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5th UPR session
Date of review: 4 May 2009
Date of report adoption: 4 June 2009
Document number: A/HRC/12/3
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Monaco’s 1st UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
No references.
II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
E. Racism
1. Legal measures
105. With regard to specific legal measures taken by the Monegasque authorities to combat racism and intolerance, Act 1.299 of 15 July 2005, concerning freedom of public expression, punishes “any person who, by any of the means enumerated in article 15, incites hatred or violence against an individual or a group of individuals on account of their origin or their membership or non-membership of a given ethnic group, nation, race or religion or on account of their real or supposed sexual orientation”.
113. Article 12 of Act No. 1.165 of 23 December 1993 as amended by Act No. 1.353 of 4 December 2008 governing the processing of personal data provides that: “No one may utilize data processing, whether automated or not, disclosing, directly or indirectly, political beliefs and affiliation, racial and ethnic background, religious and philosophical convictions and union membership or information on health, including genetic information, sexuality, lifestyle and social standing.”
III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
B. Constitutional and legislative framework
5. CESCR noted with satisfaction the adoption of the Act of 15 July 2005 on freedom of public expression, which criminalizes insults of a racial, ethnic or religious nature and insults based on real or supposed sexual orientation.
IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
68. Argentina welcomed the adoption in 2005 of a law which punishes incitement to hatred and violence on grounds of race, nationality, religion or sexual orientation. Argentina asked if it is accompanied by public awareness-raising campaigns to prevent discrimination and recommended (a) the use of such campaigns if they have not yet been implemented.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Monaco did not receive any recommendations on SOGIESC issues.
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Monaco’s first review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.