Tag: Human Rights Council
Victor Madrigal-Borloz Appointed as New UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Today, Victor Madrigal-Borloz was appointed the new United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI). The Human Rights Council formally confirmed his position as the IE SOGI in a plenary.
South Korea Backslides on Sex Education
Education ministry officials in Seoul said this week that South Korea’s new national sex education curriculum, due to roll out in March, will not mention homosexuality.
Failed Attempt to Defund the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Two days before Christmas, a group of conservative states at the United Nations made a final attempt to stop the Independent Expert on the “protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,” by stripping the mandate of standard UN funding.
United Nations SOGI Mandate Safeguarded in Face of Hostility
The United Nations mandate of the Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) has been safeguarded despite hostile contestation at the 71st Session of the 3rd Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
HRC Applauds Administration for Joining United Nations on Ending Violence Towards LGBT People
Today, the U.S. joined over 80 countries to issue a statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council entitled “Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” The statement “express[es] concern at continued evidence in every region of acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.” In addition, it “call[s] on States to take steps to end acts of violence, criminal sanctions and related human rights violations committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.”