UN Condemns Killings based on SOGI
New York, November 21, 2012
The UN 3rd Committee voted to include sexual orientation and gender identity as specific grounds for protection in it’s resolution on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions. The vote reversed the events of 2010 when the same body voted to strip the resolution of reference to “sexual orientation.” The body also expanded upon its commitment to the universality of human rights by including “gender identity” for the first time in the resolution’s history. The resolution, which is introduced biennially in the Third Committee, urges States to protect the right to life of all people, including by calling upon states to investigate killings based on discriminatory grounds. It was introduced by the Government of Sweden and co-sponsored by 34 states from around the world. Read more…