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3rd UPR session
Date of review: 1 December 2008
Date of report adoption: 7 January 2009
Document number: A/HRC/10/70
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Bahamas’s 1st UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
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II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
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III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
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IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
9. Sexual harassment and discrimination are illegal and punishable, and apply to all persons equally, regardless of sexual orientation and gender. The recent amendment to the Penal Code removed the distinction between the penalties for public sexual activity between heterosexual and homosexual couples.
31. Sweden also recommended that the Government continue its efforts to combat all forms of discrimination and consider specific measures to promote tolerance and non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Bahamas accepted the following recommendations:
52. 4. To continue its efforts to combat all forms of discrimination and consider specific measures in order to promote tolerance and non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation (Sweden).
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Bahamas’s first review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.