United Nations Human Rights Chief Publishes Groundbreaking Report On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has just released a ground-breaking report on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity! The report may be accessed directly through the following links:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/This is the first ever report of the UN to tackle the subject of discrimination and violence targeted against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The report affirms that governments have the duty to protect all persons from discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity under international human rights law.
