“This is another historic victory, not only for communities of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, but for humanity as a whole.” (Geneva, July 12, 2019) - In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert focusing on the protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The resolution was adopted by...

ASC and Save the Children recently organized a regional learning session on child rights and SOGIESC. The activity aimed to foster dialogue between LGBTIQ and child rights advocates, to identify the common points between child rights and LGBTIQ advocacy, and to generate recommendations for collaborative actions. This activity is one of the steps done by ASC to mainstream SOGIESC issues within key human rights issues relevant to the region....