SOGI UN keywords Archives: Health care
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, A/HRC/32/31/Add.1, 8 April 2016: Chile
III. Main findings C. Discrimination, poverty and inequality 35. In 2012, Chile adopted the new Anti-Discrimination Act (Act No. 20,609). That law had been proposed in Congress years earlier, but was effectively stalled until a 24-year-old gay man Daniel Zamudio was beaten to death in Santiago. Public outcry and international criticism after the killing of […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/KEN/CO/2-5, 4 March 2016: Kenya
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 21. The Committee is concerned that sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex are criminalized in the Penal Code and that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons are stigmatized and socially excluded, as well as discriminated in gaining […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/PER/CO/4-5, 29 January 2016: Peru
III. Main areas of concern and recommendations C. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 27. While noting the measures taken by the State party to address discrimination against children in marginalized or disadvantaged situations, such as the establishment of the National Commission against Discrimination and the platform against discrimination, the Committee is […]
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 […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/KGZ/CO/2-3, 19 June 2015: Kyrgyzstan
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 5. The Committee is concerned about the lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, and the persistent discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, sex, religion, economic status, age or other status, including sexual orientation or disability, inter alia in accessing employment and health care. In this context, the Committee […]
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/KHM/CO/2, 31 March 2015: Cambodia
Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity 9. The Committee is also concerned about reports of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, in particular in employment and health-care settings. It notes with concern the lack of legislation expressly prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation […]