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Concluding Observations on Report 5-6 (2025) (Link)

Non-discrimination

15. The Committee is seriously concerned about:

(a) Reports of intersecting forms of discrimination faced by children in particular situations, such as those belonging to certain ethnic groups and children of individuals who have been subjected to enforced disappearances;

(b) The State party continuing to deny the existence of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children, while criminalizing “homosexual conduct”.

16. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee urges the State party:

(a) To adopt legislative and administrative measures to prevent and eliminate disparities in the enjoyment of rights by all children and address discrimination, particularly against children in disadvantaged situations, including those belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, girls, children with disabilities, children living in poverty and children of individuals who have been subjected to enforced disappearance;

(b) To prohibit and address any form of discrimination based on gender identity and expression and sexual orientation and repeal the legal provisions criminalizing homosexuality;

(c) To ensure that children who experience discrimination, bullying or harassment in relation to their ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation or other characteristics, receive protection and support;

(d) To raise awareness, conduct public education campaigns and take other action to end discrimination against children and address discriminatory stereotypes and take measures to promote inclusivity and a positive image of children as rights holders.

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Concluding Observations on Report 4 (2015) (Link)

Non-discrimination

24. The Committee notes as positive the efforts made by the State party to eliminate discrimination, in particular those aimed at reducing regional disparities in access to social services. The Committee is concerned, however, that:

(a) Certain forms of discrimination remain, including de facto discrimination against girls, children from ethnic minorities and nomadic communities;

(b) Children and their families who follow religions that are not officially recognized are denied administrative services or educational opportunities;

(c) The criminalization of consensual same-sex conduct under the transitional penal code encourages the stigmatization of and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual persons, including children, as well as the stigmatization of and discrimination against children from families formed by such persons.

25. The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination against all children, both in law and in practice. The Committee also recommends that the State party:

(a) Continue and strengthen its efforts to eliminate stereotypes and practices that discriminate against girls, including harmful practices, sexual and domestic violence and unequal inheritance rights for girls, and adopt a comprehensive strategy in this regard;

(b) Intensify its efforts to eliminate discrimination against children from ethnic minorities;

(c) Ensure that children who follow religions that are not officially recognized and children who belong to ethnic minorities do not face any discrimination in relation to access to administrative and social services;

(d) Repeal the legal provisions criminalizing homosexuality and, by raising public awareness of equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, ensure that children who belong to groups of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual persons or children from families formed by such persons are not subject to any form of discrimination.

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Concluding Observations on Report 2-3 (2008) (Link)

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Concluding Observations on Report 1 (2003) (Link)

[no mention]

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