A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
A/HRC/23/51 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
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Date<br />
Type<br />
12/12/2012<br />
AL<br />
Case No<br />
Country Mandate(s) Summary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> allegati<strong>on</strong> transmitted Reply<br />
EGY 17/2012<br />
Egypt<br />
Discriminati<strong>on</strong><br />
against women in law<br />
and in practice;<br />
C<strong>on</strong>cerns expressed in relati<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> final draft <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> new C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> as<br />
approved by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>stituent Assembly <strong>on</strong> 30 November 2012 and in<br />
particular in relati<strong>on</strong> to provisi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> equality, n<strong>on</strong>-discriminati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
protecti<strong>on</strong> and promoti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> women‘s human rights in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> adopted text.<br />
According to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> received, <strong>on</strong>ly 1 woman participated in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Assembly‘s final deliberati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> and approval <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> draft C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The adopted text would be submitted <strong>on</strong> 15 December 2012 for approval by<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> people <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Egypt through a nati<strong>on</strong>al referendum.<br />
A/<str<strong>on</strong>g>HRC</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>23</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>51</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
12/12/2012<br />
AL<br />
PHL 6/2012<br />
Philippines<br />
Extreme poverty;<br />
Alleged evicti<strong>on</strong>s and c<strong>on</strong>fiscati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> property <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> more than 350 vendors<br />
from Rizal Park (comm<strong>on</strong>ly known as Luneta Park) in Manila. According to<br />
informati<strong>on</strong> received, vendors have been selling food and refreshments for<br />
many years inside Luneta Park. Reportedly, a zero-vending policy was<br />
adopted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Parks Development Committee in 2010.<br />
Subsequently, <strong>on</strong> several occasi<strong>on</strong>s, during February, March, April and June<br />
2012, dozens <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vendors have been evicted from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Park and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir<br />
merchandise c<strong>on</strong>fiscated.<br />
12/12/2012<br />
JAL<br />
RUS 8/2012<br />
Russian<br />
Federati<strong>on</strong><br />
Freedom <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
expressi<strong>on</strong>; Health;<br />
<strong>Human</strong> rights<br />
defenders;<br />
Alleged impending first reading <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> draft federal law No. 44554-6<br />
introducing amendments to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Code <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Russian Federati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong><br />
Administrative Offences regarding <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ―propaganda <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> homosexuality‖.<br />
According to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> received, <strong>on</strong> 19 December 2012, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Russian<br />
State Duma was scheduled to c<strong>on</strong>sider in first reading a draft law banning<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ―propaganda <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> homosexuality‖ at federal level across <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> country. The<br />
amendment c<strong>on</strong>tained in Art. 6.13.1. to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Code <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Russian Federati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>on</strong> Administrative Offences would make <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ―propaganda <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> homosexuality<br />
am<strong>on</strong>g minors‖ punishable by administrative fine. The amount <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fine<br />
foreseen is 4,000-5,000 roubles ($130 – 160) for citizens; 40,000-50,000<br />
($1,300-1,600) roubles for <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficials and 400,000-500,000 roubles ($13,000 –<br />
16,000) for legal entities.<br />
24/01/2013