Homophobic African countries ask UN suspend LGBT expert
African countries on Friday demanded that the appointment of a new UN expert on LGBT rights be suspended, saying his mission to report on anti-gay violence had nothing to do with human rights.
The UN Human Rights Council in late September appointed international law professor Vitit Muntarbhorn of Thailand to investigate abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide.
Speaking on behalf of African countries, Botswana’s ambassador told a General Assembly committee that the council should not be looking into “sexual orientation and gender identity”. “We wish to state that those two notions are not and should not be linked to existing international human rights instruments,” said Charles Ntwaagae.
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