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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/LTU/CO3, 31 August, 2012: Lithuania

Aug 31, 2012

3. The Committee welcomes the following legislative and institutional steps taken by the State party: (a) The adoption of the Law on Equal Opportunities which came into force on 1 January 2005 and which prohibits any direct or indirect discrimination based on age,...

Concluding Observations, CRC/C/AUS/CO/4, 28 August 2012: Australia

Aug 28, 2012

29.While welcoming the People of Australia – Australia’s Multicultural Policy and the State party’s National Anti-Racism Partnership and Strategy, the Committee notes with concern that racial discrimination in general remains a problem. It is particularly concerned...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/67/328, 22 August 2012

Aug 22, 2012

II. Contributions received from Member States Greece 30. The Government referred to the new draft law for the integration into the Greek legal order of Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA for addressing certain forms and manifestations of racism and xenophobia through the...

Report of the working group on people of African descent, A/HRC/21/60/Add.1, 13 August 2012: Portugal

Aug 13, 2012

II. CONTEXT OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN PORTUGAL B. Framework for the protection of the human rights of people of African descent 2. The national policy and legal framework 19. In Portugal’s legal regime, racism and its prohibition are referred to in article 13 of...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/GUY/CO/7-8, 27 July 2012: Guyana

Jul 27, 2012

Violence against women 22. The Committee notes the enactment of the Sexual Offences Act in 2010 and the launch of a national policy on domestic violence (2008-2013) under the slogan “Break the Cycle Take Control”. The Committee expresses its concern, however, at the...