Human Rights Council Hears Presentations on Iran and Nicaragua, Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea
The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on safety in opposition to violence and discrimination primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id. It additionally concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs of human rights in Eritrea, and heard shows on Iran and Nicaragua.
Graeme Reid, Independent Expert on safety in opposition to violence and discrimination primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id, presenting his first report, famous a regarding development of ever-expanding restrictions on the human rights to freedom of expression, peaceable meeting and affiliation, primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id. The report targeted on the impression of discriminatory legal guidelines on folks as a consequence of their sexual orientation or gender id. Restrictive legal guidelines had proliferated lately, with no less than 60 Member States limiting freedom of expression and 59 limiting peaceable meeting and affiliation. The restrictions described within the report ought to be of significant concern to the Council and may immediate concerted multilateral actions by all Member States to treatment such violations.
Mr. Reid spoke about his predecessor’s visits to the United Kingdom, Cambodia and the United States. Those international locations took the ground as international locations involved.
In the dialogue, some audio system thanked the Independent Expert for the presentation of his report and reiterated unwavering help for his work and significant mandate. Speakers reaffirmed their sturdy dedication to respect, shield, and fulfil the total and equal enjoyment of all human rights by all lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals, together with the rights to freedom of meeting and affiliation and freedom of expression. The findings of the report have been regarding and audio system stated the proliferation of such insurance policies wanted to be countered.
At the start of the assembly, the Council concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs of human rights in Eritrea.
In the dialogue on Eritrea, some audio system expressed concern concerning the human rights state of affairs in Eritrea, which they stated was not considerably enhancing. The report confirmed that the state of affairs in Eritrea was marked by human rights violations, together with stifling of civic area, systematic arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and restricted freedom of faith, expression and meeting. Some audio system welcomed the Eritrean Government’s efforts to advertise human rights and enhance the socio-economic wellbeing of its folks. They acknowledged the State’s progress, together with steps to scale back using the loss of life penalty and improve entry to well being and training rights and social insurance coverage, shield individuals with disabilities, and cut back maternal and little one mortality.
In concluding remarks, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs of human rights in Eritrea, stated the nationwide navy service urgently wanted to be reformed. It discouraged college students from finishing their research and was affecting youngsters by way of their training. There wanted to be a nationwide mechanism to fight instances of disappearance and detention. Civil society organizations wanted to be supported. The Council wanted to help the mandate and keep away from polarisation. It was vital that this mandate survived to assist the Eritrean folks.
During the assembly, the Council additionally heard shows on Iran and Nicaragua.
Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, presenting the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Islamic Republic of Iran, stated the report famous with severe concern the excessive variety of executions throughout the reporting interval. According to info acquired, no less than 834 people have been executed in 2023, which represented a 43 per cent improve from the earlier yr. Especially troubling was the 84 per cent improve in executions for drug-related offenses in 2023, the best determine in almost a decade.
Iran, talking as a rustic involved, stated it was against selective mandates within the Human Rights Council. Such prejudicial approaches had nothing to do with the safety and promotion of human rights. Iran solely applied the loss of life penalty for essentially the most severe crimes. Many efforts had been made to scale back the variety of crimes for which the loss of life penalty was utilized.
Ms. Al-Nashif additionally introduced the oral replace of the High Commissioner on the state of affairs of human rights in Nicaragua. She stated that, within the interval for the reason that final replace to the Council in March this yr, the human rights state of affairs in Nicaragua remained of grave concern. The Government continued to develop undue restrictions on civic and democratic areas, whereas deepening its management over the judiciary and utilizing it to implement a scientific marketing campaign of repression. Unlawful and arbitrary arrests have been typically adopted by trials that didn’t meet fundamental ensures of due course of.
Nicaragua, talking as a rustic involved, stated the State was systematically implementing methods and mechanisms aimed toward securing the human rights of all Nicaraguans. It targeted on enhancing well being, training, work, dwelling situations and peace and safety throughout the State, despite the continued aggression and sanctions by the hands of the world’s imperialists.
Speaking within the dialogue on Eritrea have been Norway on behalf of a bunch of nations, Venezuela on behalf of a bunch of nations, Gambia on behalf of a bunch of African States, Liechtenstein, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, France, Algeria, Ethiopia, Belgium, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, China, Burundi, United States, Iran, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Belarus, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Cuba, Yemen, United Kingdom, Ghana, Kenya, Venezuela, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Cameroon, South Sudan, Ukraine, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Syria.
Also talking have been Jubilee Campaign, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, East Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, British Humanist Association, Physicians for Human Rights, Centre for Global Nonkilling, CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation, War Resisters International and Amnesty International.
Speaking within the dialogue on the Independent Expert’s report have been the European Union, Iceland, Chile and Portugal.
The Council additionally heard proper of reply statements regarding the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s international replace. Iraq, Cuba, Russian Federation, India, Belarus, Azerbaijan, China, Armenia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, Iran and Ukraine took the ground.
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The Council will reconvene at 10 a.m. on Friday, 21 June, when it’ll proceed its interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on safety in opposition to violence and discrimination primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id, earlier than commencing an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced individuals.
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea
The interactive dialogue with Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs of human rights in Eritrea, began within the earlier assembly and a abstract might be discovered right here.
Discussion
In the dialogue, some audio system, amongst different issues, expressed concern concerning the human rights state of affairs in Eritrea, which they stated was not considerably enhancing. The report confirmed that the state of affairs in Eritrea was marked by human rights violations, together with stifling of civic area, systematic arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and restricted freedom of faith, expression and meeting. Thousands have been in arbitrary detention. Speakers stated that the Government had not sufficiently investigated reported instances of enforced disappearances. Eritrea lacked the institutional infrastructure vital to advertise entry to justice and uphold the rule of regulation. There have been additionally stories of the enrolment of kids within the armed forces and human rights abuses by navy officers being dedicated with impunity. Thousands of Eritrean refugees have been fleeing from the pressured nationwide service system, which may quantity to pressured labour, the audio system stated.
War crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity have been being dedicated by Eritrean troops in northern Ethiopia, some audio system stated. Conflict-related sexual violence in Tigray by Eritrean forces was widespread and systematic. The Government wanted to implement measures to stop and examine crimes dedicated by Eritrean armed forces and maintain perpetrators to account. Some audio system known as for the Government to withdraw all troops from Eritrea. One speaker stated that points associated to Ethiopia that had been included within the report weren’t related to the mandate.
Another speaker expressed concern relating to stories of torture and sick therapy of Djibouti nationals detained in Eritrea and known as for the stories to be duly investigated and for reparations to be supplied to victims.
Some audio system welcomed the Eritrean Government’s efforts to advertise human rights and enhance the socio-economic wellbeing of its folks. Speakers acknowledged the State’s progress, together with steps to scale back using the loss of life penalty and improve entry to well being and training rights and social insurance coverage, shield individuals with disabilities, and cut back maternal and little one mortality. Some audio system condemned using unilateral coercive measures, which destabilised and affected the event of many international locations of the worldwide South, together with Eritrea. States introduced measures that they have been implementing to help States like Eritrea affected by unilateral coercive measures.
Some audio system expressed concern that the mandate didn’t have the consent of the nation involved, and that there have been an rising variety of such mandates which have been politically motivated and unproductive, and ran counter to the Council’s mandate. They stated that the Council wanted to have interaction in dialogue with the nation involved. It wanted to advertise the rules of universality, transparency and respect for sovereignty, and oppose bias, politicisation, selectivity and double requirements. The Council wanted to terminate the mandate on Eritrea and concentrate on mechanisms to advertise human rights and growth within the nation, these audio system stated.
Some audio system welcomed Eritrea’s latest participation within the Universal Periodic Review and stated that the State was working to implement the suggestions it was issued by this course of. Other audio system, nonetheless, expressed concern that Eritrea had not applied nearly all of these suggestions, and known as on the State to implement them. Some audio system introduced efforts to have interaction with the Eritrean Government and to help it to implement the suggestions of the Universal Periodic Review. Some audio system known as on Eritrea to deepen engagement with the worldwide neighborhood, together with United Nations businesses, to strengthen human rights and promote growth.
Speakers requested what the worldwide neighborhood may do to help search and assist measures for households of victims of enforced disappearance; how Eritrean civil society may very well be protected domestically and overseas; how indefinite nationwide service impacted the rights of the kid; how States may strengthen the function of civil society on the bottom; and the way the worldwide neighborhood may improve engagement with Eritrea.
Speakers additionally posed questions on prospects for a change to the established order in Eritrea and the way this may very well be inspired; how the worldwide neighborhood may guarantee accountability for violations dedicated by Eritrean armed forces in Ethiopia; what may very well be performed to deliver consideration to human rights violations in Eritrea; and steps to strengthen documentation and preservation of proof associated to human rights violations in Eritrea.
Concluding Remarks
MOHAMED ABDELSALAM BABIKER, Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs of human rights in Eritrea, congratulated the Government of Eritrea relating to the annual celebration of Martyrs’ Day. The Eritrean Government wanted to grasp that hundreds of Eritreans had been disappeared since independence. It was hoped they’d be thought-about on this Martyrs’ Day. Mr. Babiker agreed on the necessity to encourage optimistic engagement by Eritrea with worldwide mechanisms. It was vital to grasp what was meant by real cooperation. He had repeatedly engaged with the Government of Eritrea to reply and touch upon his report, however he had by no means acquired a response. It appeared that the Council was nonetheless divided. A real dialogue for the sake of the Eritrean folks and their human rights wanted to be realised. Recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry 10 years in the past had not been applied, nor have been these from the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review. Engagement wanted to be real, and this included the implementation of suggestions.
Mr. Babiker stated his mandate lined the state of affairs of Eritrean asylum seekers and refugees globally, in addition to these inside Eritrea. The nationwide navy service urgently wanted to be reformed. It discouraged college students from finishing their research and was affecting youngsters by way of their training. Regarding transparency and accountability in Tigray, there was a necessity for a selected accountability mechanism. There wanted to be a nationwide mechanism to fight instances of disappearance and detention. Civil society organizations wanted to be supported. The Council wanted to help the mandate and keep away from polarisation. It was vital that this mandate survived to assist the Eritrean folks.
Presentation of the Secretary-General’s Report on the Situation of Human Rights in IranReport
The Council has earlier than it the report on the state of affairs of human rights within the Islamic Republic of Iran(A/HRC/56/22).
Presentation of Report
NADA AL-NASHIF, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated the report of the Secretary-General on the state of affairs of human rights within the Islamic Republic of Iran lined the interval from 1 August 2023 to 31 March 2024. The report famous with severe concern the excessive variety of executions throughout the reporting interval. According to info acquired, no less than 834 people have been executed in 2023, which represented a 43 per cent improve from the earlier yr. Especially troubling was the 84 per cent improve in executions for drug-related offenses in 2023, the best determine in almost a decade. Minorities continued to be disproportionately affected by executions, with 20 per cent of all executions in 2023 affecting the Baluch minority. The report deplored the execution of two little one offenders in 2023 and urged the Government to introduce a direct moratorium on the loss of life penalty and prohibit the execution of all offenders beneath the age of 18 on the time of the alleged crime. It was deeply regrettable that throughout the reporting interval, two males have been executed in relation to the September 2022 nationwide protests, bringing the whole of these to 9.
Journalists and writers continued to be focused in connection to their work. In 2023, no less than 49 writers have been imprisoned. Artists had additionally been focused, together with artist Toomaj Salehi, later convicted and sentenced for “corruption on earth” which carried the loss of life penalty, over views expressed within the context of the 2022 protests. The report expressed continued concern in relation to the chastity and hijab invoice, which sought to strengthen necessary public hijab necessities for girls and ladies and launched extreme penalties for non-compliance. The report additionally highlighted the impression of the financial disaster on dwelling situations and entry to well being, meals and water. Thirty thousand youngsters with disabilities lacked entry to major training, whereas the regulation nonetheless permitted little one marriages for women as younger as 13 and boys as younger as 15.
Presentation of the Oral Update of the High Commissioner on Nicaragua
NADA AL-NASHIF, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that, within the interval for the reason that final replace to the Council in March this yr, the human rights state of affairs in Nicaragua remained of grave concern. The Government continued to develop undue restrictions on civic and democratic areas, whereas deepening its management over the judiciary and utilizing it to implement a scientific marketing campaign of repression. The Government’s actions had resulted in a perverse negation of the rule of regulation, with all of the establishments of the justice system getting used to persecute its precise or perceived opponents.
Thirty people – 5 girls and 25 males – had been arrested since March 2024 within the context of a crackdown on civic area. Overall, no less than 23 girls and 108 males have been nonetheless detained in reference to the human rights disaster, in line with civil society stories.
Unlawful and arbitrary arrests have been typically adopted by trials that didn’t meet fundamental ensures of due course of. The Office of the High Commissioner had documented 11 digital trials held with out applicable procedural ensures for the reason that final replace to the Council in March 2024. In this surroundings of sustained repression, detained political opponents, indigenous and non secular leaders, teachers and intellectuals have been held in inhumane jail situations, including to the struggling of victims and their households. Reports acquired by the Office included instances of detainees positioned in extended isolation, with out entry to healthcare, medicine, and hygiene gadgets or to household visits. Women detainees have been systematically denied sexual and reproductive healthcare providers.
Statements by Countries Concerned
ALI BAHREINI, Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Office at Geneva, talking as a rustic involved, stated Iran was against selective mandates within the Human Rights Council. Such prejudicial approaches had nothing to do with the safety and promotion of human rights. The real promotion of human rights may very well be obtained by cooperation with international locations involved. Iran was decided to boost cooperation with the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Iran would seem earlier than the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in an upcoming session and would actively take part in its subsequent Universal Periodic Review cycle.
Iranians had been disadvantaged of their financial, social and cultural rights as a consequence of unilateral coercive measures. It was of deep concern the human rights monitoring mechanisms have been suffocated from coping with this vital concern. Iran had generously shared its assets with the hundreds of refugees that it hosted from neighbouring international locations.
Iran solely applied the loss of life penalty for essentially the most severe crimes. Many efforts had been made to scale back the variety of crimes for which the loss of life penalty was utilized. Iran was dedicated to selling and defending human rights with respect to its cultural and non secular heritage.
Iran would quickly maintain nationwide elections, and the State would show as soon as once more that it rigorously promoted democracy and the voice of the folks.
WENDY MORALES URBINA, Attorney General of Nicaragua, talking as a rustic involved, stated Nicaragua was systematically implementing methods and mechanisms aimed toward securing the human rights of all Nicaraguans. The State targeted on enhancing well being, training, work, dwelling situations, and peace and safety throughout the State, despite the continued aggression and sanctions by the hands of the world’s imperialists. In this context, the fixed oral updates on the state of affairs in Nicaragua sought to feed division, disinformation and aggression in opposition to a rustic that was attempting to forge forward.
The inputs of those updates got here from a bunch that was a part of an outlined agenda that sought to make invisible Nicaragua’s human rights advances. This progress had by no means been recognised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, or by any group of consultants. For those that understood Nicaragua’s nationwide actuality, it was clear that these updates lacked worth and credibility and due to this fact the nation rejected them. Niagara requested the United Nations system to imagine its true function in safeguarding the human rights of peoples, worldwide regulation and peace amongst communities on the planet.
Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection in opposition to Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender IdReports
The Council has earlier than it the report of the Independent Expert on safety in opposition to violence and discrimination primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id, Graeme Reid (A/HRC/56/49). It additionally has earlier than it the stories of the earlier mandate holder, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, on his visits to the United Kingdom (A/HRC/56/49/Add.1), Cambodia (A/HRC/56/49/Add.2) and the United States (A/HRC/56/49/Add.3).
Presentation of Reports
GRAEME REID, Independent Expert on safety in opposition to violence and discrimination primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id, stated it was an honour to current his first report back to the Council as Independent Expert. He would additionally introduce three nation stories compiled by his predecessor. Today, he would handle the regarding development of the ever-expanding restrictions on the human rights to freedom of expression, peaceable meeting and affiliation, primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id. The report targeted on the impression of discriminatory legal guidelines on folks as a consequence of their sexual orientation or gender id. These legal guidelines have been typically a precursor to different severe human rights violations. Restrictive legal guidelines had proliferated lately with no less than 60 Member States limiting freedom of expression and 59 limiting peaceable meeting and affiliation.
The report was notably involved about so-called “propaganda” legal guidelines, “promotion of homosexuality” legal guidelines, and “international agent” legal guidelines, which served to limit the legit work of human rights defenders and their organizations. These legal guidelines all sought to limit public expression of identities for lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender people. In 2013 the Russian Federation handed the “homosexual propaganda” regulation, which made any impartial or optimistic expression of so-called nontraditional sexual relations within the presence of kids an offense. In the years following the passage of the anti-gay “propaganda” regulation, a number of related legal guidelines had been both proposed or enacted in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and past. An odious regulation that was handed in Uganda in 2023, the Anti-Homosexuality Act, supplied for the loss of life penalty for what the regulation phrases “aggravated homosexuality”. Similar laws was pending within the type of a invoice in Ghana, which was handed by parliament, however had not been signed into regulation.
On the optimistic aspect, many States had taken steps to make sure non-discrimination, and to guard freedoms of expression, peaceable meeting and affiliation throughout the board. Civil society teams may and did operate with out unjustified restrictions in quite a few jurisdictions. Many States had fulfilled their obligations to guard public-facing occasions, together with pleasure marches, from predictable, hostile assaults. The report included suggestions to States to assist shield the freedoms of expression, peaceable meeting and affiliation.
Mr. Reid prolonged his because of Albania for having accepted his request for a rustic go to, which might happen in July.
The Independent Expert then launched three nation stories compiled by his predecessor, Victor Madrigal-Borloz. In April and May 2023, his predecessor undertook a rustic go to to the United Kingdom. The report targeted on widespread considerations over poisonous political discourse, and the particular impression on the rights of transgender folks, amongst others. In January 2023, the mandate undertook a rustic go to to Cambodia. The report homed in on the social rejection confronted by lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex folks within the context of households, in addition to bullying in class, discrimination at work, and challenges accessing well being care. In August 2022, the Independent Expert undertook a go to to the United States. His report famous safety gaps on the federal stage and in elements of social inclusion in relation to well being, employment, training and housing. It additionally famous the destructive results of a plethora of regressive legal guidelines, together with the so-called “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” legal guidelines that had been proposed or enacted in a number of states.
Statements by Countries ConcernedCambodia, talking as a rustic involved, stated it famous the suggestions of the Independent Expert and welcomed his observations that there have been no vital ranges of violence and discrimination in opposition to folks of various sexual orientation and gender id within the State. Lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals may train their rights with out discrimination in Cambodia. The State social gathering was dedicated to recognising and selling the rights of lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals. These individuals may organise ceremonies and train their rights to freedom of expression. National insurance policies aimed to get rid of violence in opposition to lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals. Ongoing efforts in shut cooperation with related stakeholders had improved public solidarity with lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals. There wanted to be additional consciousness efforts to additional promote concord between folks of various spiritual beliefs and various sexual orientation and gender identities.United Kingdom, talking as a rustic involved, expressed gratitude to Victor Madrigal-Borloz for his go to to the United Kingdom. Such visits have been essential to the collective endeavour to upholding human rights and elementary freedoms. The Independent Expert had been capable of have interaction with senior officers and representatives of civil society organizations throughout the nation and had listened to totally different and various views. The United Kingdom was dedicated to defending lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals from violence and hate. Its efforts have been primarily based on sturdy knowledge assortment and cooperation with nationwide human rights institutes and civil society organizations, which have been mandated to guard and promote human rights. The United Kingdom was dedicated to selling the rights of all individuals of various sexual orientation and gender identities.United States, talking as a rustic involved, thanked the Independent Expert for presenting his report. The United States had appreciated the thoroughness wherein he carried out his go to. The United States was a champion of all individuals no matter gender id, and welcomed the scrutiny throughout the report. The State was not excellent and challenges remained. The United States was dedicated to progress and had taken steps for the reason that Expert’s go to, together with a prohibition on intercourse discrimination, and strengthening safety for college students and staff at federally funded colleges. Work was being performed to make sure immigration employees have been educated on lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex points and guaranteeing these in detention who recognized as lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex people have been handled pretty. Work was being performed to make sure these individuals may obtain entry to well being care, free from discrimination, together with for transgender youth in search of gender affirming care. Funding was being elevated to enhance psychological well being providers for lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex youth and to enhance homelessness of this group. The State was working to finish so-called conversion remedy practices within the United States and overseas. The State didn’t draw back from their flaws, however sought to enhance.Discussion
In the dialogue, some audio system, amongst different issues, thanked the Independent Expert for the presentation of his report, and reiterated unwavering help for his work and significant mandate. Speakers reaffirmed their sturdy dedication to respect, shield, and fulfil the total and equal enjoyment of all human rights by all lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals, together with the rights for freedom of meeting and affiliation and freedom of expression. The work of the mandate was pivotal to help initiatives to make sure lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex and gender-diverse folks lived free from inequality, together with relating to entry to civic area.
The findings of the report have been regarding, together with that no less than 60 Member States had legal guidelines that restricted the fitting to freedom of expression, and no less than 59 States had legal guidelines that restricted the rights to freedom of peaceable meeting and affiliation, primarily based on sexual orientation and gender id. The report highlighted that States more and more imposed restrictions that stripped lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals of their visibility and participation within the public sphere, solely primarily based on their sexual orientation and gender id. The extent, severity, and scope of those restrictions had escalated alarmingly throughout all areas, together with legal guidelines that allowed for capital punishment.
Discriminatory restrictions included criminalising public shows of same-sex affection, adopting insurance policies in opposition to complete sexuality training, and refusing to register organizations that work on sexual orientation or gender id. One speaker was notably involved with the misrepresentations of lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals as a risk to youngsters, the household or conventional values. These narratives typically distracted consideration from urgent violations of financial, social and cultural rights
The proliferation of such insurance policies wanted to be countered. Some audio system strongly condemned discriminatory legal guidelines, insurance policies and practices, and discriminatory political discourse in opposition to lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals, together with the criminalisation of consenting same-sex relations and conduct. All stakeholders ought to fight these dangerous measures. Speakers reiterated their solidarity with all lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals across the globe, resolutely advocating for his or her full and equal enjoyment of all human rights.
Questions requested to the Independent Expert included: how may restrictive legal guidelines and dangerous rhetoric in opposition to lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals be countered? What ought to States, tech firms and civil society do to make sure on-line security for lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and intersex individuals, so as to safeguard their human rights and shield individuals from digital violence and hate speech? How may States help the event of legal guidelines, insurance policies and practices aimed toward fulfilling the rights of all to freedom of expression, peaceable meeting and affiliation, together with within the digital area?
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