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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.103, 5 November 1998: Austria

Nov 5, 1998

13. The Committee considers that existing legislation on the minimum age of consent for sexual relations in respect of male homosexuals is discriminatory on grounds of sex and sexual orientation. It requests that the law be revised to remove such discriminatory...

Annual Report of the Committee, Report on the Nineteenth Session to the General Assembly, CRC/C/80, October 9, 1998

Oct 9, 1998

236. […] Participants pointed out that discrimination based on sexual orientation was also of particular relevance in the context of HIV/AIDS, as homosexual boys and girls, as well as belonging to a particularly vulnerable group, often faced acute discrimination. link...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.89, 3 April 1998: Zimbabwe

Apr 3, 1998

24. The Committee notes with concern that homosexuals are subjected to discrimination, e.g. that aliens deemed to be homosexuals may be defined as “Prohibited Persons” for immigration purposes and are subject to deportation. The Committee recommends that...

Vriend v. Alberta, Supreme Court of Canada (2 April 1998)

Apr 2, 1998

Procedural Posture The appellant, a college laboratory instructor, was dismissed because of his homosexuality. He appealed against the decision and applied for reinstatement, but was refused. He then attempted to file a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights...

Concluding Observations, A/52/38/Rev.1, paras. 306-343, 12 August 1997: Canada

Aug 12, 1997

310. Noting that Canada faced new domestic and global socio-economic challenges, the representative emphasized that Canada had taken decisive steps to provide women with an effective legal framework against discrimination. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...