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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, 28 February 2011

Feb 28, 2011

Lettre d’allégation 740. Le 15 novembre 2010, la Rapporteuse spéciale, conjointement avec le Rapporteur spécial sur la promotion et la protection du droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression et le Rapporteur spécial sur le droit de toute personne de jouir du...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/POL/CO/6, 15 November 2010: Poland

Nov 15, 2010

5. The Committee is concerned that the Law on Equal Treatment is not exhaustive and does not cover discrimination based on sexual orientation, disability, religion or age in the fields of education, health care, social protection and housing (art. 2). The State party...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/UGA/CO/7, 5 November 2010: Uganda

Nov 5, 2010

Sexual orientation and gender identity 43. The Committee notes with grave concern that homosexual behaviour is criminalized in Uganda. The Committee also expresses its serious concern about reported harassment, violence, hate crimes and incitement of hatred against...

Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi, A/HRC/16/CRP.1, 29 September 2010

Sep 29, 2010

IV. HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION A. Major human rights violations and abuses 5. Gender equality and sexual and gender-based violence 38. The revised Criminal Code adopted in April 2009 by the Parliament criminalizes same sex relationship. In this context, on 5 December...

Global efforts for the elimination of racism: report of the Secretary-General, A/65/377, 17 September 2010

Sep 17, 2010

Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action II. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED A. Member States Sweden...