SOGI UN keywords Archives: Threats
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55/Add.1, 22 February 2016: Cameroon
40. JAL 27/04/2015 Case no: CMR 1/2015 State reply: none to date Allégations de menaces et campagne de dénigrement contre deux femmes défenseures des droits de l’homme, Mme Maximilienne Ngo Mbe et Mme Alice Nkom. 42. Le Rapporteur spécial exprime son inquiétude concernant les menaces, et plus spécifiquement la campagne de dénigrement des deux femmes […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55/Add.1, 22 February 2016
AMERICAS REGION 109. The communications sent in the current reporting period also raise concerns of growing risks faced by defenders of rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)-persons, as well as civil society associations. During the current reporting period, such groups have been seen to be subjected to multifaceted forms of harassment, among […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55, 1 February 2016
III. Conceptualizing protection practices A. Background 27. Some activists face greater and more specific risks than others (see A/HRC/16/44, A/HRC/19/55 and A/70/217, paras. 61-77). Defenders who challenge social and cultural norms, do not fit stereotypes and prescribed roles, or who challenge power structures in society – such as defenders of sexual orientation and gender identity […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture, A/HRC/31/57/Add.4, 29 January 2016: Brazil
IV. Assessment of the situation A. General Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 32. The Special Rapporteur notes with concern that little data exist on lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in conflict with the law in Brazil. Few people declare themselves as such in prison, the great majority of incidents are not reported […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/MDV/CO/4-5, 29 January 2016: Maldives
III. Main areas of concern and recommendations C. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) Non-discrimination 26. The Committee is concerned about: (e) That children who are or are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex are stigmatized and marginalized in the society. 27. The Committee urges the State party to make […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/HTI/CO/2-3, 29 January 2016: Haiti
IV. Main areas of concern and recommendations A. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44 (6)) Cooperation with civil society 18. The Committee, while noting certain initiatives taken by the State party, including through the efforts made by the Working Group on Child Protection, remains concerned that the State party has not developed […]