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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, A/HRC/14/20, 27 April 2010

Apr 27, 2010

I. INTRODUCTION 1. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health considers several issues relating to the criminalization of private, consensual sexual behaviour...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/UZB/CO/3, 7 April 2010: Uzbekistan

Apr 7, 2010

22. The Committee is concerned about reports that individuals have been harassed, physically attacked, or discriminated in the State party on the basis of their sexual orientation. It is also concerned that article 120 of the Criminal Code criminalizes consensual...

Promotion and protection of all human rights; Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, A/HRC/13/30/Add.1, 2 March 2010

Mar 2, 2010

Opinion No. 42/2008 (EGYPT): Communication addressed to the Government on 30 May 2008 Concerning Messrs. A, B, C, and D (Full names were transmitted to the Government but are not published at source’s request). The State is a party to the International Covenant on...

Joint Statement from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on protection of the right to freedom of opinion, 1 March 2010: Uganda

Mar 1, 2010

Uganda: last chance to shelve Anti-Homosexuality Bill should not be missed, warn UN human rights experts GENEVA (1 March 2010) – With its third and final reading imminent before the Ugandan Parliament, two UN Special Rapporteurs voiced their deep concerns about the...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, A/HRC/13/40/Add.1, 16 February 2010

Feb 16, 2010

II. Summary of cases transmitted and replies received J. Indonesia 2. Urgent appeal sent on 2 October 2009 jointly with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women,...