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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.106, 6 April 1999: Lesotho

Apr 6, 1999

13. The Committee notes with concern that a sexual relationship between consenting adult partners of the same sex is punishable under law. The Committee recommends that the State party amend the law in this respect. Link to full text of the report: Concluding...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.104, 30 March 1999: Chile

Mar 30, 1999

20. The continuation in force of legislation that criminalizes homosexual relations between consenting adults involves violation of the right to privacy protected under article 17 of the Covenant and may reinforce attitudes of discrimination between persons on the...

Additional information supplied by the State party, CCPR/C/84/Add.8, 18 January 1999: Ecuador

Jan 19, 1999

1. Decriminalization of homosexuality 182. The Constitutional Court, by decision No. 106 (R.O. 203, 27 November 1997), suspended the application of article 516 of the Penal Code, which declared homosexuality an offence, on the grounds that it constituted...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.103, 5 November 1998: Austria

Nov 5, 1998

13. The Committee considers that existing legislation on the minimum age of consent for sexual relations in respect of male homosexuals is discriminatory on grounds of sex and sexual orientation. It requests that the law be revised to remove such discriminatory...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.97, 30 July 1998: Tanzania

Jul 30, 1998

23. The Committee calls on the State party to protect the freedom of an adult individual’s sexual conduct and to bring its laws into conformity with article 17 of the Covenant. Link to full text of the report: Concluding...