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Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/29/31, 27 May 2015

May 27, 2015

II. Defining and measuring inequality A. Definition and recent figures 7. Economic and social inequalities are often categorized as “vertical inequalities”,{{4}} referring to the distribution of something such as income, health or power. Vertical inequalities can be...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/KGZ/CO/4, 6 March 2015: Kyrgyzstan

Mar 6, 2015

C. Principle (sic) areas of concern and recommendations Definition of discrimination against women and discriminatory laws 9. The Committee notes the adoption of a new Constitution by the State party in 2010 and of the Law on State Guarantees of Equal Rights and...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/VEN/CO/7-8, 14 November 2014: Venezuela

Nov 14, 2014

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Disadvantaged groups of women 36. The Committee regrets the lack of effective measures taken to address discrimination and violence faced by disadvantaged groups of women, such as indigenous and Afro-descendant women,...

General Recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, CEDAW/C/GC/32, 14 November 2014

Nov 14, 2014

II. Scope of the general recommendation 6. The Committee has, in previous general recommendations, clarified that articles 1, 2 (f) and 5 (a) of the Convention read together indicate that the Convention covers sex- and gender-based discrimination against women. The...

Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, A/69/318, 15 August 2014

Aug 15, 2014

17. The Working Group found that despite Government commitment and initiatives in the area of law and policy, the dismantling of racial discrimination remained slow. Afro-Brazilians constituted more than half of the population, yet they were underrepresented and...