Tag: UNHRC
OutRight Reacts to the United States Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council
Today, at a press conference held at the State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley announced the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Defending the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The IE SOGI mandate was created through UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/32/2 in June of last year and was confirmed through six separate votes over the UNGA session in 2016.
LGBT Country Profiles Track Shifting Terrain
Human Rights Watch has published during Pride Month a compilation of the records of 63 countries in recognising and protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
UN Human Rights Council Appoints Vitit Muntarbhorn as World’s First Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Last Friday, on 30 September 2016, the first ever Independent Expert focused on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
UN Human Rights Council votes for independent expert on LGBT discrimination and violence
In a 23 against 18 vote (6 abstentions)*, the United Nations Human Rights council voted in favour of a resolution condemning violence discrimination against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
UN to appoint first LGBT rights watchdog
The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to appoint an independent investigator to help protect homosexuals and transgender people worldwide from violence and discrimination.