In this article, Arvind Narrain analyses the mandate of the Independent Expert on SOGI, what the mandate has achieved and what can be expected of the mandate going forward. How the mandate can contribute to the various brave efforts around the world to challenge the status quo and ensure a more secure world for LGBTI persons.
Read moreToday the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hear a report from Thai Human Rights Law Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, the United Nations Independent Expert on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) for the first time.To mark this historic event, four human rights organizations released a joint report today detailing the establishment and confirmation of the mandate at the United Nations (UN) over the 2016 UNGA.
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 November 2016 (New York) — The United Nations mandate of the Independent Expert on sexual orientation
Read morePARA DIFUNDIR INMEDIATAMENTE 21 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2016 (Nueva York) – El mandato de las Naciones Unidas del Experto Independiente
Read moreThe mandate of the #SOGIexpert has been safeguarded. The attempt of African Group to undermine it has been defeated 84-77.
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