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Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.88, 3 April 1998: Cyprus

Apr 3, 1998

11. The Committee notes with concern the discriminatory legal provisions which penalize homosexual acts and urges the State party to repeal them. Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CCPR-Cyprus-1998-eng

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.89, 3 April 1998: Zimbabwe

Apr 3, 1998

24. The Committee notes with concern that homosexuals are subjected to discrimination, e.g. that aliens deemed to be homosexuals may be defined as “Prohibited Persons” for immigration purposes and are subject to deportation. The Committee recommends that...

Concluding Observations, A/53/38, paras. 354-427, 30 January 1998: Mexico

Jan 30, 1998

420. The Committee requests information in the next report on whether homosexuality is penalized in the criminal code. Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CEDAW-Mexico-1998-eng

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/79/Add.85, 28 October 1997: Sudan

Oct 28, 1997

D. Subjects of concern and the Committee’s recommendations 8. The imposition in the State party of the death penalty for offences which cannot be characterized as the most serious, including apostasy, committing a third homosexual act, illicit sex, embezzlement by...

Concluding Observations, A/52/38/Rev.1, paras. 306-343, 12 August 1997: Canada

Aug 12, 1997

310. Noting that Canada faced new domestic and global socio-economic challenges, the representative emphasized that Canada had taken decisive steps to provide women with an effective legal framework against discrimination. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...