SOGI UN source Archives: Special Rapporteur on Racism
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/68/333, 19 August 2013
III. Poverty and racism B. The intersection of poverty and racism 2. The right to health 37. The former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, has noted that “it is those who are the most vulnerable in society due to gender, ancestry, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or race and that fall […]
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/68/329, 16 August 2013
II. Contributions received from Member States I. Nicaragua 59. Article 427 of the penal code criminalizes any actions to hinder or obstruct a person in the exercise of a right or a choice provided for in the Constitution, laws, regulations or any other provisions on discriminatory grounds. Article 428 criminalizes the public promotion of any […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, A/68/290, 7 August 2013
III. Freedom of religion or belief and equality between men and women B. General observations on the role of freedom of religion or belief in the field of equality between men and women 3. Practical relevance of a holistic approach 35. Being frequently caught between gender stereotypes and stereotypical perceptions of their religious identities, many […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/HRC/23/24, 26 March 2013
II. Information received relating to the existence of extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, and similar extremist ideological movements B. Protecting vulnerable groups against racist and xenophobic crimes 15. The Special Rapporteur is also concerned about the targeting of persons on the basis of their sexual orientation. In this regard, […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/67/328, 22 August 2012
II. Contributions received from Member States Greece 30. The Government referred to the new draft law for the integration into the Greek legal order of Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA for addressing certain forms and manifestations of racism and xenophobia through the criminal law. The law includes provision for the prosecution of racist and intolerance offences; the […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism: implementation of General Assembly resolution 66/143, A/HRC/20/38, 29 May 2012
II. ADDRESSING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGES POSED BY EXTREMIST POLITICAL PARTIES, MOVEMENTS AND GROUPS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CORRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS. B. Persistence of racial violence against vulnerable groups 8. While minorities, migrants, foreigners, asylum seekers and refugees continue to be the main victims of racist and xenophobic violence by individuals linked […]