Celebrating 10 years of the Yogyakarta Principles: What have we learnt and where to now?
• Right to privacy is not sufficiently applied or observed
• Social exclusion and restrictions on the promotion of sexuality.
Question 2: Roles of specific actors
Parliamentarians
• Repeal oppressive laws, select committee hearing reports, inclusion civil society, allocation of more
budget for legal protection.
Government agencies
• Develop more comprehensive legal reforms; affirmative action for LGBTI people
• Law enforcement agencies should ensure respect for bodily autonomy.
Judiciary
• Address issues of discrimination.
NHRIs
• Awareness raising programme for state actors, conducting research, advocating for legal
reformation, advocating for UPR, SDGs & other Human Rights mechanisms, supporting legal
proceedings.
Service providers
• Lawyers, doctors and other service providers: addressing third gender or other forms of gender
diversity.
Professional associations
• Develop guidelines for law enforcement agencies on particular LGBTI issues.
CSOs/CBOs
• Create more awareness and education.
UN agencies
• Better coordination with advocates and national institutions.
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