LGTBI

Links

• Inter-American System of Human Rights
  • The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, the American Convention on Human Rights and the rest of the inter-American instruments contain principles and rights that are relevant to lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and intersex persons.
• Organization of American States (OAS)
  • OAS Permanent Council, Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs:
    Section on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
  • Department of International Law, OAS:
    Section related to sexual orientation and gender identity (in Spanish only)
    Section related to discrimination and intolerance (in Spanish only – however, some documents, in particular those from the Working Group to Prepare a Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance can be downloaded in English)
• OAS General Assembly Resolutions
  • Resolution AG/RES. 2721 (XLII-O/12) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, approved at the second plenary session, held on June 4, 2012.
  • Resolution AG/RES. 2653 (XLI-O/11) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, approved at the fourth plenary session, held on June 7, 2011.
  • Resolution AG/RES. 2600 (XL-O/10) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, approved at the fourth plenary session, held on June 8, 2010.
  • Resolution AG/RES. 2504 (XXXIX-O/09) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, approved at the fourth plenary session, held on June 4, 2009.
  • Resolution AG/RES. 2435 (XXXVIII-O/08) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, approved at the fourth plenary session, held on June 3, 2008.
• United Nations
  • Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, November 17, 2011.
  • Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity presented on December 18, 2008 to the UN General Assembly
  • UNAIDS – Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
• Pan American Health Organization
  • See for example, The Right of Young People to Health and Gender Identities: Findings, Trends and Targets for Public Health Action for 2011
• Other relevant links
  • Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, 2006