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Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/SWE/CO/7, 8 April 2008: Sweden

Apr 8, 2008

9. The Committee commends the State party for the adoption, in November 2007, of the action plan to combat men’s violence against women, violence and oppression in the name of honour and violence in same-sex relationships. 10. The Committee welcomes the amendment of...

General Comment No. 2: Implementation of article 2 by States Parties, CAT/C/GC/2, 24 January 2008

Jan 24, 2008

21. The protection of certain minority or marginalized individuals or populations especially at risk of torture is a part of the obligation to prevent torture or ill-treatment. States parties must ensure that, insofar as the obligations arising under the Convention...

Concluding Observations: Italy, CAT/C/ITA/CO/4, 16 July 2007

May 18, 2007

23. While noting various measures taken by the State party, including the survey issued on 21 February 2007 by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) on the issue of physical and sexual violence against women and the establishment on 8 March 2006 of an ad hoc...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Communications to and from Governments, A/HRC/4/34/Add.1, March 19, 2007

Mar 19, 2007

C. Trends and Observations 20. 33 out of 83 communications sent (40 per cent) concerned women facing multiple and intersecting layers of discrimination. 21. Women belonging to national, ethnic or religious minorities or lower social castes, indigenous women, and...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, mission to Iran, E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.3, March 27, 2006

Mar 27, 2006

51. The Penal Code in Iran divides crimes based on the punishment prescribed for each type of offence. Hudud crimes refer to crimes which are considered sins and which have mandatory punishments provided for in the Koran. Applicable punishments are: the death penalty;...