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UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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In an historic and long-awaited move, the United Nations has adopted a resolution to appoint the first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity [2] (SOGI).

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Posted: 1 July 2016

The resolution was passed at the UN’s Human Rights Council yesterday in Geneva with 23 votes in favour, 18 against and 6 abstentions.

The new Independent Expert [2] will monitor human rights violations against LGBTI people, monitor the implementation of anti-discrimination laws and be an international voice for  sexual orientation and gender identity issues.

ILGA-Europe offer our congratulations to the dedicated LGBTI activists worldwide who have tirelessly campaigned towards this goal. Yesterday’s vote was a significant development at global level and is the result of all their hard work.

  • Read more in this statement from ILGA World [6], with comments from ILGA-Europe board member Micah Grzywnowicz who attended the Human Rights Council session. 

Source URL: https://ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/un-independent-expert-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity

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[1] https://ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/united_nations_human-rights-council.jpg
[2] http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20220&LangID=E
[3] https://ilga-europe.org/tags/united-nations
[4] https://ilga-europe.org/tags/lgbti
[5] https://ilga-europe.org/tags/sogi
[6] http://ilga.org/united-nations-makes-history-sexual-orientation-gender-identity/