SOGI UN source Archives: Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, A/HRC/32/31/Add.1, 8 April 2016: Chile
III. Main findings C. Discrimination, poverty and inequality 35. In 2012, Chile adopted the new Anti-Discrimination Act (Act No. 20,609). That law had been proposed in Congress years earlier, but was effectively stalled until a 24-year-old gay man Daniel Zamudio was beaten to death in Santiago. Public outcry and international criticism after the killing of […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/29/31, 27 May 2015
II. Defining and measuring inequality A. Definition and recent figures 7. Economic and social inequalities are often categorized as “vertical inequalities”,[4] referring to the distribution of something such as income, health or power. Vertical inequalities can be distinguished from “horizontal inequalities”, which are group-based differences (describing between “whom” the relevant differences occur). Horizontal inequalities may […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/26/28/Add.2, 20 June 2014: Moldova
V. Situation of groups particularly vulnerable to poverty A. Women and girls 24. Although the Constitution and legal framework of the Republic of Moldova include extensive guarantees of women’s rights, many women face significant challenges, including lack of access to decent work, unequal remuneration, lack of representation at the political and decision-making levels, exposure to […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/26/28/Add.1, 4 June 2014: Mozambique
III. Legal and institutional framework 12. The Constitution encompasses the right to equality and states that no discrimination shall be permitted on legislative, political, economic or social grounds.[9] Explicit protection is provided on the basis of colour, race, sex, ethnic origin, place of birth, religion, level of education, social position, the marital status of one’s […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/26/28, 22 May 2014
III. Tax: a critical tool for realizing human rights and tackling inequality 45. Transferring and redistributing wealth through taxation has the potential to redress systemic discrimination (based on, inter alia, gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status) and to spur progress towards substantive equality.[52] These are fundamental human rights goals and are conducive to […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, A/HRC/23/36/Add.2, 30 May 2013: Mongolia
III. Legal and institutional framework 14. The Constitution unambiguously states that no discrimination shall be enforced on the basis of social origins and economic situation (art. 14). However, the Special Rapporteur is concerned that substantial gaps remain with regard to discrimination in the legislation, such as prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender […]