Will the UN get an expert on sexual orientation and gender identity?
Come 30 June 2016 the United Nations Human Rights Council will, in a historic vote, seek to establish the first UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). The role of the expert will be to assess the implementation of international laws to
overcome violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The expert is also tasked with raising awareness and addressing root causes of such violations. The annual reports of the expert will bring to light the often invisible, yet brutal infringements of rights suffered by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) people in all countries around the world, including India.