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Concluding Observations, CAT/C/NAM/CO/2, 1 December 2016: Namibia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-refoulement 26. The Committee notes that the bill on prevention and combating of torture provides for the prohibition of refoulement, in accordance with the Convention, and that the delegation gave assurances that no one has been expelled to a country where they risk being subjected to torture. However, […]
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/AZE/CO/4, 2 November 2016: Azerbaijan
C. Principal matters of concern and recommendations Discrimination and violence on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity 8. The Committee is concerned that the existing anti-discrimination legal framework does not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. It is also concerned about impunity for reported acts of: (a) […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/DOM/CO/4, 7 October 2016: Dominican Republic
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity 25. The Committee is concerned at the persistence of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, which prevents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons from effectively enjoying their economic, social and cultural rights. In particular, […]
Concluding Observations, CAT/C/MNG/CO/2, 9 August 2016: Mongolia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Violence against women and domestic violence 27. While welcoming the forthcoming entry into force on 1 September 2016 of the amended Criminal Code criminalizing domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and girls, including those belonging to sexual minorities, and the revised Law on Combating Domestic […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/MKD/CO/2-4, 24 June 2016: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 25. The Committee is concerned that the Law on the Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination does not include sexual orientation or gender identity as prohibited grounds of discrimination and that article 14 (6) of the Law maintains discrimination between opposite-sex […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/MKD/CO/2-4, 24 June 2016: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 25. The Committee is concerned that the Law on the Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination does not include sexual orientation or gender identity as prohibited grounds of discrimination and that article 14 (6) of the Law maintains discrimination between opposite-sex […]