The
conference, comprising 5 plenaries and 35 workshops, produced a
statement which will be distributed amongst civil society in the region
and beyond, and forwarded to leaders attending the ASEAN Summit in May
in Nay Pyi Taw. The statement called on all governments to recognise the
diversity of ASEAN people and develop mechanisms for protection of all
human rights irrespective of religion, disability, sexual orientation,
gender identities and expressions, including intersex persons,
ethnicity, race, occupation, political ideology and citizenship.
Governments
at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) ignored
evidence of and regional support for key elements of sustainable
development in its declaration adopted today, said a coalition of
lesbian, bisexual women, trans* (LBT) and allied activists and
organizations present at the United Nations in a statement released
today.
Globally,
lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and others with diverse sexual
orientations and gender identities face brutal physical and
psychological violence. We are subjected to harassment, assault and
discrimination in the global North and South alike. These violations are
often perpetrated in the name of “religion” and “the state”, with the
intention of political gain, or to distract from state responsibility to
deal with corruption, misuse of resources and poverty.
The
United Nations Human Rights Council officially adopted the outcome
report on Malaysia's 2nd universal periodic review (UPR) today. In
total, the Malaysian government accepted 150 recommendations out of the
232 recommendations that it received during the review in October 2013.
Disappointingly, Malaysia rejected all of the recommendations to accede
to the remainder six key human rights conventions.
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