SOGI UN source Archives: Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights Resolution, E/CN.4/RES/2005/59, April 20, 2005: The question of the death penalty
5. Calls upon all States that still maintain the death penalty: (…) (f) To ensure also that the notion of “most serious crimes” does not go beyond intentional crimes with lethal or extremely grave consequences and that the death penalty is not imposed for non-violent acts such as financial crimes, religious practice or expression of […]
Study on non-discrimination as enshrined in article 2, paragraph 2, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/24, June 18, 2004
Working paper prepared by Emmanuel Decaux 2. Gender discrimination 22. The same is true of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. But that Convention fails to address all the issues related to discrimination “on the basis of sex” inasmuch as men may also be discriminated against, as demonstrated, for […]
Commission on Human Rights Resolution, E/CN.4/RES/2004/67, April 21, 2004: The question of the death penalty
4. Urges all States that still maintain the death penalty: (…) (f) To ensure that the notion of “most serious crimes” does not go beyond intentional crimes with lethal or extremely grave consequences and that the death penalty is not imposed for non violent acts such as financial crimes, religious practice or expression of conscience […]
Commission on Human Rights Resolution, E/CN.4/RES/2005/34, April 20, 2004: Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
5. Reaffirms the obligation of States to protect the inherent right to life of all persons under their jurisdiction and calls upon States concerned to investigate promptly and thoroughly all cases of killings, including those committed in the name of passion or in the name of honour, all killings committed for any discriminatory reason, including […]
Commission on Human Rights Resolution, E/CN.4/RES/2004/37, April 19, 2004: Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
6. Reaffirms the obligation of States to protect the inherent right to life of all persons under their jurisdiction and calls upon concerned States to investigate promptly and thoroughly all killings committed in the name of passion or in the name of honour, all killings committed for any discriminatory reason, including sexual orientation; racially motivated […]
Preliminary paper in implementation of Sub-Commission Resolution 2002/3, Administration of Justice, Rule of law and Democracy, Discrimination in the criminal justice system, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2003/3, June 26, 2003
Preliminary paper by Ms. Leïla Zerrougui, Special Rapporteur appointed to conduct a detailed study of discrimination in the criminal justice system in implementation of Sub-Commission Resolution 2002/3 16. Research carried out thus far shows that there is undeniably a racial dimension to discrimination in the criminal justice system. It is an established fact that it […]