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Statements at the Human Rights Council
During the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, we expressed our concern about the discrimination LGBTI people face in accessing housing.
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In this joint statement - delivered with ILGA-Europe, we highlighted the "need for intersectional policies and projects addressing inequalities in health sector based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics, together with other grounds - notably, gender."
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During the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council, we highlighted how protecting LGBT persons from any kind of violence and discrimination is part of obligations enshrined in international human rights law. We also welcomed the initiatives of States coming together to create the Group of Friends of the SOGI mandate.
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During the 47th UN Human Rights Council, at the dialogue with the Independent Expert on SOGI, we highlighted how - thanks to years feminist activism and UN institutional changes, we not only recognise that women’s rights are human rights, but we contextualize gender as a social construct. "Trans and lesbian women have been contributing to feminism from the very beginning, and LGBT movement in all parts of the world have feminist and women’s organisations as the most consistent allies."
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In this statement, prepared in consultation with MozaiQ LGBT Association and with inputs from Identity, we welcomed the Working Group’s thematic report on women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health rights in crisis. We called on the WG to mention lesbian, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer (LBTIQ) women and persons explicitly as "their sexual and reproductive health rights are affected by crises disproportionately."
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During the dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Melania Geymonat delivered the ILGA World statement: “We call on all states to recognise hatred against LBTI women as an aggravating circumstance for rape and other crimes, and to ensure adequate investigation, due process and punishment for so-called ‘corrective rape’ and other forms of sexual violence against LBTI women.”
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During the 47th UN Human Rights Council, we highlighted how gender-based breaches of privacy deny individuals the ability to exercise a human right, and they are discriminatory in nature.
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During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Privacy, we called on States to develop and secure a universally agreed and internationally binding multilateral consensus on privacy in different fields that protects the right to privacy of all people regardless of any factors, including gender and sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).
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During the annual discussion on women's rights at the 47th UN Human Rights Council, we called on States to support civil society groups working on the intersections of gender, disability, and sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).
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During the adoption of UPR outcomes of Nepal, we welcomed the Government's acceptance of recommendations to end sexual and gender-based harassment and violence at all levels of society, including against LGBTI persons. However, we regretted that Nepal's government noted recommendations concerning marriage equality rights of LGBTIQ people.
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During the adoption of UPR outcomes or Austria, we thanked all the States that made 11 recommendations to the Austrian government with respect to the human rights of LGBTI people in the country. "In June 2021, the Austrian Parliament has unanimously adopted a resolution that requests the government to effectively protect intersex children from nonconsensual and not necessary treatments. We urge Austria to take further steps to promptly implement these measures".
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"We are deeply alarmed by the situation regarding human rights of LGBTI persons in Georgia", we said during the adoption of UPR outcomes of Georgia - where the country accepted 22 recommendations on issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, and sex characteristics. "During the past several days when the Pride in Tbilisi was due to take place, there have been reports of violence, damage of property, and a general fear of the community members installed throughout the country. Together with several Georgian LGBTI community organisations, we urge the Government of Georgia to address these hate crimes in an adequate manner, conduct proper and thorough investigations, and hold those responsible to account".
Click here to read our joint statement together with ILGA-Europe, drafted in consultation with Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group.