SOGI UN keywords Archives: Economic social and cultural rights
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/UGA/CO/1, 19 June 2015: Uganda
[Sourced from the advance unedited version.] C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 15. The Committee is concerned about the lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that encompass all prohibited grounds of discrimination, and about the prevalence of societal stigma and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, and disability. It […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, A/HRC/27/55, 30 June 2014
III. A typology of common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation D. Violations of the obligation to refrain from discrimination and to ensure substantive equality 3. Failure to prevent and combat stigmatization and to take measures against discrimination in the private sphere 64. Women and girls are frequently subjected to unacceptable risks […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/IDN/CO/1, 23 May 2014: Indonesia
Local laws and regulations 6. The Committee notes with concern that laws and by-laws which discriminate against women and marginalized individuals and groups such as sex workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons are in force in provinces, districts and autonomous regions, in spite of the review mechanism in place in the State party […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/GAB/CO/1, 29 November 2013: Gabon
12. The Committee regrets the discrimination and stigmatization of all low-income and marginalized individuals and groups, including women, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay and bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) persons, children born out of wedlock, migrant workers and their families and Pygmy communities (art. 2, para. 2). The Committee urges the State party to ensure that […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/ALB/CO/2-3, 29 November 2013: Albania
5. The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to directly or indirectly implement economic, social and cultural rights within the domestic legal order, which have included the: (a) Adoption of the Law on Gender Equality, in 2008; the Law on Protection of Children’s Rights, in 2010; the Law for the Protection from Discrimination, in 2010; […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/IRN/CO/2, 17 May 2013: Iran
7. The Committee is concerned that consensual same-sex sexual activity is criminalized and that convicted persons may even receive the death penalty. It is also concerned that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community face discrimination with respect to access to employment, housing, education and health care, as well as social stigma and […]