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.
UN renews crucial mandate for protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. This is another historic victory, not only for communities of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, but for humanity as a whole.
Trans and gender diverse activists expressed their concern for mental health care used as a weapon in the form of forced institutionalization and treatment against trans and gender diverse people:
UN TAW participants delivered a statement responding to the report from the IE SOGI, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, on data collection and management as a means to create heightened awareness of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
