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Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/HRC/20/33/Add.1, 23 April 2012: Hungary

Apr 23, 2012

III. LEGAL HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK C. Specific legislation prohibiting racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 15. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the adoption by Parliament on 22 December 2003, of Act No. CXXV on Equal Treatment and Promotion...

Report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, A/HRC/20/26/Add.1, 10 April 2012: Austria

Apr 10, 2012

III. Normative and institutional framework A. The legal framework for the protection of human rights 18. With regard to discrimination, Austria has adopted a number of laws associated with different procedures and institutions. The 1979 Equal Treatment Act was revised...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/20/25/Add.2, 3 April 2012: Paraguay

Apr 3, 2012

IV. PERSONAS VULNERABLES A LA EXTREMA POBREZA I. Personas lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgénero e intersex 95. En Paraguay, las personas lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgénero e intersex (LGBTI) se encuentran ante una situación de enorme discriminación e...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/ZWE/CO/2-5, 23 March 2012: Zimbabwe

Mar 23, 2012

23. While noting the adoption of the new Domestic Violence Act in 2006, the Committee expresses its concern at the high prevalence of violence against women in the State party, in particular domestic and sexual violence, which remains, in many cases, underreported, as...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/8, 23 March 2012: Norway

Mar 23, 2012

33. While noting the elaboration of a bill “prohibiting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity”, which will be presented to the Parliament in 2013, and the establishment of the national Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Knowledge...