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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Law & Policy
Region(s): United Nations, Afghanistan
… LGBTIQ people are among the most marginalized, excluded, and unsafe groups in Afghanistan. Outright International, the Afghanistan LGBT Organization (ALO), and others have documented how … for Afghan civil society participation in consultations with the Special Coordinator’s office, Outright and ALO proposed a separate consultation for LGBTIQ Afghans, who would not be safe or … the UN itself accepts the marginalization and invisibilization of a sector of society. Read Outright’s 2023 report documenting abuses against LGBTIQ Afghans Commentary Neela Ghoshal Artemis …
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): Page
Topic(s): Human Rights
Region(s): Global, United Nations
Every year, Outright International hosts activists of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) from around the world for a…, We encourage activists to apply to get a chance to join us as one of our delegates for this 2024 Advocacy Week, which will take place from May 13 to May 17, 2024.,
Every year, Outright International hosts activists of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) from around the world for a…, We encourage activists to apply to get a chance to join us as one of our delegates for this 2024 Advocacy Week, which will take place from May 13 to May 17, 2024.,
Content Type(s): Page
Topic(s): Human Rights
Region(s): Global, United Nations
The Outright UN Rights and Religion Fellowship is an 8- to 12-month program that supports human rights defenders of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions…, The program is designed to support the existing work of activists in the global South and East working to defend people of diverse SOGIESC from the impact of religiously motivated…,
The Outright UN Rights and Religion Fellowship is an 8- to 12-month program that supports human rights defenders of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions…, The program is designed to support the existing work of activists in the global South and East working to defend people of diverse SOGIESC from the impact of religiously motivated…,
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 …