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Concluding Observations, CAT/C/CHE/CO/7, 13 August 2015: Switzerland

Aug 13, 2015

C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Intersex persons 20. The Committee welcomes the Federal Council decision to give an opinion by the end of 2015 on the recommendations of the National Advisory Commission on Biomedical Ethics with regard to the...

Concluding Observations, CAT/C/IRQ/CO/1, 12 August 2015: Iraq

Aug 12, 2015

C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Violence against individuals on grounds of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity 25. The Committee is concerned at reliable reports of attacks, some of which have resulted in deaths, against...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/ESP/CO/7-8, 24 July 2015: Spain

Jul 24, 2015

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Education 26. The Committee is concerned that women and girls continue to choose fields of education that are traditionally female-dominated (only 26.4 per cent of students enrolled in engineering and architecture and...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/VCT/CO/4-8, 24 July 2015: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Jul 24, 2015

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Violence against women 20.The Committee welcomes the adoption in April 2015 of the Domestic Violence Act, which broadens the definition of domestic violence by including not only physical violence but also sexual,...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/NAM/CO/4-5, 24 July 2015: Namibia

Jul 24, 2015

C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Education 30. The Committee welcomes the revision of the Teenage Pregnancy Policy of 2009 on the prevention and management of pregnancy and the provision of life skills as a subject in schools which, among other...