Types of Violence - - International

Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity

15.05.2015 / Created by (EMWF)

This study brings together the discriminatory laws and practices as well as acts of violence committed against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity in all fields (employment, healthcare, education, family...). It sheds light on the states' obligations in terms of human rights and how international human rights law can be used to end violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity with reference to the sources of the UN, regional organizations, national associations and non-governmental organizations.

Infos

  • Type of publication : Study / Report
  • Author : Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Droits de l' Homme(HCDH)
  • Publishing house : United Nations
  • Publication date : 2011
  • Number of pages : 25
  • Language : English

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