ILGA World and GATE join individuals, governments, and institutions worldwide in condemning, in the most unequivocal terms, the passing of the ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ in Uganda. We call on H. E. President Yoweri Museveni NOT to sign it into law.
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution presenting the Annual Report of the Human Rights Council today without a challenge to the renewal of the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI) for a second time.
In a statement during HRC51, we called on the Human Rights Council to address human rights violations against intersex persons, and on States to ban harmful interventions against them.
This side event at HRC51 focused on the right to health of intersex persons and protection from violence and harmful practices based on sex characteristics.
The UN Human Rights Council once again reaffirms its commitment to combating discrimination and violence on the grounds of SOGI, and reminds all States of their obligations towards LGBT and gender-diverse people.
UN Trans Advocacy Week is a joint initiative centering trans activism and issues at the UN Human Rights Council in June/July each year.
Открыт прием заявок от транс* и гендерно-вариативных активист_ок на Неделю транс* адвокации ООН 2022 по теме «Гендерная справедливость, мир и безопасность», которая пройдет онлайн во время 50-й сессии Совета по правам человека.
Applications are open to trans and gender-diverse activists for UN Trans Advocacy Week 2022: Gender Justice, Peace, and Security, which takes place virtually during the 50th Human Rights Council.
Les candidatures sont ouvertes aux activistes trans et non-binaires pour la Semaine de plaidoyer trans de l’ONU 2022, qui se déroulera sous la thématique “Justice de genre, paix et sécurité”, pendant le 50e Conseil des droits humains.
This global, diverse, cross-regional event discusses conclusions of IE SOGI’s reports on gender & intersectional feminist LGBTI mobilization.