(video) LGBTI issues at the 55th UN Human Rights Council

Transcription of the video: 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 issues at the 55th 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

The first session of the year of the UN Human Rights Council has started! The 55th session will take place 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 Palais des Nations in Geneva until 5 April 2024.

ILGA World will be there for you, as always! We look forward to amplifying the voices of LGBTI communities, human rights defenders, and civil society worldwide at the United Nations.

Our organisation will deliver statements in panels and general debates, support our communities engaging in the adoption of their countries’ UPR outcomes, and participate in interactive dialogues with UN human rights experts.

As we engage with Special Proceduresindependent human rights experts within the UN Human Rights Council with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. They are non-paid and elected for 3-year mandates that can be re-conducted for another three years. Special procedures can undertake country visits, and act on individual cases of reported violations by sending communications to States and others. They also engage in advocacy, raise public awareness, provide advice for technical cooperation, and contribute to the development of international human rights standards.
More mandate holders, we will address how intersectional forms 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 prevent LGBTI people from fully and freely participating in cultural life. This is especially true for those among us who are migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees!

We will denounce acts of torture perpetrated against LGBTI people in the context of prisons, humanitarian settings and conflicts, and sound the alarm on more human rights situations that require urgent attention.

ILGA World will take the floor as the Council addresses community inclusion of people with disabilities. We want to ensure that the perspectives of LGBTI people with disabilities are truly considered!

Throughout the 55th Human Rights Council, ILGA World will look out for our communities and ensure our voices are heard. Follow us on social media for real-time updates, and don’t forget to like, share and comment on this video!