127. The Committee is concerned that lesbianism is classified as a sexual offence in the Penal Code.
128. The Committee recommends that lesbianism be reconceptualized as a sexual orientation and that penalties for its practice be abolished.
Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CEDAW-Kyrgyzstan-1999-eng




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