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Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, A/HRC/7/3/Add.4, 22 November 2007: Nigeria

Nov 22, 2007

IV. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, SHARIA PENAL CODE PUNISHMENTS, AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT A. Corporal punishment 56. The Special Rapporteur notes that corporal punishment, such as caning, and including sharia penal code punishments of the northern states (i.e. amputation,...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/AUT/CO/4, 30 October 2007: Austria

Oct 30, 2007

8. The Committee notes that the Equal Treatment Act, the Employment of Disabled Persons Act and the Equality of Disabled Persons Act provide protection against discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin and disability at work and in other areas such as social...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/SDN/CO/3, 29 August 2007: Sudan

Aug 29, 2007

19. The imposition in the State party of the death penalty for offences which cannot be characterized as the most serious, including embezzlement by officials, robbery with violence and drug trafficking, as well as practices which should not be criminalised such as...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/ZMB/CO/3, 9 August 2007: Zambia

Aug 9, 2007

24. The Committee notes with concern that the Penal Code criminalizes same-sex sexual activities between consenting adults. (arts 17 and 26). The State party should repeal such provision of the Penal Code. Link to full text of the report: Concluding...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, A/HRC/6/5, 20 July 2007

Jul 20, 2007

II. OVERVIEW OF THE MANDATE’S ISSUES OF CONCERN C. Vulnerable groups 1.Women 28. Women are in a particularly vulnerable situation as evidenced by numerous urgent appeals and allegation letters sent by various Special Rapporteurs. Since intolerance and discrimination...