Communication No. 48/2010 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The author, an LGBT activist filed a complaint against a deputy of the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly on the grounds that he was offensive and discriminatory against LGBT persons at a QueerFest Festival. National judicial efforts failed. The Committee found […]
Communication No. 41/2008 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The petitioners argued that the decision of the Norwegian Court not to convict a speech supporting Adolf Hitler and Rudolf Hess was a violation of Article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The […]
Communication No. 48/2010 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The petitioner argued that, in an interview, the former Finance Senator of Berlin made discriminatory statements against Arabs and Turks. The Committee found that Germany did not conduct an adequate investigation into these statements, which amounted to a violation of, amongst […]
Communication No. 45/2009 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The petitioner argued that Russia failed to criminalise hate speech, in violation of Article 4 following her application to the Prosecutor’s Officer regarding a racist leaflet. The Committee considered that an investigation did take place and, given that it cannot be […]
Communication No. 43/2008 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The petitioner argued that statements made by members of the Danish People’s Party against Somalis were offensive and negative and that an adequate investigation into them did not take place on a national level. The Committee agreed, finding a violation of […]
Communication No. 41/2008 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The petitioner filed a complaint arguing that there was no proper investigation into statements made by the leader of the Danish People’s Party against Somalis. The Committee held that it was not in a position to interpret the statement as expressly […]
Communication No. 38/2006 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The authors claimed that P. L.’s letter contained numerous discriminatory statements against Sinti and Roma. They argued that P. L. used racist and degrading stereotypes, going as far as stating that criminality was a key characteristic of Sinti and Roma. The […]
Communication No. 34/2004 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The petitioner argued that the Minister of Justice made racist statements against Somalis. The Committee found that Denmark did not conduct an adequate investigation into these statements therefore violating, amongst others, Article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of […]
Communication No. 1/1984 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination On 19 July 1982, the employer addressed the request for termination of the contract to the Cantonal Court in Apeldoorn. The request included the following passage: “When a Netherlands girl marries and has a baby, she stops working. Our foreign women workers, […]
Communication No. 4/1991 UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The author visited a house for which a lease had been offered to him and his family in Utrecht. He was accompanied by a friend, A.B. When they arrived, around 20 people had gathered outside the house. During the visit, the […]