SOGI UN source Archives: Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/IRQ/CO/4, 9 October 2015: Iraq
D. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 19. The Committee, while taking note of the fact that the State party’s Constitution prohibits discrimination on certain grounds, expresses its concern about the absence in the State party’s legal order of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in accordance with article 2 of the Covenant. The Committee is further […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/GUY/CO/2-4, 9 October 2015: Guyana
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 20. The Committee is concerned about the impact of ethnic discrimination, in particular in the context of the relationship between Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese, on the development of the country and the equal enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee is also concerned about the widespread […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/BDI/CO/1, 9 October 2015: Burundi
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation 17. The Committee is concerned by the definition of homosexuality as a crime in the Criminal Code and by Ministerial Order No. 620/613 of 7 June 2011, whereby children may be refused schooling on the grounds of their sexual orientation (art. […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/MAR/CO/4, 8 October 2015: Morocco
C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Discrimination 13. The Committee remains concerned about: (a) The lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation prohibiting all forms of discrimination affecting enjoyment of the rights enshrined in the Covenant; … 14. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt and apply a comprehensive anti-discrimination law, which should contain […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/VEN/CO/3, 19 June 2015: Venezuela
[Sourced from the advance unedited version.] C. Principales motivos de preocupación y recomendaciones Legislación contra la discriminación 16. A pesar de las medidas legislativas adoptadas para favorecer la no-discriminación, preocupa al Comité que el Estado Parte aún no cuente con un marco legal integral de lucha contra la discriminación que incluya todos los criterios establecidos […]
Concluding Observations, E/C.12/UGA/CO/1, 19 June 2015: Uganda
[Sourced from the advance unedited version.] C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Non-discrimination 15. The Committee is concerned about the lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that encompass all prohibited grounds of discrimination, and about the prevalence of societal stigma and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, and disability. It […]