Documents for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Second Cycle – Brazil
In May 2012, the second cycle of the Brazilian UPR took place at the UN Human Rights Council. Access the Brazilian national report, the compilation of UN information, and summary of stakeholders’ information at the Brazil page on UPR website.
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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay
On March 7th, 2012, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay presented to the Panel on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people a Statement with a groundbreaking UN study on violence, discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation.
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UN Report on Human Rights violations and sexual orientation and gender identity
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released the United Nations system’s first report on Human Rights on “Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity”. The report presents details on how around the world people are killed or endure hate-motivated violence, torture, detention, criminalization and discrimination in jobs, health care and education because of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Report “Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health”, written by Anand Grover
The Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Anand Grover, prepared a report which will be presented during the UN General Assembly, in New York, in October 2011, showing the right to sexual and reproductive health as a fundamental part of the right to health (read also in Spanish).
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UN Resolution on Human Rights Violations based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The UN Human Rights Council has passed during its 17th session the Resolution on Human Rights Violations based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The UN resolution is available in all six UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The resolution, presented by South Africa along with Brasil and 39 additional co-sponsors from all regions of the world, was passed by a vote of 23 in favour, 19 against, and 3 abstentions.
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Report of Frank La Rue at the 17th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue explores key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the Internet. The Special Rapporteur underscores the unique and transformative nature of the Internet not only to enable individuals to exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, but also a range of other human rights, and to promote the progress of society as a whole.
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Report of Rashida Manjoo at the 17th session of the UN Human Rights Council
This Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, examines such discrimination in the context of violence against women and provides a conceptual framework for further discussion. The report acknowledges the reality that while multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination have contributed to and exacerbated violence against women, information on the intersections between gender-based discrimination and other forms of discrimination, and the consequences thereof, are too often overlooked.
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Report of Anand Grover at the 17th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Anand Grover, presented this report during the 17th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The report contains, on a country-by-country basis, summaries of communications sent by the Special Rapporteur to States, responses received from States, observations, and follow-up communications and activities relating to earlier communications, from the period of 16 March 2010 to 15 March 2011 and replies received for the period of 2 May 2010 to 1 May 2011.
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Documents from the 14th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The UN Special Rapporteur to health, Anand Grover, has dedicated his thematic report at the 14th session of the UN Human Rights Council to issues related to same-sex conduct, sex work and HIV transmission. Read the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, watch the webcast of this session and read the UNAIDS and UNDP joint statement at the Human Right Council on Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health’s report on criminalization.
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UN Resolution on Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights
The Human Rights Council at its eleventh regular session (June 17th) adopted a landmark resolution on ‘Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights’. In this resolution, governments express grave concern for the unacceptably high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, acknowledge that this is a human rights issue and commit to enhance their efforts at the national and international level to protect the lives of women and girls worldwide. Over 70 UN member states co-sponsored this resolution, led by Colombia and New Zealand.
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UN General Assembly Joint Statement on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: building on the past, looking to the future
The joint statement on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered before the UN General Assembly in December 2008, represented a historic landmark, and an important step in the ongoing struggle for recognition of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
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Yogyakarta Principles
The Yogyakarta Principles were developed and unanimously adopted by a distinguished group of human rights experts, from diverse regions and backgrounds, including judges, academics, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They are available in different languages, also translated into Portuguese and launched in a series of events in Brazil.
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HRC 4 – Special Procedure
Proposal on the creation of a Special Procedure for identifying and closing protection gaps. This statement was delivered during the HRC 4th Session, as a contribution to the Debate on Institution-Building Working Groups.
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IGLHRC – Rights of LGBT People in Uganda
Consideration of the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People at the Upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, Uganda.
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HRC 4 – Statement of ABGLT & ILGA-Europe
Statement delivered during the HRC 4th Session by Beto de Jesus for ABGLT (Brazilian LGBT federation) and ILGA-Europe wich was read by Mauro Cabral (ILGHRC). (in spanish)
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HRC 4 – Human Rights Defenders
Joint statement delivered during the HRC 4th Session by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development, on the report of the report of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.
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HRC 4 – Violence Against Women
This statement was delivered during the HRC 4th Session by the Center for Women’s Leadership, on the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences.
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HCHR Opening Statement
Address by Ms. Navanetham Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of the opening of the 9th Session of the Human Rights Council.
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HRC 4 – Freedom of Religion
Joint statement delivered during the HRC 4th Session on the report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, delivered on behalf of the Sexual Rights Initiative and partners including 7 organizations engaged in human rights activism coming from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America and Europe.
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HRC 4 – Statement on Torture
Joint statement delivered during the HRC 4th Session on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture, delivered on behalf of the Sexual Rights Initiative and partners including 7 organizations engaged in human rights activism coming from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America and Europe.