Topic: united nations
TGEU, together with ARC International, would like to invite you to participate in a 3-day UN training, which will take place in Geneva, in the period between 14 September – ...
Navanethem Pillay Navi Pillay is the High Commissioner for Human Rights. As UN Human Rights Chief, she has been a vocal supporter of the protection of the human rights of ...
Gender Reassignment Surgery Requirement equals Torture, says United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Slowly, it seems things are speeding up for trans people at the United Nations. The most recent ...
Delegates of the Second International Intersex Forum Source: ILGA-Europe The second International Intersex Forum organised in partnership by ILGA and ILGA-Europe gathering intersex activists from all other the world took ...
BELGIUM [English] The Dutch-medium Brussels Institute of Higher Education University HUB has banned its students from wearing drag as part of student fraternity initiation rituals. The ban comes after a ...
Governments Condemn Extrajudicial Executions in Seminal UN Vote Historic First Condemnation of Killings Based on Gender Identity An international coalition of organizations dedicated to human rights celebrates the ...
AUSTRIA [German] Peter Traschkowitsch demands the recognition of intersex people: “The topic of intersex faces strong social taboos. Knowledge about intersex is scarce, with the only exception being professional ...
FRANCE [English] The French parliament unanimously adopted new legislation, making sexual harassment a criminal offence. The law also covers moral harassment in the workplace and transphobia. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10823745 [French] A Canadian ...
EUROPEAN UNION [English] The European Parliament has recommended that the future EU Special Representative for Human Rights, soon to be appointed, should promote the human rights of LGBT people worldwide. ...
UNITED KINGDOM [English] On March 29, Equality South West published four reports about the experiences of LGBT people in England’s Southwest. http://www.equalitysouthwest.org.uk/news/view-article/29-march-launch-of-esw-researchpride-progress–transformation [English] Joshua Hepple published his paper “Will ...