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Complete UN Press Release: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/BornFreeAndEqual.aspx
BORN
FREE & EQUAL
The
UN Human Rights Office has released a new publication on sexual orientation and
gender identity in international human rights law.
It
sets out the source and scope of some of the core legal obligations that States
have to protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) people. The 60-page booklet is designed as a tool for States, to help
them better understand the nature of their obligations and the steps required
to meet them, as well as for civil society activists, human rights defenders
and others seeking to hold Governments to account for breaches of international
human rights law.......
The
booklet focuses on five core obligations where national action is most urgently
needed – from protecting people from homophobic violence, to preventing
torture, decriminalizing homosexuality, prohibiting discrimination, and
safeguarding freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly for all
LGBT people. For each, the basis of the State obligation in international human
rights law is explained with reference to the substantial body of decisions,
recommendations and guidance issued by United Nations human rights mechanisms.
The booklet also includes examples of actions that can be taken at a national
level to bring laws, policies and practices into line with applicable
international human rights standards.......
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