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Events - Organising locally to bring on global change ILGA XXIV World Conference: 3 - 6 November 2008, Vienna, Austria 03/07/2008 The 24rth World Conference of the International Lesbian and Gay Association will be held in Vienna, November 3 to 6, 2008. It will be co-organised by local member group Hosi-Wien.... World Policy Making - 8th Session of UN Human Rights Council Statement on sexual orientation and gender identity at the UN 18/06/2008 Geneva 16 June 2008 In 1993 the Vienna Declaration and the Programme of Action reaffirmed the principles of universality and non-discrimination and confirmed that human rights are... World Policy Making - Zaafaran Lesbians, bisexuals, transvestite, transgender and transsexual of the Middle East and Maghreb 12/06/2008 Montreal, January 25th, 2008 When we come out as lesbian, bisexual, transvestite, transgender or transsexual (LBTTT) the whole world seems set against us. We discover... www.zaafaran.org North America Policy Making - MEEM, a new LBTQ group Meem is a community of and for LBTQ women in Lebanon. 10/06/2008 Meem is a community of and for LBTQ women in Lebanon. LBTQ is defined as women who self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender (including male-to-female and female-to-male),... More information on Europe Homophobia - ILGA publishes State-sponsored Homophobia report Being lesbian or gay is risking jail time in 86 countries and death penalty in 7. 14/05/2008 May 17th is the International Day against Homophobia. ILGA, the International Lesbian and Gay Association, has chosen this date to launch a yearly report on State-sponsored... World Organizing our coming out at the UN - Supportive governments 60 countries have publicly supported sexual orientation at the CHR/HRC between 2003 and 2008 07/04/2008 Currently there are altogether 60 countries that have publicly supported sexual orientation as an issue at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights/Human Rights Council since... World Documents - LGBTI rights in the world ILGA celebrates its 30th anniversary: in 2008, join us and celebrate our world movement! 03/04/2008 Founded in 1978, ILGA, the International Lesbian and Gay Association, is now a federation of over 600 groups in over 90 countries campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and... World UN - UNCHR LGBT rights 2008 We welcome the strong statements by the European Union and by 10 Mercosur and Associated countries in favour of ending discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity 03/04/2008 Joint statement: International Lesbian and Gay Association – Europe & Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (delivered by John Fisher): “Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, distinguished... World UN - UN Human Rights Council 2008 Slovenia and Mercosur countries'statement in favour of LGBT rights at the UNCHR 03/04/2008 Item 8 : Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. 25 March, 2008: Slovenia, on behalf of the European Union (delivered by H.E. Ambassador... World Policy Making - Breast and Cervical Cancer Equal Ground launches the Brochure ‘Breast and Cervical Cancer’ 01/04/2008 We would like to share with you our enthusiasm about Equal Ground (Sri Lanka) magnificent brochure “Breast and Cervical Cancer” which has some valuable information you might appreciate... Equal Ground Asia Policy Making - The U.N. Commission on the Status of Women Women, commitments and impotence 01/04/2008 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women Feb. 25 - March 7, 2008 The U.N. Commission on the Status of Women concluded its annual meeting last week noting that... North America Policy Making - ILGA-Asia conference elects first regional board About 160 lesbian, gay, trans and human rights activists from 12 Asian and non-Asian countries attended the III ILGA Asia conference which was held in ChiangMai from Jan 24 to 27. 26/03/2008 January 28, 2008. Alongside 14 panel presentations and workshops held Jan 24 to 27 in Chiangmai, 26 Asia-based member organisations of the International Lesbian and Gay Association... Asia Policy Making - ILGA World Conference The Executive Board of ILGA decided to postpone the ILGA World Conference 11/03/2008 The Executive Board of ILGA decided to postpone the ILGA world Conference that was due to take place in May 2008 in Quebec. The conference will be rescheduled later this year. This... World Homophobia - Senegal Homosexuality must no longer be a crime 14/02/2008 Paris, Dakar, Ouagadougou, Maputo, Brussels, February 8, 2008. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations in Senegal, the Rencontre africaine... Africa UN - Gaining the right to speak in our name at the UN Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups still face discrimination in accessing UN consultative status 13/02/2008 February 13, 2008 - New York, U.S.A. The United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations refused ECOSOC status to three lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups.... World