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Deploring the use of external pressure and coercive measures against States,
particularly developing countries, including through the use and threat of use of economic
sanctions and/or the application of conditionality to official development assistance, with
the aim of influencing the relevant domestic debates and decision-making processes at the
national level,
Concerned by any attempt to undermine the international human rights system by
seeking to impose concepts or notions pertaining to social matters, including private
individual conduct, that fall outside the internationally agreed human rights legal
framework, and taking into account that such attempts constitute an expression of disregard
for the universality of human rights,
Underlining that the present resolution should be implemented while ensuring
respect for the sovereign right of each country as well as its national laws, development
priorities, the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people,
and should also be in full conformity with universally recognized international human
rights,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007,
1.
Reaffirms that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,
and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or
other status;
2.
Strongly deplores acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the
world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity;
3.
Decides to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on
protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender
identity, with the following mandate:
(a)
To assess the implementation of existing international human rights
instruments with regard to ways to overcome violence and discrimination against persons
on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity, while identifying both best
practices and gaps;
(b)
To raise awareness of violence and discrimination against persons on the
basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and to identify and address the root
causes of violence and discrimination;
(c)
To engage in dialogue and to consult with States and other relevant
stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, programmes and funds, regional human
rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and
academic institutions;
(d)
To work in cooperation with States in order to foster the implementation of
measures that contribute to the protection of all persons against violence and discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
(e)
To address the multiple, intersecting and aggravated forms of violence and
discrimination faced by persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity;
(f)
To conduct, facilitate and support the provision of advisory services,
technical assistance, capacity-building and international cooperation in support of national
efforts to combat violence and discrimination against persons on the basis of their sexual
orientation or gender identity;
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