International Commission of Jurists

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/KWT/CO/2, 18 November 2011: Kuwait

Nov 18, 2011

30. The Committee is concerned about the criminalization of sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex, and also about the new criminal offence of “imitating members of the opposite sex”. It is also concerned about reported acts of violence against...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3, 17 November 2011: Jamaica

Nov 17, 2011

8. While welcoming the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in April 2011, the Committee regrets that the right to freedom from discrimination is now expressed on the grounds of “being male or female”, failing to prohibit discrimination on...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/PRY/CO/6, 8 November 2011: Paraguay

Nov 8, 2011

12. The Committee is concerned that, despite the prohibition contained in article 48 of the Constitution, the State party’s legislation does not provide a definition of discrimination in accordance with article 1 of the Convention. The Committee is further concerned...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/MNE/CO/1, 4 November 2011: Montenegro

Nov 4, 2011

4. The committee welcomes the adoption, since the entry into force of the convention for the state party, of several legislative measures aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, including: law on gender equality (2007) which prohibits discrimination based...
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