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Concluding Observations: Denmark, CERD/C/DEN/CO/17, October 19, 2006

Oct 19, 2006

6. The Committee notes with appreciation that section 81 of the Criminal Code, which entered into force on 2 April 2004, introduced an aggravating circumstance for offences based on another’s ethnic origin, faith, sexual orientation or the like. 7. The Committee...

Additional information supplied by the State party: Ireland, CERD/C/IRL/CO/2/Add.1, June 16, 2006

Jun 16, 2006

Equality legislation 81. The Employment Equality Act, 1998 provides further protections in the area of employment. This legislation prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination in the areas of employment on nine grounds; gender, marital status, family status,...

Concluding Observations: Lithuania, CERD/C/LTU/CO/3, April 11, 2006

Apr 11, 2006

6. The Committee welcomes the adoption of a new penal code criminalizing incitement to racial hatred as well as the adoption of a new law on Equal Opportunities, which prohibits any direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of age, sexual orientation,...

Communication No. 34/2004: Denmark, CERD/C/68/D/34/2004, March 15, 2006

Mar 15, 2006

7.2 The issue before the Committee is whether the State party fulfilled its positive obligation to take effective action against reported incidents of racial discrimination, having regard to the extent to which it investigated the petitioner’s complaint under...

Background paper prepared by Mr. Theodor van Boven, member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, E/CN.4/1999/WG.1/BP.7, February 26, 1999

Feb 26, 1999

Sessional open-ended Working Group to review and Formulate proposals for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance 5. (…) (c) Victims of double discrimination constitute a third area of major concern. Many persons...

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Concluding Observations: Denmark, CERD/C/DEN/CO/17, October 19, 2006

Additional information supplied by the State party: Ireland, CERD/C/IRL/CO/2/Add.1, June 16, 2006

Concluding Observations: Lithuania, CERD/C/LTU/CO/3, April 11, 2006

Communication No. 34/2004: Denmark, CERD/C/68/D/34/2004, March 15, 2006

Background paper prepared by Mr. Theodor van Boven, member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, E/CN.4/1999/WG.1/BP.7, February 26, 1999

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