UN Trans Advocacy Week
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HRC 44 Statement: 187 organizations 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
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- 5 June 2020
Press Release: 3rd UN Trans Advocacy Week 2019 comes to an end
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.
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- 17 July 2019
Press Release: Renewal of IE SOGI Mandate at HRC 41
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.
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- 12 July 2019
HRC 41: Statement to Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Health and Special Rapporteur on Leprosy document
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:
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- 24 June 2019


