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TREATY BODIES’ JURISPRUDENCE ON SOGIESC ISSUES

The following list summarises all Treaty Bodies’ jurisprudence on SOGIESC issues, including decisions and pending cases.

So far, the Treaty Bodies have reviewed cased related to LGBT persons only. Cases are grouped in the table by topics and in chronological order within each topic.

 

 

Treaty Bodies’ Jurisprudence on SOGIESC

as of 19 January 2023

 

 

 

 

Committee Case Title Communication Number Submission

Date

Views

Date

Relevant

Articles

Subject

Matter

Documents Result
Criminalisation of Same-Sex Relations
HRCtee Toonen v. Australia 488/1992 25 Dec 1991 31 Mar 1994 2(1) ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Criminalisation of consensual same-sex relations between adults Views

En

Violation
HRCtee Dean v. New Zealand 1512/2006 8 Sep 2006 17 Mar 2009 26 ICCPR

Other

Prosecution for same-sex relations with a minor Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru

Violation

(inadmissible regarding homosexuality)

CEDAW Flamer-Caldera v. Sri Lanka 134/2018 23 Aug 2018 21 Feb 2022 2 CEDAW Convention

5 CEDAW Convention

7 CEDAW Convention

15 CEDAW Convention

16 CEDAW Convention

Criminalisation of same-sex sexual acts between women in Sri Lanka Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
Asylum Seekers
CAT K.S.Y. v. Netherlands 190/2001 5 Jan 2001 15 May 2003 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a gay man to Iran Views

En Fr Es Ru

No violation
CAT E.J.V.M. v. Sweden 213/2002 17 May 2002 14 Nov 2003 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a bisexual man to Costa Rica Views

En Fr Es Ru

No violation
CAT Uttam Mondal v. Sweden 338/2008 30 Nov 2007 23 May 2011 3 CAT Convention

16 CAT Convention

Deportation of a gay man to Bangladesh Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee X. v. Sweden 1833/2008 26 Nov 2008 1 Nov 2011 6 ICCPR

7 ICCPR

Deportation of a bisexual man to Afghanistan Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee M.I. v. Sweden 2149/2012 7 May 2012 25 Jul 2013 7 ICCPR Deportation of a lesbian woman to Bangladesh Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
CAT J.K. v. Canada 562/2013 29 Sep 2013 23 Nov 2015 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a gay man and LGBT activist to Uganda Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee M.K.H. v. Denmark 2462/2014 26 Sep 2014 12 Jul 2016 7 ICCPR Deportation of a gay man to Bangladesh Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee M.Z.B.M. v. Denmark 2593/2015 31 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2017 7 ICCPR

17(1) ICCPR

18(1) ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Deportation of a trans woman to Malaysia Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
CAT E.A. v. Sweden 690/2015 20 Jul 2015 11 Aug 2017 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a gay man to Lebanon Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
CEDAW A.S. v. Denmark 80/2015 28 Jan 2015 26 Feb 2018 1 CEDAW Convention

2 CEDAW Convention

3 CEDAW Convention

Deportation of a lesbian woman to Uganda Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
HRCtee W.K. v. Canada 2292/2013 23 Oct 2013 27 Mar 2018 6(1) ICCPR

7 ICCPR

9(1) ICCPR

17 ICCPR

18 ICCPR

27 ICCPR

Deportation of a gay man to Egypt Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
HRCtee Z.B. v. Hungary 2768/2016 23 May 2016 19 Jul 2018 2(3)(a) ICCPR

7 ICCPR

13 ICCPR

Deportation of a woman, who allegedly suffered from violence based on her sister’s sexual orientation in Cameroon, to Serbia, where she had been raped and captured Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
CAT Joyce Nakato Nakawunde v. Canada 615/2014 25 Jun 2014 3 Aug 2018 1 CAT Convention

3 CAT Convention

Deportation of a lesbian woman to Uganda Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
CAT H.R.E.S. v. Switzerland 783/2016 15 Nov 2016 9 Aug 2018 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a gay man to Iran Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
HRCtee M.B. v. Canada 2957/2017 13 Feb 2017 13 Mar 2020 2 ICCPR

6 ICCPR

7 ICCPR

Deportation of a bisexual man to Guinea Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
HRCtee A.E. v Sweden 3300/2019 14 Jan 2019 13 Mar 2020 7 ICCPR Deportation of a gay man to Nigeria Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
HRCtee M.I. v. Sweden 3246/2018 18 Sep 2018 6 Nov 2020 7 ICCPR Deportation of a gay non-binary person to Afghanistan Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
CAT H.T. v Switzerland 888/2018 4 Sep 2018 30 Dec 2020 3 CAT Convention

22 CAT Convention

Deportation of a lesbian woman to Cameroon Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
CRC A.B. v. Finland 51/2018 27 Jun 2018 4 Feb 2021 2 CRC

3 CRC

13 CRC

14 CRC

16 CRC

17 CRC

19 CRC

22 CRC

29 CRC

Deportation of a Russian female same-sex couple and their 7-year-old child to Russia Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
CAT D.L. v. Sweden 785/2016 24 Nov 2016 28 Apr 2021 n/a Deportation to Uganda; risk of being subjected to treatment contrary to article 3 of the Convention on the grounds of the author’s homosexuality Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

 

Discontinuation
CAT H.S. v. Denmark 792/2016 19 Dec 2016 19 Jul 2021 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a lesbian woman to Uganda Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

 

No violation
HRCtee H.G. v. Sweden 3266/2018 19 Nov 2018 23 Jul 2021 7 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

Deportation of a gay man to Afghanistan Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
CAT P.S. v. Sweden 1000/2020 23 Feb 2020 12 Nov 2021 3 CAT Convention Deportation of a gay man to Uganda Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
Violence / Hate Crimes / Hate Speech
HRCtee García Fuenzalida v. Ecuador 480/1991 4 Nov 1991 12 Jul 1996 7 ICCPR

9 ICCPR

10 ICCPR

14 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Arrest and ill-treatment; difficulties in retaining a lawyer allegedly due to the author’s homosexuality Views

En Fr Es

Violation

(inadmissible regarding homosexuality)

HRCtee Ernazarov v. Kyrgyzstan 2054/2011 11 Mar 2011 25 Mar 2015 2(3) ICCPR

6(1) ICCPR

7 ICCPR

Death of a person convicted of “forced sodomy” in a police station as a result of inter-prisoner violence against gay men and sex-offenders Views

En Fr Es Ru

Violation
HRCtee Rabbae et al. v. Netherlands 2124/2011 15 Nov 2011 29 Mar 2017 2(3) ICCPR

14(1) ICCPR

17 ICCPR

20(2) ICCPR

26 ICCPR

27 ICCPR

Right to an effective remedy; right to a fair hearing; incitement to racial or religious hatred, including through homonasionalist ideas; right to equality before the law and equal protection of the law without discrimination; protection of minorities Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

No violation
CAT D.C. and D.E. v. Georgia 573/2013 1 Jul 2013 12 May 2017 1 CAT Convention

11 CAT Convention

12 CAT Convention

13 CAT Convention

16 CAT Convention

Vulnerability of a detained person subjected to torture, including attempted rape, by police Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
CEDAW K.K. v. Russian Federation 98/2016 7 Dec 2015 25 Feb 2019 2 CEDAW Convention

5(a) CEDAW Convention

7(c) CEDAW Convention

Discrimination, insults, hate speech Decision

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Inadmissible
CEDAW O.N. and D.P. v. Russian Federation 119/2017 24 Mar 2017 24 Feb 2020 1 CEDAW Convention

2 CEDAW Convention

5 CEDAW Convention

Hate crime, lack of effective investigation, sexual orientation, gender-based discrimination Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
Freedom of Expression / Freedom of Assembly and Association
HRCtee Hertzberg et al. v. Finland 061/1979 7 Aug 1979 2 Apr 1982 19 ICCPR Censuring radio and TV programmes dealing with sexual orientation Views

En

No violation
HRCtee Fedotova v. Russian Federation 1932/2010 10 Feb 2010 31 Oct 2012 19 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Administrative fine for “gay propaganda among minors” for displaying LGBT posters Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Alekseev v. Russian Federation 1873/2009 25 Mar 2009 25 Oct 2013 21 ICCPR Refusal to authorise a picket against execution of gay people in Iran Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Praded v. Belarus 2092/2011 20 Jun 2010 10 Oct 2014 19(2) ICCPR

21 ICCPR

Arrest and imposition of a fine for holding of a peaceful assembly against killings of gay people in Iran without prior authorisation Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Androsenko v. Belarus 2092/2011 20 Jun 2010 30 Mar 2016 19(2) ICCPR

21 ICCPR

Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru

Violation
HRCtee Nepomnyaschiy v. Russian Federation 2318/2013 5 Oct 2013 17 Jul 2018 19 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Administrative fine for “gay propaganda among minors” for displaying LGBT posters Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Alekseev v. Russian Federation 2727/2016 24 Nov 2014 16 Oct 2020 21 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Unjustified restrictions to the right of peaceful assembly; discrimination against LGBT people; pride event in the Crimea prohibited by Russian authorities under ‘anti-propaganda’ law Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Alekseev v. Russian Federation 2757/2016 10 Feb 2016 5 Nov 2020 21 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Unjustified restrictions to the right of peaceful assembly; discrimination against LGBT people; abuse of the right of submission Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Ivanov v. Russian Federation 2635/2015 17 Jan 2015 18 Mar 2021 21 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Unjustified restrictions to the right of peaceful assembly; discrimination against LGBT people; pride event in the Crimea prohibited by Russian authorities under ‘anti-propaganda’ law Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation
HRCtee Mikhailova et al. v. Russian Federation 2953/2017 21 Mar 2015 14 Mar 2022 21 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Unjustified restrictions on the right of peaceful assembly; discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons Views

En

Violation
2943/2017 25 Mar 2015
2954/2017 28 Mar 2015
HRCtee Savolaynen v. Russian Federation 2992/2017 25 December 2014 19 July 2022 21 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

 

Unjustified restrictions on the right of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression; discrimination against LGBT persons; discrimination based on gender identity

Views

En

Violation
LGBTI Families
HRCtee Joslin et al. v. New Zealand 902/1999 30 Nov 1998 17 Jul 2002 2(1) ICCPR

16 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

23(1) ICCPR

23(2) ICCPR

26 ICCPR

No access to marriage for two lesbian couples Views

En Fr Es

No violation
HRCtee Young v. Australia 941/2000 29 Jun 1999 6 Aug 2003 26 ICCPR Refusal to grant a pension to a same-sex partner of a deceased man Views

En Fr Es

Violation
HRCtee X. v. Colombia 1361/2005 13 Jan 2001 30 Mar 2007 2(1) ICCPR

3 ICCPR

5 ICCPR

14(1) ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Refusal to grant a pension to a same-sex partner of a deceased man Views

En Fr Es

Violation
HRCtee C. v. Australia 2216/2012 27 Apr 2012 28 Mar 2017 2(1) ICCPR

14(1) ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Denial of access to divorce proceedings for a lesbian couple married abroad Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru

Violation
Legal Gender Recognition
HRCtee G. v. Australia 2172/2012 2 Dec 2011 17 Mar 2017 2(1) ICCPR

2(3) ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Divorce requirement for legal gender recognition Views

En Fr Es Ar Ru Zh

Violation

 

SOGIESC cases pending before the Treaty Bodies

as of 19 January 2023

 

Committee Case Title Communication Number Submission / Registration Date Stage Relevant Articles Subject Matter Source of Data
Asylum Seekers
HRCtee […] v. Canada 2962/2017 2017 (registered) No information available 6(1) ICCPR

7 ICCPR

9 ICCPR

13 ICCPR

14 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Risk of death and inhuman treatment on grounds of sexual orientation in case of deportation to Senegal HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2017
HRCtee […] v. Canada 3027/2017 2017 (registered) No information available 6 ICCPR

7 ICCPR

9 ICCPR

Removal to Turkey, mental health, political/religious/LGBTQI issues HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2017
HRCtee […] v. Sweden 3715/2020 2017 (registered) No information available 6 ICCPR

7 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

18 ICCPR

Deportation to Afghanistan, right to life, torture, persecution (homosexuality) HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2020
Violence / Hate Crimes / Hate Speech
HRCtee Krikkerik v. Russian Federation 2992/2017 24 May 2016 (submitted)

14 Jun 2017 (registered)

Communications 2 ICCPR

7 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Hate crime, lack of effective investigation “Coming Out” LGBT Group

ISHR, Third-party intervention

HRCtee […] v. Kyrgyzstan 2998/2017 2017 (registered) No information available 2(3)(a) ICCPR

7 ICCPR

9(1) ICCPR

14(3)(g) ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Ill-treatment in detention, forced confession, undocumented detention, discrimination based on sexual orientation HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2017
HRCtee Yefri Peña Tuanama vs. Perú 3959/2021 2021 (registered) Communications 2 ICCPR

3 ICCPR

6 ICCPR

7 ICCPR

9 ICCPR

14 ICCPR

16 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

19 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Hate crime, lack of adequate investigation, lack of any punishment against the perpetrators, and lack of reparation Promsex and Synergia

HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2021

Freedom of Expression / Freedom of Assembly and Association
HRCtee […] v. Russian Federation 3596/2019 2019 (registered) No information available 21 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2019
LGBTI Families
HRCtee […] v. Albania 3031/2017 2017 (registered) No information available 17 ICCPR

23 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Recognition of same-sex partnership HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2017
Legal Gender Recognition
HRCtee […] v. Seychelles 3769/2020 2020 (registered) Communications 16 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

The lack of LGR procedure in the State party Saccucci&Partners

HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2020

HRCtee […] v. Paraguay 4173/2022 2022 (registered) No information available 14 ICCPR

16 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Name change request for a trans person CODEHUPY

HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2022

HRCtee […] v. Paraguay 4174/2022 2022 (registered) No information available 14 ICCPR

16 ICCPR

17 ICCPR

26 ICCPR

Name change request for a trans person CODEHUPY

HRCtee, Table of registered cases 2022

 

Last updated: 24 January 2023
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