Challenges faced by groups most at risk when exercising or seeking to exercise the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and/or of association 2014, para. 20
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[International human rights instruments that protect the rights of particular groups specifically recognize directly or indirectly the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for those groups:] The obligation of States to safeguard the human rights of LGBTI people is well established in international human rights law on the basis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which, in article 1, unequivocally reads: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Moreover, it is enshrined in the jurisprudence and interpretation of State obligations arising from international human rights law by numerous United Nations human rights treaty bodies. In its resolution 17/19, the Human Rights Council expressed concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Person(s) affected
LGBTQI+
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/29, para. 20.