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UN-Menschenrechtsrat verlängert Mandat des UN-Experten für SOGI

Genf, Juli 2022

UN-Mitschnitt Web TV, Germany Vice-President, Copyright: Sarah Kohrt, Hirschfeld-Eddy Stiftung

23 Ja-Stimmen, sieben Enthaltungen und 17 Nein-Stimmen: mit diesem knappen Ergebnis hat der UN-Menschenrechtsrat in Genf am 7. Juli 2022 das Mandat des UN-Experten gegen Gewalt aufgrund der sexuellen Orientierung und Geschlechtsidentität (SOGI) erneuert.

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Resolution adopted after an historic debate on systemic racism and police brutality — revives the global fight for racial justice

Michelle Bachelet

On 19 June 2020, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights “to prepare a report on systemic racism, violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, especially those incidents that resulted in the death of George Floyd and other Africans and people of African descent, to contribute to accountability and redress for victims”.

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LGBTI advocacy at the UN Human Rights Council

Online talk with Julia Ehrt from ILGA World and Helmut Metzner from the LSVD on 2 June 2020

In the first event of the series “Leave no one behind! Development cooperation and LGBTI perspectives”, Julia Ehrt, director of programs at ILGA World (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association), gave an overview of the structure and tasks of the Human Rights Council and of ILGA’s activities.

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Fannyann Eddy hat so viel bewirkt — Einladung zum Web-Talk mit Liz Frank, Women´s Leadership Centre Namibia

Die Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung lädt herzlich ein zum Web-Talk mit Liz Frank, Programmleiterin des Women’s Leadership Centre (WLC) Namibia am Mittwoch, 16. Dezember 2020, 17:00 – 18:00 Uhr
Moderation: Axel Hochrein, Vorstand Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung

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Advocacy at the UN for LBTQ women’s rights — An overview from ILGA World

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How is civil society advocating at the UN for the rights of LBTQ women? How can successes achieved by e.g. the CEDAW Committee be used to move national policies forward? What experience has been gained in strategic processes and community-based lobbying? ILGA World held a web seminar on this topic together with IWRAW Asia Pacific and RFSL in April 2020.

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Einsatz für die Rechte von LBTQ-Frauen* bei der UN ILGA World schafft einen Überblick

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Wie funktioniert zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement für die Rechte von LBTQ-Frauen* bei den Vereinten Nationen? Wie können Erfolge beispielsweise beim CEDAW-Ausschuss für eine progressive nationale Politik verwendet werden? Welche Erfahrungen gibt es mit strategischer Prozessführung und community-basierter Lobbyarbeit? ILGA World hat gemeinsam mit IWRAW Asia Pacific und RFSL im April 2020 ein Web-Seminar zu dem Thema veranstaltet.

CEDAW schafft den Raum für politische Fürsprache, es hat einen spezifischen Fokus auf Frauenrechte und marginalisierte Gemeinschaften, in denen NGOs eine wichtige Rolle spielen“, sagt Marisa Hutchinson von International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW). Ihre Organisation unterstützt Aktivist*innen während der Berichterstattung an den CEDAW-Ausschuss mit Mentoring zu taktischer und strategischer Lobbyarbeit.

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Family diversity in Geneva – A side event on families and religion at the UN Human Rights Council

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How can different types of families be better protected during and after the Covid-19 pandemic? Who decides what a family is, and (how) is religion being instrumentalised for this purpose? What obligations do UN member states have regarding family diversity? These are just some of the questions that civil society organizations discussed at a side event for the UN Human Rights Council.

Our goals are to make family diversity more visible and to highlight the experience and reality of rainbow families in different regional, cultural and religious contexts,” says Maria von Känel, co-founder and board member of International Family Equality Day (IFED), a global network for family diversity.

Throughout human history there have always been different models of family and community life,” adds Simon Petitjean from the Global Interfaith Network. “The UN system and its states have a responsibility to respect the human rights of all family members without distinction of any kind, and this is of particular importance in times of crisis when inequalities are heightened and reinforced.”

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Our woman in Geneva: Patience pays off, Silke Voß-Kyeck reports on the UN Human Rights Council

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As part of a project to raise the profile of international debates on human rights, Dr. Silke Voß-Kyeck discussed the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva – its work and history as well as current focuses – in an informative online talk with Sarah Kohrt from the Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation on July 28. Voß-Kyeck earned a doctorate in political science and worked at Amnesty International Deutschland for many years before becoming the HRC reporter for our umbrella organization Forum Menschenrechte* in 2019, or simply “our woman in Geneva”.

Civil society plays an important role

The HRC was established in its current form in 2006, and has 47 member states. It meets for a total of ten weeks a year, but can also convene for special sessions on pressing issues and developments. Germany is one of the current members, coinciding with its membership in the UN Security Council. Since 2006, members have been elected for a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms in order to prevent long-term entrenched structures. More than 5,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world have consultative status at the HRC, which enables them to make brief presentations in the round assembly hall, submit statements, and organize side events in the complex of buildings that used to house the League of Nations in Geneva – events which right now may only be held online.

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Web-Talk: Religion first? The Trump administration´s backlash against international law

Secretary Pompeo´s “Commission on Unalienable Rights”.Hirschfeld-Eddy-Foundation cordially invites you to a Web-talk with Mark Bromley, Chair of the Council for Global Equality (CGE) about the Trump adminstration´s attempt to redefine Human Rights. 

When: Tuesday, 15 September, 17–18 CEST
Who: Mark Bromley, JD, Chair of the Council for Global Equality
Moderator: Sarah Kohrt, Hirschfeld-Eddy-Foundation

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Pompeo’s clear interest is to undermine the growing consensus that universally accepted human rights can be claimed by all vulnerable minorities, including LGBTI people and women who wish to control their own bodies.” Julie Dorf, Council for Global Equality

Until recently, clear progress had been made in the movement towards women´s rights and the human rights of LGBTI people. In the UN and other multilateral institutions the United States had a global leadership role regarding the rights of LGBTI people. Along with other states, the US always voted in favor of these rights. But now the U.S. appears to have changed sides.

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Diverse Familien in Genf – ein Side Event zu Familie und Religion beim UN-Menschenrechtsrat

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Wie können diverse Familien während und nach der Covid-19 Pandemie besser geschützt werden? Wer bestimmt was eine Familie ist und (wie) wird Religion dafür instrumentalisiert?  Welche Verpflichtungen haben UN-Mitgliedsstaaten diversen Familien gegenüber? Dies sind nur einige Fragen, die zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen bei einem Side-Event des UN-Menschenrechtsrats diskutierten.

Unser Ziel ist es, die Vielfalt von Familien sichtbarer zu machen und Erfahrungen und Realitäten von Regenbogenfamilien in unterschiedlichen regionalen, kulturellen und religiösen Kontexten darzustellen“, betont Maria von Känel, Gründerin und Vorstandsangehörige des globalen Netzwerks für Familiendiversität IFED, International Family Equality Day.