SOGI UN keywords Archives: Freedom of assembly
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/AZE/CO/4, 2 November 2016: Azerbaijan
C. Principal matters of concern and recommendations Discrimination and violence on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity 8. The Committee is concerned that the existing anti-discrimination legal framework does not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. It is also concerned about impunity for reported acts of: (a) […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/32/36/Add.3, 17 June 2016: Kyrgyzstan
513. JAL 30/07/2015. Case no. KGZ 2/2015. State reply: None. Allegations of increased targeting of human rights defenders and civil society organisations, by both State and non-State actors, including in the context of retrogressive draft legislations and amendments, for their peaceful and legitimate human rights work. Observations Draft Bill on the formation of a positive […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/32/36/Add.3, 17 June 2016: Zambia
135. JAL 11/01/2016. Case no. ZMB 4/2015. State reply: None. Alleged undue delays in registration process of a non-governmental organization working on Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) issues. Observations 137. The Special Rapporteur reiterates his concern at the reportedly undue delays in reviewing the application for registration of the Engender Rights Centre for […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/32/36/Add.2, 15 June 2016: Republic of Korea
[Cited from the advance unedited version.] IV. Situation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association A. Freedom of peaceful assembly 2. Bans on assemblies 29. Article 8 (2) of the ADA permits police authorities to ban the latter-notified assembly when two or more assemblies with conflicting objectives are to take place […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/32/36, 31 May 2016
[Cited from the advance unedited version.] III. Fundamentalism and its impact on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association A. Introduction 10. The present report can be viewed as a sequel to the Special Rapporteur’s 2014 report to the Council on threats against groups most at risk when exercising assembly and association […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55/Add.1, 22 February 2016
AMERICAS REGION 109. The communications sent in the current reporting period also raise concerns of growing risks faced by defenders of rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)-persons, as well as civil society associations. During the current reporting period, such groups have been seen to be subjected to multifaceted forms of harassment, among […]