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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/MOZ/CO/1, 30 October 2013: Mozambique

Oct 30, 2013

22. The Committee is concerned that the freedom of assembly and association is not always effectively guaranteed. The Committee is also concerned about allegations of arbitrary arrests and detention of participants in peaceful demonstrations, including those organized...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/UKR/CO/7, 23 July 2013: Ukraine

Jul 23, 2013

8. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Law on principles of preventing and combating discrimination as well as the proposed amendments relating inter alia to a reversed burden of proof in civil proceedings and recognition of sexual orientation as a protected...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, A/HRC/23/47/Add.5, 27 May 2013: Kosovo

May 27, 2013

JAL 10/01/2013 Case No. KSV 1/2012 Reply: 26/03/2013 Alleged physical attacks and threats against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights defenders, including members of the organizations Kosovo 2.0 and Libertas. Character of reply: addresses some substantive...

Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, A/HRC/23/50/Add.1, 15 March 2013: Moldova

Mar 15, 2013

III. The legal framework and its implementation: improvements and challenges 17. Article 171 of the Criminal Code defines and sanctions rape and provides for a number of aggravating circumstances such as recidivism and age of the victim. Article 172 sanctions...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/22/47, 16 January 2013

Jan 16, 2013

V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS B. Recommendations 119. To Member States: (g) Should establish a focal point or an entity dedicated to human rights defenders with specific attention to groups of defenders at particular risk such as women defenders and those...