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Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

A/HRC/RES/17/19No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 8Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2011–2014
This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/27/32
  • 2014A/HRC/RES/27/32Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identityLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2011A/HRC/RES/17/19Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
ConferencesDiscriminationHuman RightsLaws and RegulationsReport PreparationSexual Orientation

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to commission a study, to be finalized by December 2011, documenting discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, in all regions of the world, and how international human rights law can be used to end violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
2
Decides to convene a panel discussion during the nineteenth session of the Human Rights Council, informed by the facts contained in the study commissioned by the High Commissioner and to have constructive, informed and transparent dialogue on the issue of discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity;
3
Also decides that the panel will also discuss the appropriate follow-up to the recommendations of the study commissioned by the High Commissioner;
4
Further decides to remain seized of this priority issue.

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