International Commission of Jurists

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/SDN/CO/3, 29 August 2007: Sudan

Aug 29, 2007

19. The imposition in the State party of the death penalty for offences which cannot be characterized as the most serious, including embezzlement by officials, robbery with violence and drug trafficking, as well as practices which should not be criminalised such as...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/ZMB/CO/3, 9 August 2007: Zambia

Aug 9, 2007

24. The Committee notes with concern that the Penal Code criminalizes same-sex sexual activities between consenting adults. (arts 17 and 26). The State party should repeal such provision of the Penal Code. Link to full text of the report: Concluding...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/7, 1 August 2007: Norway

Aug 1, 2007

31. The Committee is concerned about the lack of a legal framework for de facto unions and the resulting precarious situation in which women in such unions may find themselves when their relationship breaks down and there is a need for a division of property and...

Concluding Observations: Poland, CAT/C/POL/CO/4, 25 July 2007

Jul 25, 2007

20. The Committee notes with concern reports of intolerance and hatred towards minorities and other vulnerable groups in Poland, including alleged recent manifestations of hate speech and intolerance against homosexuals and lesbians. (art. 16) The State party should...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/EST/CO/4, 24 July 2007: Estonia

Jul 24, 2007

30. The Committee is concerned that a minor between 15 and 18 years of age may legally marry. The Committee is concerned about the lack of information on the impact on women of the proposed new Family Law Act, which changes the marital property regime. The Committee...
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