NGO JOINT STATEMENT ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY & HUMAN RIGHTS
Human Rights Council 3rd Session, 1 December, 2006
This statement was delivered on behalf of 19 ECOSOC-accredited NGOs, and also supported by more than 460 additional NGOs from 69 countries (see attached list). The statement welcomes the statement on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered by Norway on behalf of a broad grouping of 54 States and seeks future discussion within the Human Rights Council, with a view to safeguarding the principle of universality, and ensuring that all persons are treated as free and equal in dignity and rights, including on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
