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U.S. Dept. of State: Joint Statement on the Rights of LGBT Persons at the Human Rights Council

By ADF Alliance Alert

U.S. Dept. of State: At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva 85 countries joined a Joint Statement entitled ?Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.? This follows previous statements on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons issued at the United Nations, including a 2006 statement by 54 countries at the Human Rights Council, and a 2008 statement that has garnered 67 countries? support at the General Assembly. The United States is amongst the signatory states to both previous efforts. The United States co-chaired the core group of countries that have worked to submit this statement, along with Colombia and Slovenia . . .

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on March 23, 2011 (boomark / email).