SOGI UN keywords Archives: Registered partnerships
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/CAN/CO/6, 20 July 2015: Canada
B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the following legislative and institutional steps taken by the State party: (b) Adoption of the Domestic Relations Act in Prince Edward Island that legalizes same-sex marriage, in 2008; Link to full text of the report:Concluding Observations-CCPR-Canada-2015-eng
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/MNG/CO/4, 19 June 2015: Mongolia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 12. While noting that in the Constitution and various laws certain anti-discrimination provisions exist, the Committee is concerned about the absence of a comprehensive antidiscrimination law that covers all grounds of discrimination, including sexual orientation, gender identity and disability (art. 2 (2)). The Committee recommends that the […]
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, A/HRC/29/40/Add.3, 17 June 2015: Spain
III. Legislative and institutional frameworks A. Legislative framework 3. Same-sex marriage law 21. Spain adopted the Law on Same-Sex Marriage in 2005, thereby becoming one of the States in the world to have taken this step towards equality. The Constitutional Court upheld the constitutionality of the law in November 2012. D. Stereotypes and the media […]
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, A/HRC/29/40, 2 April 2015
III. Thematic analysis: eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space A. The cultural construction of gender 21. Women who do not conform to the gender stereotypes that predominate in some cultures and those who openly contest them, including within their own cultural or […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/SVN/CO/2, 28 November 2014: Slovenia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity 12. The Committee is concerned about the existence of several legal provisions that are discriminatory against same-sex partners and their families, including in the Health Care and Health Insurance Act, the Housing Act, the Code of Obligations, the […]
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, A/HRC/26/39/Add.1, 16 September 2014: Iceland
III. Legal framework and policy measures, with a focus on the economic and financial crisis A. Legal framework 24. Legislative developments have also taken place in the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. The Marriage Act, adopted in 2010, establishes a gender-neutral definition of marriage and applies to both heterosexual and same-sex couples. […]