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Concluding Observations, A/55/40, paras. 498-528, 28 July 2000: Australia

Jul 24, 2000

502. The Committee welcomes the accession of the State party to the Optional Protocol to the Covenant in 1991, thereby recognizing the competence of the Committee to consider communications from individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction. It...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.119, 23 March 2000: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Crown Dependencies)

Mar 23, 2000

14. The Committee recommends that measures be taken to remove and prohibit any discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation (arts. 17 and 26). Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CCPR-UK (Crown Dependencies)-2000-eng

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.117, 4 November 1999: China (Hong Kong)

Nov 4, 1999

15. The Committee remains concerned that no legislative remedies are available to individuals in respect of discrimination on the grounds of race or sexual orientation. Necessary legislation should be enacted in order to ensure full compliance with article 26 of the...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.110, 28 July 1999: Poland

Jul 28, 1999

23. The Committee regrets that the reference to sexual orientation which had originally been contained in the non-discrimination clause of the draft Constitution has been deleted from the text, which could lead to violations of articles 17 and 26. Link to full text...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.111, 27 July 1999: Romania

Jul 27, 1999

16. The Committee is concerned about restrictions on the right to privacy, in particular in regard to homosexual relations between consenting adults, which are penalized by article 200, paragraph 1, of the Penal Code (art. 17). The State party should take timely...