Human Rights in International Law

European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Broadening Article 14 of the European Convention — a proposal from The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) to include “gender identity” as an expressly prohibited ground of discrimination
Council of Europe: treaties — a summary of the major European human rights treaties
Rights in Britain - an examination of the impact in the UK of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: one of the founding documents of the United Nations, setting out “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”.
Sexual Minorities: The United Nation’s Call for Submissions — Independent Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights call for submissions on sexual minority issues (May 2001)
PFC’s submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
Petition for Equal Human Rights for Transgendered People (13 Apr 2006)
A global petition set up by two US trans women, Laurie-Anne and Michelle, concerned at the continuing high levels of murder, violent assault and officially sanctioned harassment of gender variant people in many parts of the world. The organisers assert that trans people living in the United States have a one in twelve chance of being murdered, whereas the risk for other americans is 1 in 18,000.
… Signature roll
… PFC News Background
Press Release on Statements to the UNHRC (5 Dec 2006)
… Norwegian Statement on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Human Rights (1 Dec 2006)
… NGO Joint Statement on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Human Rights (1 Dec 2006)

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