Trans Advocacy Week 2021: trans activists worldwide come together during the UN Human Rights Council
For the fifth year in a row, trans & gender diverse activists globally will come together for Trans Advocacy Week at UN Human Rights Council.
UN Trans Advocacy Week
HRC 47 Side Event: Defending the Lives of Transgender Women
Join us on June 23 at 3pm CET for UN Trans Advocacy Week Side Event on defending the lives of transgender women.
Banning conversion therapies – Protecting LGBTI persons from harmful practices
Join us on 15 July at 3pm CEST for the Human Rights Council side event discussing banning conversion therapies.
Intersex rights at the Human Rights Council
Join us on 14 July at 1.30pm CEST for the Human Rights Council side event discussing human rights violations against intersex persons.
Where did the money go? How the COVID-19 crisis drains trans funding worldwide
Join us on 2 July at 4pm CEST for UN Trans Advocacy Week webinar on how COVID-19 crisis is draining trans funding worldwide
On The Road: advancing trans and gender diverse depathologization
Join us on 25 June at 2pm CEST (English) / 7pm CEST (Spanish) for UN Trans Advocacy Week webinar on advancing trans and gender diverse depathologization.
187 organisations call on States to protect LGBTI persons’ human rights in the context of COVID-19 outbreak
Today, GATE joined a coalition of 187 organisations to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the situation of LGBTI persons and those who defend their rights in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak
UN Trans Advocacy Week 2020: Joint Statement
In June 2020, Trans Advocacy Week will take place virtually. More information will be released soon!
Press Release: 3rd UN Trans Advocacy Week
In an unprecedented effort, 16 defenders from 15 countries participated over the three weeks of the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva from 24 June to 12 July – a historic landmark in trans and gender-diverse participation at UN level advocacy.
Press Release: Renewal of IE SOGI Mandate
Geneva, July 12, 2019 – In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert focusing on the protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.