Celebrating 10 years of the Yogyakarta Principles: What have we learnt and where to now? 3.3. FUTURE This theme encourages participants to reflect on the ‘gaps’ and the future of the Yogyakarta Principles in combination with other possible initiatives to protect and promote human rights relevant to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics. Key focus areas/sub-themes • Future of the Principles? • Complimentary initiatives? • Protecting and promoting rights relevant to sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics over the next 10 years. 3.4. WORKING METHOD OF THE CONFERENCE The Conference programme included interactive sessions based on group discussions and a work station format. These sessions were supplemented by plenary sessions. A summary of proceedings in these sessions are presented in the next section of this report. Participants Among the participants of the conference were: • Representatives of APF members including the NHRIs of Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Fiji, and Pakistan; • Representatives of Embassy of Sweden; Thailand Ministry of Justice; United States Agency for International Development (USAID); The Economist Intelligence Unit, Asia Pacific; Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law; Mahidol University; Chinese University of Hong Kong; UN Thailand Country Team; UN Independent Expert; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Population Fund; United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS; UN Women; • Representatives of civil society including APCOM Foundation; ARC International; ASEAN SOGIE Caucus; Asia Pacific Transgender Network; Bandhu Social Welfare Society; Blue Diamond Society; Buku Books; CamASEAN Youth’s Future; Common Language; Diverse Voices and Action for Equality Fiji; Fortify Rights; Forum for Dignity Initiatives; GAYa NUSANTARA; Global Action for Trans Equality; Global Forum on MSM and HIV; Health, Education and Research Association (H.E.R.A); Human Rights Law Center; Human Rights Watch; Information, Connecting and Sharing Center; International Service for Human Rights; Island of Southeast Asia Network on Male and Transgender Sexual Health; Korean Society of Law and Policy on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Manushya Foundation; National Transgender People Alliance of Myanmar (NTPAM); OII Australia/Intersex Day Project/Global Action for Trans Equality; OII Chinese; OutRight Action International; ASEAN SOGIE Caucus; OutRight Action International; Pacific Sexual Diversity Network & Rainbow Pride Foundation; PELANGI – Campaign for Equality and Human Rights Initiative; People Like Us Satu Hati; Planet Ally; Samoa Fa’afafine Association Inc.; Sampoorna India; Sangsan Anakot Yawachon Development Project; Sexuality Policy Watch; TIP for Human Rights in Nigeria; Venasa Transgender Network; Youth Voices Count. A full list of participants is included in Appendix 2. 8