Uruguay - Country report for use in Canadian refugee claims based on persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or

Some of the most notable reforms include the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2013, the lifting of the ban on homosexuals in the military in 2011, laws allowing transgender individuals to change his/her name and gender in 2009, and finally, laws allowing same-sex couples to adopt children in 2009. [...] • In addition, on 27 July 1988, by means of a letter addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and in accordance with article 21 of the Convention, Uruguay recognized the competence of the Committee against Torture to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the Convention. [...] • In the same letter and pursuant to article 22 of the Convention, Uruguay recognized the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals subject to its jurisdiction who claim to be victims of a violation by a State Party of the provisions of the Convention. [...] However, the results of a survey conducted during the 2005 Gay Pride Parade indicated that: o 3% of the respondents had been the victims of sexual aggression and an additional 10% had been the victims of other acts of physical violence. [...] • According to information received by Amnesty International, only the case in the Department of Cerro Largo has led to the prosecution of the perpetrator.