| For a summary of Liberia’s review at the second cycle please click here. |
9th UPR session
Date of review: 1 November 2010
Date of report adoption: 4 January 2011
Document number: A/HRC/16/3
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Liberia’s 1st UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
Right to privacy
37. JS1 stated that Liberia maintained criminal sanctions against sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex, even though laws prohibiting such activity had been found to constitute a clear violation of international human rights law. It recommended that the Human Rights Council, in its upcoming review, urge Liberia to bring its legislation into conformity with its international human rights obligations by repealing all provisions which criminalize sexual activity in private between consenting adults of the same sex..
II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
No references.
III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
No references.
IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
No references.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Liberia did not receive any recommendations on SOGIESC issues.
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Liberia’s first review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.