orientation or gender identities. Such protections should recognise the special position of children and the obligation to ensure that the ‘best interests of the child’ should be the determining factor in relation to decisions regarding medical treatment. 53. Advocate for governments and the medical profession to discourage the use of diagnostic categorisations, such as "gender identity disorder" which stigmatise transgender people as mentally ill and undermine the legitimacy of sex reassignment procedures. 54. Advocate the promotion of human rights programmes that reflect the full range of human rights (including economic, social and cultural rights) and remedies for the breach of those rights for all persons, including persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. Asia Pacific Forum We recommend that the Asia Pacific Forum: 55. Help organise mutual exchanges between NHRIs to support NHRIs in their work on the human rights of persons of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity. 56. Encourage mutual sharing across NHRIs of best practice including assistance as to how to begin work in this area. 57. Organise subregional meetings to share information about participatory processes and shared cultural issues relating to the promotion and protection of the human rights of persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. 58. Work on encouraging the development of toolkits on the various issues that can be used throughout the region. 59. Review the progress towards the implementation of these recommendations at regular intervals. 60. Engage with the UN and institutional mechanisms such as the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions about the work NHRIs in the region are doing with regard to the human rights of persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. ACJ Report: Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 39