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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7433" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Integrating Gender into Humanitarian Action: Good Practices from Asia-Pacific 6 Human rights instruments such as the Yogyakarta Principles (2007) affirm that persons with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions (SOGIE)—also referred to under the umbrella term LGBTIQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer) persons—are equally entitled to the same human rights as all other individuals. Here is a resource for good practices in integrating gender into humanitarian action and rights. DOWNLOAD PDF[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7430" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] HOLDING GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT A GUIDE TO SHADOW REPORTING ON ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS These shadow reports do bring local voices to the international forum, and can gain the support of the CESCR’s international experts, to affect Government policy. As well as this, shadow reporting is essential in assisting the work of the CESCR in monitoring how the State is complying with its obligations under the ICESCR. For the CESCR to get the most accurate...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7427" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] A GUIDE FOR ADVOCATES WORKING ON HUMAN RIGHTS RELATING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY This guide is designed as a practical aid to working with the United Nation’s system of independent human rights experts, known as the Special Procedures, for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and advocates working on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Special Procedures system is made up of experts, usually titled Special Rapporteurs, assigned to investigate and report on the realization of...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7424" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Equal and Indivisible: Crafting Inclusive Shadow Reports for CEDAW This publication by IGLHRC is timely because it supports groups working on human rights and women’s rights addressing issues of sexual orientation and gender identity in their alternative or ‘shadow’ reports for the CEDAW Committee. It also includes a glossary that attempts to set out existing definitions of behaviors and practices encompassing the wide range of human beings who are daily subjected to discrimination, exclusion, violence, and...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7420" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] MAKING THE UN WORK FOR YOU – A TOOLKIT ON UN ADVOCACY FOR TRANS ACTIVISTS The United Nations is the primary international body charged with the promotion and protection of human rights, and it has numerous mechanisms for upholding this area of responsibility. In this context, the mechanisms of the UN can provide a valuable tool to focus attention on universal human rights and to bring pressure to bear on governments to live up to their...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7417" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] A Simple Guide to UN Treaty Bodies The treaty bodies were created to monitor and encourage States to uphold and implement their international obligations under the above-mentioned international human rights treaties. The treaty bodies are international committees of independent experts who monitor State parties’ implementation of each of the nine core human rights treaties and their optional protocols. DOWNLOAD PDF IN ENGLISH DOWNLOAD PDF IN SPANISH DOWNLOAD PDF IN FRENCH DOWNLOAD PDF IN ARABIC DOWNLOAD PDF IN CHINESE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7413" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR NGO SUBMISSIONS Technical guidelines for contributions and participation of "other stakeholders" in the UPR mechanism. DOWNLOAD PDF IN ENGLISH DOWNLOAD PDF IN ARABIC DOWNLOAD PDF IN RUSSIAN DOWNLOAD PDF IN CHINESE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7410" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY SYSTEM The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System Fact Sheet #30. This Fact Sheet provides a general introduction to the core international human rights treaties and the committees, or “treaty bodies”, that monitor their implementation by State parties. The nine core international human rights treaties covered in this Fact Sheet set international standards for the protection and promotion of human rights to which States can subscribe by becoming a party. DOWNLOAD...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7408" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Infographic - Mapping the Rainbow in ASEAN - A regional situation on LGBTIQ rights The following infographics provide regional situation on LGBTIQ+ rights in different South East Asian countries. DOWNLOAD PDF IN ENGLISH DOWNLOAD PDF IN KHMER DOWNLOAD PDF IN BHASA [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="7402" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The Rainbow in Context - LGBTIQ Persons in SEA This report presents an overview of the situation of LGBTIQ persons within ASEAN. Its objectives are: a.) to describe the persistent and emerging challenges in the promotion and protection of the rights of LGBTIQ people in Southeast Asia; b.) to discuss recent successes gained in the realization of the rights of LGBTIQ people; and c.) to offer recommendations on engaging with ASEAN, particularly through its human rights...

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