Yogyakarta Principles
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 n 2006 by a group of international experts meeting at Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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]
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- ↑ 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"