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15th UPR session
Date of review: 24 January 2013
Date of report adoption: 6 June 2013
Working Group report: A/HRC/23/10
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Luxembourg’s 2nd UPR review |
I. Key issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
- Include gender identity as a ground for protection in all anti-discrimination legislation.
- Legally recognise the self-defined gender identity of all persons without infringement on other rights.
- Apply the Yogyakarta Principles as a guide to policy development.
II. Excerpts from input reports
National report
II. Thematic analysis
F. Rights of the child
44. In 2010, the Act of 9 July 2004 on the legal effects of certain partnerships, which offers persons of the same sex or of opposite sexes wishing to live together the possibility of declaring a partnership with the registrar was reinforced to provide greater legal security and transparency to the partners, their children and third parties. While the law does not prevent simple adoption by a person belonging to a partnership, full adoption is possible only for spouses who are not judicially separated.
47. A bill to amend the provisions in respect of marriage was introduced in 2012, and is currently being discussed in parliament. In particular, it makes provision for marriage between persons of the same sex and reforms adoption so as to:
- Authorize simple adoption by two married persons of the same sex
- Set the age requirement for both adoptive parents at 25 years
- Extend the possibility of adopting a spouse’s child (“Stiefkindadoption”) to encompass the adoption of a partner’s child
- Revoke the possibility of adoption at the request of the adoptee when the conditions authorizing “Stiefkindadoption” are no longer met
- Make capacity for discernment rather than a predetermined age the condition for minors to give consent
M. Combating all forms of discrimination and related intolerance
115. Integration policy in Luxembourg is coordinated by the Luxembourg Reception and Integration Agency (OLAI). Efforts to combat discrimination based on ethnic or racial origin, religion or beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation are a key component and integral part of the Agency’s policy for welcoming and integrating immigrants.
Compilation of UN information
There were no references to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Summary of stakeholder information
There were no references to sexual orientation or gender identity.
III. References to SOGI during the Working Group review
A. Presentation by the State under review
19. Concernant les projets de loi ayant trait à la modification de l’âge légal du mariage, à la suppression du délai de viduité et au mariage pour deux personnes du même sexe, le Conseil d’Etat vient de rendre ses avis et les textes sont en cours de discussion à la Commission juridique de la Chambre des députés.
IV. Conclusions and/or recommendations
The following recommendations were accepted by Luxembourg:
118.4. Include ‘gender reassignment’ as a ground for protection in domestic anti-discrimination legislation (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
118.46.Adopt and comprehensively implement the draft law on the marriage among same-sex persons (Netherlands);
V. Adoption of the Report
The draft report of the Working Group was adopted at the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council in June 2013
Response of the State under review
Regarding recommendation 188.4, Luxembourg considers that its legislation covers persons who have undergone gender reassignment:
Code pénal: «Art. 454. (L. 28 novembre 2006) Constitue une discrimination toute distinction opérée entre les personnes physiques à raison de leur origine, de leur couleur de peau, de leur sexe, de leur orientation sexuelle, de leur situation de famille, de leur âge, de leur état de santé, de leur handicap, de leurs mœurs, de leurs opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de leurs activités syndicales, de leur appartenance ou de leur non appartenance, vrai ou supposée, à une ethnie, une nation, une race ou une religion déterminée».
Regarding recommendation 118.46, Luxembourg noted that the bill should be adopted in 2013:
Projet de loi 6172A accessible sur le site de la Chambre des de´pute´s (www.chd.lu).
VI. Further information
UPR Documentation
National report : A | C | E | F | R | S
Annex 1 : E
Annex 2: E
Compilation of UN information (link to UNHRC submission): A | C | E | F | R | S
Summary of stakeholders’ information (all NGO submissions): A | C | E | F | R | S
Questions submitted in advance : E only
Outcome of the review
Report of the Working group: A | C | E | F | R | S
Addendum 1: A | E | F | R | S