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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/DOM/CO/5, 19 April 2012: Dominican Republic

Apr 19, 2012

16. The Committee is concerned at reports of discrimination, bullying, homicide, ill-treatment, torture, sexual aggression and sexual harassment against persons because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Committee also regrets the lack of information...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, A/HRC/20/15/Add.1,10 April 2012: Ghana

Apr 10, 2012

III. HEALTH SYSTEM HIV/AIDS under NHIS 21. Although knowledge of HIV/AIDS in Ghana is high, this broad awareness has not translated into knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention. While 98 per cent of women and 99 per cent of men have heard of HIV/AIDS, only 25 per cent of...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/KWT/CO/2, 18 November 2011: Kuwait

Nov 18, 2011

30. The Committee is concerned about the criminalization of sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex, and also about the new criminal offence of “imitating members of the opposite sex”. It is also concerned about reported acts of violence against...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3, 17 November 2011: Jamaica

Nov 17, 2011

8. While welcoming the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in April 2011, the Committee regrets that the right to freedom from discrimination is now expressed on the grounds of “being male or female”, failing to prohibit discrimination on...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/ETH/CO/1,19 August 2011: Ethiopia

Aug 19, 2011

12. The Committee is concerned about the criminalization of “homosexuality and other indecent acts”, as are other international human rights treaty bodies. As pointed out by the Committee, such criminalization violates the rights to privacy and to protection against...