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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/25/55/Add.3, 28 February 2014: Republic of Moldova

Feb 28, 2014

288. JUA 08/02/2013 Case no: MDA 1/2013 State reply: 09/04/2013 Alleged risks to the physical and psychological integrity of two representatives of the GENDERDOC-M Information Centre, in view of insults and threats received during court hearings. 289. JAL 17/05/2013...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/25/55/Add.2, 26 February 2014: Togo

Feb 26, 2014

IV. Situation of human rights defenders C. Defenders working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons 77. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is a new group that the Special Rapporteur identified during her follow-up...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/CMR/CO/4-5, 12 February 2014: Cameroon

Feb 12, 2014

Disadvantaged groups of women 36. The Committee is concerned about the lack of adequate protection and assistance for disadvantaged groups of women such as: (c) Lesbian, bisexual and transgender women who are victims of discrimination and criminalization (art. 347 bis...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/MRT/CO/1, 30 October 2013: Mauritania

Oct 30, 2013

8. The Committee notes with concern that homosexuality is considered to be a crime and is punishable by the death penalty, in violation of the provisions of the Covenant (arts. 2, 6, 17 and 26). The Committee respects the cultural diversity and moral principles of all...

M. I. v. Sweden, Communication No. 2149/2012, 25 July 2013: Sweden

Jul 25, 2013

The facts as submitted by the author 2.1 The author used to live in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where her parents and siblings still live. She alleges that she is lesbian and that her parents learned about this around the end of 2002 or the beginning of 2003. Subsequently, her...