SOGI UN keywords Archives: Freedom of expression
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/28/63/Add.1, 4 March 2015: Nigeria
50. JAL 13/01/2014 Case no: NGA 1/2014 State reply: none to date Alleged upcoming signature of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill, 2011, by the Senate on 18 December 2013. Observations 52. The Special Rapporteur regrets that, at the time of finalising this report, no response was received to the two communications sent during the […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/28/63/Add.1, 4 March 2015: Uganda
76. JAL 04/02/2014 Case no: UGA 1/2014 State reply: 21/02/2014 Alleged passing by Parliament of a revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009, now referred to as the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2013, on 20 December 2013. Observations 79. The Special Rapporteur is pleased that the Anti-Homosexuality Act was annulled by the Constitutional Court, which ruled that […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/28/63/Add.1, 4 March 2015: Singapore
322. JUA 12/12/2013 Case no: SGP 4/2013 State reply: 18/12/2013 Alleged contempt of court charge against a prominent LGBT rights activist. Observations 323. The Special Rapporteur would like to thank the Government of Singapore for providing a detailed response to the communication sent on 12 December 2013. The Special Rapporteur remains concerned that charges were […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/28/63/Add.1, 4 March 2015: Georgia
390. JAL 13/06/2013 Case no: GEO 1/2013 State reply: 12/01/2015 Alleged lack of effective protection provided to demonstrators during the International Day against Homophobia and subsequent threats made against members of an LGBT organization. 391. The Special Rapporteur notes the Government’s response to the communication dated 13 June 2013, which was sent during the previous […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, A/69/335, 21 August 2014
g>IV. Restrictions to children’s right to freedom of expression 39. Judicial systems often play a significant role in altering engrained authoritarian practices. There are as yet few examples of court decisions affirming children’s right to freedom of expression and access to information. However, there is a growing number of examples within educational settings, especially in […]
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/GEO/CO/4, 23 July 2014: Georgia
B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the following legislative and institutional steps taken by the State party: (a) Adoption of the National Human Rights Strategy for 2014–2020 and of the National Human Rights Action Plan for 2014-2015, in April and June 2014, respectively; (b) The amendments to the Prison Code, in April 2014; (c) […]