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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/DNK/CO/5, 16 December 2008: Denmark

Dec 16, 2008

4. The Committee welcomes the extensive legislative, administrative and policy measures taken to improve the promotion and protection of human rights since the examination of the fourth periodic report, including: … (e)The establishment, in May 2008, of the Board...

Concluding Observations, CRC/C/GBR/CO/4, 20 October 2008: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Oct 20, 2008

24. The Committee welcomes the State party’s plans to consolidate and strengthen equality legislation, with clear opportunities to mainstream children’s right to nondiscrimination into the United Kingdom anti-discrimination law (the forthcoming Equality Bill). The...

Concluding Observations, CERD/C/DEU/CO/18, 22 September 2008: Germany

Sep 22, 2008

4. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the General Equal Treatment Act in August 2006 (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG), which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race and ethnic origin, gender, religion and belief, disability, age and sexual...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/CZE/CO/2/Add.1, 9 September 2008: Czech Republic

Sep 9, 2008

17. The bill amends the law on equal treatment and protection from discrimination for reasons of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The prohibition of discrimination will be set forth by the Act in a number of...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/SMR/CO/2, 31 July 2008: Republic of San Marino

Jul 31, 2008

7. The Committee is concerned that such non-discrimination grounds as sexual orientation, race, colour, language, nationality and national or ethnic origin are subsumed under the notion of ‘personal status’ in article 4 of the Declaration of the Citizens’ Rights. It...