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Secretary for Justice v. Yau Yuk Lung Zigo and Lee Kam Chuen, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of Final Appeal (17 July 2007)

Jul 17, 2007

Procedural Posture The respondents were charged with having committed buggery “other than in private”, in violation of Section 118F(1) of the Crimes Ordinance. They pleaded not guilty on the ground that the law was unconstitutional. Finding the law unconstitutional,...

Concluding Observations, CRC/C/SVK/CO/2,10 July 2007: Slovakia

Jul 10, 2007

27. The Committee welcomes the reform of legislation, the adoption of action plans and the monitoring and information collection work carried out on the issue of discrimination. Nevertheless, the Committee expresses its concern that Act No. 136/2003 Coll. and Act No....

Concluding observations: Chile, CCPR/C/CHL/CO/5, May 18, 2007

May 18, 2007

16. While it observes with satisfaction that the laws criminalizing homosexual relations between consenting adults have been repealed, the Committee remains concerned about the discrimination to which some people are subject because of their sexual orientation, for...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, A/HRC/4/18/Add.2, 11 May 2007: Australia

May 11, 2007

III. THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING OF SPECIFIC GROUPS G. Other groups 125. Other vulnerable groups were identified throughout the visit of the Special Rapporteur, including the elderly, persons with complex needs (e.g. HIV/AIDS, sexual minorities), single parents,...

Concluding observations: Barbados, CCPR/C/BRB/CO/3, May 11, 2007

May 11, 2007

13. The Committee expresses concern over discrimination against homosexuals in the State party, and in particular over the criminalizing of consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex (art. 26). The State party should decriminalize sexual acts between adults...