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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Human Rights, Law & Policy, Trans, Intersex
Region(s): Global, United Nations
… sexual abuse as a child in sports. And as adults, women athletes face routine violence online: “In a study of online abuse directed toward athletes on Twitter during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, female … as “male,” attacked by politicians, tech billionaires, and culture warriors with massive online followings and long track records of espousing sexism , transphobia , and racism . Their …
Content Type(s): Insight
Region(s): United Nations, Global
… From Pulse to Policy: How the UN Can Address Global Gun Violence Against LGBTQ Communities … brothers, despite my loving and close relationships with each of them. As the death count from Pulse rolled in, it dawned on me that I wanted my brothers to know that I was part of the … difference. The widespread gun violence against LGBTQ people around the world was on my mind from June 18 - 28 as I attended a United Nations conference on firearms-related issues. The …
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Trans, Legal Discrimination, Human Rights, Multilateral Institutions, Intersex
Region(s): United Nations, Global
Content Type(s): Event
Region(s): United Nations
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the main global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The CSW…, March 11 to 22, 2024, , at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the priority theme, Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with…, Outright International will be collaborating with other organizations to have meaningful parallel events on the priority theme and the upcoming, Summit of the Future. We also plan for meetings with some UN agencies, UN member state delegations, and other relevant stakeholders throughout the CSW period., More events to be announced soon.
… to the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The CSW convenes in New York for two weeks each year and is the largest annual gathering of representatives from UN Member States, … organizations, and UN entities to develop the global agenda concerning progress for women and girls and push for gender equality and collaborate around written Agreed Conclusions to an … Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender …
Content Type(s): Press Release
Region(s): United Nations
… Reid - who currently serves as the Director of the LGBT Rights Program at Human Rights Watch - is the third person to ever be appointed to hold the United Nations mandate dedicated to … decision: “Billions of people continue to live in societies with laws and societal attitudes that put LGBTI persons in danger,” said ILGA World, ISHR, ILGA Asia, Outright International, GIN … civil society, and political and religious authorities. At a time in which anti-rights forces are more vocal by the minute, and are increasingly targeting our communities as a part of a …