

Concluding Observations, CAT/C/SWE/CO/5, 4 June 2008: Sweden

Jun 4, 2008

5. The Committee notes with satisfaction the ongoing efforts at the State level to reform its legislation, policies and procedures in order to ensure better protection of human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture and ill-treatment, in...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, A/HRC/8/10/Add.1, 13 May 2008: Poland

May 13, 2008

79. On 21 June 2007, the Special Rapporteur sent a communication concerning information received that in March 2007, the deputy Minister of education, Mr. Miroslaw Orzechowski, allegedly stated in different occasions that Government was developing legislation to ban...