SOGI UN keywords Archives: Social benefits
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/SRB/CO/2, 23 May 2014: Serbia
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination 11. The Committee is concerned that members of national and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, refugees and internally displaced persons, including Roma, and other marginalized groups continue to face discrimination with regard to access to economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee is also concerned that the […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/UKR/CO/6, 23 May 2014: Ukraine
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity 10.The Committee is concerned about discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, social security, health care and education and regrets the lack of information on measures taken to combat and prevent such discrimination […]
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5, 18 December 2008: Japan
29. The Committee is concerned about discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in employment, housing, social security, health care, education and other fields regulated by law, as exemplified by article 23 (1) of the Public Housing Law, which applies only to married and unmarried opposite-sex couples and effectively bars unmarried same-sex couples from […]
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3, 30 July 2008: Ireland
8. The Committee, while noting with satisfaction the State party’s intention to adopt legislation on a civil partnership bill, expresses its concern that no provisions regarding taxation and social welfare are proposed at present. It is furthermore concerned that the State party has not recognized a change of gender by transgender persons by permitting birth […]
Communication No. 1361/2005 : Colombia, CCPR/C/89/D/1361/2005, X v. Colombia, May 14,2007
The facts as presented by the author 2.1 On 27 July 1993, the author’s life partner Mr. Y died after a relationship of 22 years, during which they lived together for 7 years. On 16 September 1994, the author, who was economically dependent on his late partner, lodged an application with the Social Welfare Fund […]
General Comment No. 19: The Right to Social Security, E/C.12/GC/19, 4 February 2008
II. NORMATIVE CONTENT OF THE RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY B. Special topics of broad application 1. Non-discrimination and equality 29. The obligation of States parties to guarantee that the right to social security is enjoyed without discrimination (article 2, paragraph 2, of the Covenant), and equally between men and women (article 3), pervades all of […]