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Concluding Observations, E/C.12/1/Add.28, 4 December 1998: Cyprus

Dec 4, 1998

7. The Committee welcomes the abrogation of the provisions of the Penal Code criminalizing homosexual acts.

link to the full text of the State Party information: http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/0/e9fd6c6869640dff802566d500438ae9

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