Practical guides & advocacy toolkits

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26 October 2026

UN human rights mechanisms: Essential guides & resources

Start here: essential guides, calendars and factsheets on the UN Human Rights Council, UPR, Special Procedures, Treaty Bodies and CSW, then go deeper

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15 July 2026

Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations

This is ILGA World’s first publication to bring together follow-up practices across treaty bodies, UPR, Special Procedures and the Sustainable Development Goals

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15 July 2026

SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit (2026)

With the SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit, ILGA World offers guidance to LGBTI human rights defenders engaging in the Universal Periodic Review

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31 March 2022

Towards trans liberation: Advocacy for legal gender recognition

"Towards Trans Liberation" helps activists navigate data around legal gender recognition and strengthen international advocacy through community-focused research

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17 December 2020

Factsheet – Independent Expert on foreign debt

References and recommendations made by UN human rights experts on foreign debt about LGBTI persons and SOGIESC issues

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17 December 2020

Factsheet – Special Rapporteur on Human rights and the environment

References and recommendations made by UN human rights experts on the environment about LGBTI persons and SOGIESC issues

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17 December 2020

Factsheet – Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances

References and recommendations made by UN human rights experts on hazardous substances about LGBTI persons and SOGIESC issues

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21 October 2020

Advocating on gender identity and gender expression – The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2020)

This update to Advocating on Gender Identity and Gender Expression - The CESCR contains a wealth of information on how to effectively advocate before the Committee

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13 September 2020

Covid-19: remote work and wellbeing resources for LGBTI communities

Find the remote work and wellbeing resources that ILGA World shared with LGBTI communities during the Covid-19 pandemic