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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion: Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, A/HRC/14/23/Add.1, 1 June 2010: Honduras

Jun 1, 2010

Honduras Carta de alegaciones 1018. El 26 de enero de 2009, el Relator Especial, junto con la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de los defensores de los derechos humanos, el Relator Especial sobre las ejecuciones extrajudiciales, sumarias o arbitrarias y la...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, A/HRC/14/22/Add.2, 28 May 2010: Kyrgyzstan

May 28, 2010

III. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 23. Violence against women in Kyrgyzstan is gradually gaining increased visibility and attention. However, the laudable efforts by the Government and civil society to address this problem have been insufficient to reach the majority of the...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/NLD/CO/5, 5 February 2010: Netherlands

Feb 5, 2010

6. The Committee welcomes the initiatives and measures developed by the Netherlands to prevent and combat female genital mutilation and honour-related killings, as well as the commitment to protect women against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, as...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, A/64/211, 3 August 2009

Aug 3, 2009

III. A gender perspective on countering terrorism B. Gender, equality and non-discrimination in international human rights law 20. Gender is not synonymous with women but rather encompasses the social constructions that underlie how women’s and men’s roles, functions...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Addendum: communications to and from governments, A/HRC/11/6/Add.1, 26 May 2009: India

May 29, 2009

Response from the Government to an allegation letter sent in 2007 Allegation letter 239. On 03 December 2008, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the...