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Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, A/HRC/13/40/Add.3, 28 December 2009: Republic of Serbia, including Kosovo

Dec 28, 2009

I. Freedom of religion or belief in Central Serbia and Vojvodina C. Domestic legal framework on freedom of religion or belief 13. The Parliament of the Republic of Serbia adopted a law on the prohibition of discrimination in March 2009. The law defines...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/RUS/CO/6, 29 October 2009: Russian Federation

Oct 29, 2009

27. The Committee is concerned about acts of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons, including reports of harassment by the police and incidents of people being assaulted or killed on account of their sexual orientation. The Committee...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/GRD/CO/1,14 August 2009: Grenada

Aug 14, 2009

21. The Committee notes with concern that the Criminal Code penalizes same-sex sexual activities between consenting adults (arts. 17 and 26). The State party should repeal these provisions of its laws. Link to full text of the report: Concluding...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/TZA/CO/4, 6 August 2009: Tanzania

Aug 6, 2009

22. The Committee reiterates its concern at the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations of consenting adults, and regrets the lack of measures taken to prevent discrimination against them. (arts. 2, 17 and 26) The State party should decriminalize same-sex sexual...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, A/64/211, 3 August 2009

Aug 3, 2009

III. A gender perspective on countering terrorism B. Gender, equality and non-discrimination in international human rights law 20. Gender is not synonymous with women but rather encompasses the social constructions that underlie how women’s and men’s roles, functions...