TAG: human rights
Turkey: Transgender human rights activist is murdered
Turkey: Transgender human rights activist is murdered – the second killing of a member of Lambda Istanbul in the past year
Read moreLauching Yogyakarta Principles in New York
Summary of the panel discussion on the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Law in Relation to Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity This report below was made by ISHR in cooperation with IGLHRC and HRW This panel discussion was organized to promote the release of the Yogyakarta Principles at UN Headquarters. The […]
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Internet Regulation and Sexual Politics in Brazil The issue 55(2) of Development – Citzenship for Change assesses the potential and unpacks the myths around new modalities of mobilization including social media. You also can read Internet Regulation and Sexual Politics in Brazil, written by Sonia Corrêa, SPW Co-chair, and Horacio Sívori and Bruno Zilli, from […]
Read moreYogyakarta Principles
During the 4th session of the Human Rights Council, one key event was the launching of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. They affirm binding international legal standards with which all States must comply. Available in different languages (also translated into Portuguese […]
Read moreRead the third edition of the Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world
Read moreOs Princípios de Yogyakarta
Por Daniel Sarmento* Uma das mais importantes questões de direitos humanos no mundo atual diz respeito à discriminação em razão de orientação sexual ou identidade de gênero. Apesar dos avanços ocorridos em alguns países, a violação sistemática de direitos, o preconceito, e a violência, real ou simbólica, permanecem sendo a regra neste campo, gerando a […]
Read moreThe Yogyakarta Principles
By Daniel Sarmento* One of the most important human rights issues in the current world regards discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Notwithstanding advances that have been achieved in some countries, the systematic violation of human rights, the prejudice and the violence – physical or symbolic – are still the rule in this […]
Read moreSexual rights within the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
By Angela Collet* Since its creation in 2006, the Human Rights Council has been engaged in intense efforts to advance the notion of sexual rights and related issues through its Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI). The SRI coalition has been able to address sexual rights issues using diverse mechanisms and perspectives through its members and partners […]
Read moreAnand Grover appointed the Special Rapporteur on Health by the Human Rights Council
By Angela Collet* On June 8th, the Human Rights Council approved the appointment of Anand Grover as the new Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The appoitment was proposed by the President of the Council on the basis of recommendations from […]
Read moreEntrevista: Marcelo Ferreyra
Marcelo Ferreyra es coordinador del Programa para America Latina y el Caribe de la Comision Internacional de los Derechos Humanos para Gays y Lesbianas (IGLHRC) y fue uno de los/as invitados/as del gobierno brasileño para participar de la I Conferencia Nacional LGBT en Brasil. En esta pequeña entrevista, Ferreyra habla sobre alguns aspectos de la […]
Read moreFirst Brazilian National LGBT Conference: Contexts and Analysis
By Marina Maria* The First Brazilian National Conference on LGBT public policies was held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, from June 5th to 8th of this year. It gathered around 1500 participants including governmental representatives, Brazilian activists and international observers from the field of sexuality. The goal of the conference was to propose and […]
Read moreA Briefing of Two Meetings on Human Trafficking
Svati Shah* Along with shifts in the global economy and a new presidential administration in the U.S.A., 2008 also brought the possibility of change in international policies and perspectives on human trafficking. The debates among feminist organizations and governments on the definition of and response to human trafficking are well documented. In the late 1990s, […]
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