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Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, mission to Switzerland, A/HRC/4/19/Add.2, January 30, 2007

Jan 30, 2007

87. The Special Rapporteur therefore recommends that the Government make available the appropriate means, mechanisms and institutions to implement this political will (…) At the institutional level, the Special Rapporteur recommends two measures: (…) In order to...

Concluding Observations: Denmark, CERD/C/DEN/CO/17, October 19, 2006

Oct 19, 2006

6. The Committee notes with appreciation that section 81 of the Criminal Code, which entered into force on 2 April 2004, introduced an aggravating circumstance for offences based on another’s ethnic origin, faith, sexual orientation or the like. 7. The Committee...

Additional information supplied by the State party: Ireland, CERD/C/IRL/CO/2/Add.1, June 16, 2006

Jun 16, 2006

Equality legislation 81. The Employment Equality Act, 1998 provides further protections in the area of employment. This legislation prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination in the areas of employment on nine grounds; gender, marital status, family status,...

Concluding Observations: Monaco, E/C.12/MCO/CO/1, June 13, 2006

Jun 13, 2006

3. The Committee notes with satisfaction the adoption of the Act of 15 July 2005 on freedom of public expression, which criminalizes insults of a racial, ethnic or religious nature and insults based on real or supposed sexual orientation. link to the full text of the...

Concluding Observations: Liechtenstein, E/C.12/LIE/CO/1, June 9, 2006

Jun 9, 2006

6. The Committee welcomes the recent establishment of an Office of Equal Opportunity with a broad mandate to combat discrimination based on gender, religion, disability, national origin and sexual orientation. 12. The Committee expresses its concern that the Office of...

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, mission to Switzerland, A/HRC/4/19/Add.2, January 30, 2007

Concluding Observations: Denmark, CERD/C/DEN/CO/17, October 19, 2006

Additional information supplied by the State party: Ireland, CERD/C/IRL/CO/2/Add.1, June 16, 2006

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