HRC SESSION 52 (FEBRUARY – APRIL 2023) – ILGA WORLD’S ENGAGEMENT
HRC 52 – 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Geneva, February – April 2023
How will the human rights of LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. More people and SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. More issues be addressed during the 52nd UN Human Rights Councilan inter-governmental body within the United Nations which has the responsibility to promote and protect human rights. It is comprised of 47 member States, each elected to 3-year terms by the 193 member States of the United Nations. More session?
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Statements at the Human Rights Council
- Biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty
- Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
- Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Statements at the Human Rights Council
BIENNIAL HIGH-LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE QUESTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
To date, 6 UN member States have laws that impose the death penalty for consensual same-sex sexual acts. In other 5, the law can be interpreted as imposing such punishment.
We addressed this issue at the United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility. More during the 52nd UN Human Rights Council, pointing out that The death penalty continues to be used to punish consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults”. “We strongly oppose the application of the death penalty in any circumstance,” we concluded.
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INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE ENJOYMENT OF A SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
During the 52nd UN Human Rights Council, we addressed how LGBTI+ communities face an increasing environmental burden due to the high levels of discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. More in housing, health, and employment systems, which limits their capacity to respond properly to the environmental crisis.
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INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
During the 52nd UN Human Rights Council, we raised awareness of the structural forms of violence amounting to torture and ill-treatment threatening the rights, security, and lives of LGBTI persons – especially transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. More individuals.
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