SOGI UN keywords Archives: Discrimination
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/LVA/CO/3-5, 29 January 2016: Latvia
III. Main areas of concern and recommendations B. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 26. The Committee welcomes the amendment to the Criminal Law, on 1 June 2007, on violation of the prohibition of discrimination and the provisions on non-discrimination in the Education Law, the Medical Treatment Law and the Law on […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/IRL/CO/3-4, 29 January 2016: Ireland
III. Main areas of concern and recommendations C. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 27. The Committee is concerned about the structural discrimination against Traveller and Roma children and their families, including alleged impunity for publicly expressed discriminatory remarks by public representatives. The Committee takes note of the explanation by the State […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4, 29 January 2016: Iran
IV. Main areas of concern and recommendations C. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 31. The Committee is also concerned about the continued discrimination against children belonging to religious minorities, especially Baha’i children and Sunni children, as well as children who belong to minority ethnic and linguistic groups, children born out of […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/FRA/CO/5, 29 January 2016: France
III. Main areas of concern and recommendations B. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 23. The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to combat discrimination. The Committee is concerned, however, about the persistence of discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender identity, disability, national origin, social and economic origin […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/BRN/CO/2-3, 29 January 2016: Brunei Darussalam
III. Main areas of concern and recommendations C. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 25. While noting the State party’s efforts to combat discrimination, the Committee reiterates its previous concern (see CRC/C/15/Add.219, para. 24) that discrimination against certain groups of children, particularly girls, children with disabilities, children belonging to ethnic and religious […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/GUY/CO/2-4, 9 October 2015: Guyana
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 20. The Committee is concerned about the impact of ethnic discrimination, in particular in the context of the relationship between Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese, on the development of the country and the equal enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee is also concerned about the widespread […]