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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, A/HRC/29/33/Add.1, 1 May 2015: Malaysia

May 1, 2015

IV. Groups in vulnerable situations A. The right to health of women and girls 1. Sexual and reproductive health and rights 32. However, the Special Rapporteur is concerned that, on the basis of certain restrictive interpretations of religious and...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/RUS/CO/7, 31 March 2015: Russian Federation

Mar 31, 2015

[Sourced from the advance unedited edition.] C. Principal matters of concern and recommendations Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity 10. The Committee is concerned: (a) about reports of discrimination, hate speech, violence against...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, A/HRC/28/70, 12 March 2015

Mar 12, 2015

[Excerpt from the advance unedited version.] I. Introduction 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran participated in a second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in October 2014. A total of 104 delegations presented some 291 recommendations related to rights...

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

Sep 16, 2014

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,...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/IRL/CO/4, 23 July 2014: Ireland

Jul 23, 2014

Gender equality 7. While welcoming the Convention on the Constitution’s recommendation of February 2013, the State party’s commitment to hold a referendum on the matter and the establishment of a task force, the Committee regrets the slow pace of progress in modifying...