Issue of interest

Human rights mechanism

Treaty bodies

UPR cycles

Country

GERMANY-SOGI-UPR-CYCLE1

Country: Germany

Issue: SOGI

Human rights mechanism: UPR

UPR cycle: 1 (2008-2011)


Incoming recommendations: (Link)

  • 81.22a Continue its efforts and take further initiatives to combat hate crimes based on sexual orientation (Netherlands) [SUPPORTED]
  • 81.22b Strengthen measures to counter discriminatory attitudes, for example by including sexual orientation and gender identity in public education and equality programmes and initiatives (New Zealand) [SUPPORTED]
  • 81.22c Modify promptly the law on transexuality to facilitate registration of a change of gender on official documents, without requiring transsexuals to divorce, in line with the decision of the Constitutional Court (New Zealand) [SUPPORTED]

Outgoing recommendations:

  • Reform the penal code and abolish discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation (to Malawi)
  • Abolish section 146 of the Criminal Code as a first step towards the introduction of a law prohibiting the discrimination of same-sex relationships (to Saint Vincent & the Grenadines)
  • Repeal all provisions that criminalize consensual same sex relationships between adults or discriminate against homosexuals (to Trinidad & Tobago)

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