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The '''Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Law in Relation to Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity''' is a set of principles drawn up | The '''Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Law in Relation to Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity''' is a set of principles drawn up in 2006 by a group of international experts meeting at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. | ||
The principles address: | |||
* rape and other forms of gender-based violence | |||
* extrajudicial executions | |||
* torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment | |||
* medical abuses | |||
* repression of free speech and assembly | |||
* discrimination in work, health, education, housing, access to justice, and immigration. | |||
The experts launching the principles include a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as UN independent experts, members of UN treaty bodies, judges, activists, and academics.<ref>http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/03/25/yogyakarta-principles-milestone-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-rights Human Rights Watch article, "‘Yogyakarta Principles’ a Milestone for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights"</ref> | The experts launching the principles include a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as UN independent experts, members of UN treaty bodies, judges, activists, and academics.<ref>http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/03/25/yogyakarta-principles-milestone-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-rights Human Rights Watch article, "‘Yogyakarta Principles’ a Milestone for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights"</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 4 July 2013
The Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Law in Relation to Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity is a set of principles drawn up in 2006 by a group of international experts meeting at Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The principles address:
- rape and other forms of gender-based violence
- extrajudicial executions
- torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment
- medical abuses
- repression of free speech and assembly
- discrimination in work, health, education, housing, access to justice, and immigration.
The experts launching the principles include a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as UN independent experts, members of UN treaty bodies, judges, activists, and academics.[1]
References
<references>
- ↑ http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/03/25/yogyakarta-principles-milestone-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-rights Human Rights Watch article, "‘Yogyakarta Principles’ a Milestone for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights"