Issue of interest

Human rights mechanism

Treaty bodies

UPR cycles

Country

MAURITIUS-SOGI-TBs-CCPR

Country: Mauritius

Issue: SOGI

Human rights mechanism: Treaty bodies

Treaty body: Human Rights Committee - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

Concluding Observations on Report 5 (2017) (Link)

Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons

9. The Committee is concerned about reported cases of hate speech and violence, including death threats, brutality and humiliation, against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. The Committee is also concerned that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons are not authorized to officially enter marriage or civil partnerships and are denied other rights relating to personal status. The Committee is further concerned that the provision of article 250 of the Criminal Code of Mauritius, which criminalizes “sodomy” and “bestiality”, has not yet been repealed (arts. 2 and 23).

10. The State party should firmly prevent, and protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons from, all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and include this as grounds of discrimination in all relevant legislation, including in the Criminal Code. The State party should also take all the necessary measures to eradicate discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons with regard to marriage or civil partnerships and repeal article 250 of the Criminal Code. Furthermore, the State party should ensure that all complaints of violence, including death threats and brutality, owing to discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons are registered by the police and investigated, and that those responsible are duly prosecuted and, if convicted, sanctioned with appropriate penalties. Moreover, the State party should train police officers, judges and prosecutors and conduct awareness-raising campaigns for the general public on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.

Concluding Observations on Report 4 (2005) (Link)

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Concluding Observations on Report 3 (1996) (Link)

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Concluding Observations on Report 2 (1989) (Link)

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Concluding Observations on Report 1 (1978) (Link)

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