TAG: UN

NGO roundtable on LGBT issues at the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

ARC International is co-hosting with the ICJ an NGO roundtable to raise awareness of sexual orientation and gender identity issues on next Monday, 5 March, at the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Titled “LGBT Issues for the Curious: (Almost) Everything you Wanted to Know about Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity but were too Diplomatic to Ask”, the roundtable affords an opportunity for LGBT human rights defenders from all regions to share their perspectives with diplomats. Read more.

Reports to the UN Universal Periodic Review Brazil – 2012

In November 2011, ABIA and SPW were involved with Conectas Human Rights, Global Justice and other organizations in the production of reports on the situation of human rights in Brazil, in different fields, for the second UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Read the reports (in Portuguese, Spanish and English).

Our Rights, Our Lives: Women’s Call to Action toward Cairo+20

Endorse the “Our Rights, Our Lives: Women’s Call to Action toward the 20-year review of the Cairo conference in 2014”. It was developed by an inter-generational group of over 30 feminists convened by Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (RESURJ), International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) and Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN). Read the call.

Reports to the UN Universal Periodic Review Brazil – 2012

Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) and the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA) were involved in the production of reports on the status of human rights in Brazil for the second Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council, which will be held in June 2012. Read the reports.

Anand Grover calls on all countries to abolish criminal laws that control women’s reproductive freedom

Global: On October 24th, 2011, Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, presented a report before the UN General Assembly, calling on all countries to abolish or suspend any criminal laws that seek to control women’s sexual and reproductive rights. Read the NGO statement supporting the report and more.

Asian experts endorse SOGI rights

Thailand: In September 2011, the “16th Asia Pacific Forum’s Annual meeting” took place in Bangkok and Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn presented the report written by the Advisory Council of Jurists on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. Read the Douglas Sander’s article.

UN resolution on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity

The UN resolution on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity is available in all 6 UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

17TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (May 30 – June 17)

Global: Read the article published by ARC International on the 17th session of the Human Rights Council (May 30 to June 17 2011).

SPW participates at the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

From May 30 to June 17, 2011, the “17th session of the UN Human Rights Council” took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Invited by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Marina Maria, SPW’s communication and project assistant, participated in the panel Internet rights are human rights, organized by APC on June 3, to present some outcomes from the research “EroTICs: Sex, rights and the internet – An exploratory research study”.

Human Rights Council 17th Regular Session: General Remarks by Brazil

GENERAL REMARKS BY BRAZIL, L.9/Rev.1 Human Rights Council 17th Regular Session Agenda Item 8 Decisions L.9/Rev.1 Geneva, 17 June 2011 GENERAL REMARKS BY BRAZIL Thank you Mr. President, First and foremost we wish to commend South Africa for its leadership and its openness to hear views and discuss them in a constructive and transparent manner. This […]

English translation of the statement read in Arabic by the Saudi Arabia representative at the HRC session in Geneva

The following is a rough English translation of the statement read in Arabic by the Saudi Arabia representative at the HRC session in Geneva: Your Excellency, Mr. Chairman; As the representative of my country I would like to add my support to the statement by the Organization of Islamic Conference. I also would like to […]

Historic Decision at the United Nations: Human Rights Council Passes First-Ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

United Nations: Human Rights Council passes first-ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in a historic decision. Read more.