Latin America & Caribbean
- Press releases & statements
FIFA: Fear and uncertainty in final countdown to 2026 World Cup
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, players, fan groups, and human rights groups highlight the risks posed by the U.S. government’s visa bans, travel restrictions and abusive immigration operations
- Opportunities
The human right to education: contribute to a United Nations report!
Contribute to the upcoming report by the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on the human right to education and its intersections with sexual orientation and gender identity
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Rollback of trans rights in Argentina: ILGALAC and ILGA World statement on Decree 62/2025
The government of Argentina has modified the historic gender identity law by decree. Read the joint statement by ILGA World and ILGALAC
- Opportunities
Advocating for older LGBTI persons: Visit of the Independent Expert on Older Persons to Peru
From 11 to 22 March 2024, the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Dr Claudia Mahler, conducted an official visit to Peru to assess the human rights situation of older persons in the country
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Gender incongruence of childhood
A statement on gender incongruence of childhood by the International Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual, Trans and...
- Campaigns
- Press releases & statements
United Nations makes history on sexual orientation and gender identity
United Nations' human rights body establishes an Independent Expert
- Campaigns
- Press releases & statements
628 NGOs from 151 countries call for a SOGI Independent Expert at the UN
628 organisations from 151 countries today called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish a SOGI Independent Expert
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Civil society alerts UN Committee to risks facing economic, social and cultural rights defenders
Defenders of ESC rights are increasingly facing heightened threats and risks to their health and life as a...
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ILGA supports a call for the UN Human Rights Council to establish a SOGI Special Procedure
ILGA is supporting the establishment of a Special Procedure on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at...