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Promotion and protection of all human rights; Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, A/HRC/13/30/Add.1, 2 March 2010

Mar 2, 2010

Opinion No. 42/2008 (EGYPT): Communication addressed to the Government on 30 May 2008 Concerning Messrs. A, B, C, and D (Full names were transmitted to the Government but are not published at source’s request). The State is a party to the International Covenant on...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, A/HRC/4/19/Add.1, June 5, 2007: Germany

Jun 5, 2007

66. According to the information received, on 1 January 2006, the Ministry of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg introduced a questionnaire directed principally at Muslims who want to obtain German citizenship. They are required to fill out a 30- question questionnaire...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, mission to Iran, E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.3, March 27, 2006

Mar 27, 2006

51. The Penal Code in Iran divides crimes based on the punishment prescribed for each type of offence. Hudud crimes refer to crimes which are considered sins and which have mandatory punishments provided for in the Koran. Applicable punishments are: the death penalty;...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, E/CN.4/2001/64, February 13, 2001: Kuwait

Feb 13, 2001

176. On 26 January 2000, the Special Rapporteur transmitted an urgent appeal to the Government regarding the sentencing on 22 January 2000 of Dr. Alya Shu’ayb, Laila Al-Othman and Yahia Al-Rubay’an to two months in jail and a fine for writings that were...

Special Rapporteur on the right to education, E/CN.4/2001/52, January 11, 2001

Jan 1, 2001

75. Domestic courts have started to recognize that children themselves have standing to vindicate their right to education and rights in education. The Supreme Court of Colombia examined a complaint by two boys who had been prevented from continuing their education by...