12. Find or provide neutral and safe places for a constructive engagement between persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, their families and the wider community. 13. Foster dialogue with government agencies about the wider implications of discrimination including access to social services, employment, and health services including HIV prevention, treatment and care services. Raise awareness within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community 14 Provide human rights education and information about remedies for human rights violations to persons of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity. 15 Disseminate and promote the Yogyakarta Principles, especially to those whose rights they affirm, including in local languages. 16 Support capacity building in the areas of legal literacy, remedies, human rights and advocacy skills for people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity. Raise awareness within the judiciary and law enforcement 17. Build the capacity of law enforcement officers, members of the judiciary, other judicial officers, lawyers, and the providers of social services (including health and HIV prevention, treatment and care services) to interact appropriately with persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. This includes providing them with information on best practice and assisting in the development of protocols, as well as providing or fostering the provision of education and training. In particular, training should concentrate on how best to address violence and discrimination directed at persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity through supportive laws, policing, education and care. 18. Encourage the sharing of information between members of the judiciary and other judicial officers within and across jurisdictions in the region and the sharing of experiences from other regions where appropriate. 19 Encourage the sharing of information and best practice between law enforcement officers and those providing social services within and across jurisdictions in the region and share experience from outside the Asia Pacific region where appropriate. Raise awareness within the education system 20. Include in the general human rights education conducted by NHRIs and others (including in schools) education on the human rights of persons of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity in order to nurture understanding of human pluralism and to foster the respect for human rights of all. 21. Educate and work with teachers and Ministries of Education and other educational professionals to protect and promote the human rights of students and teachers of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, with a view to ensuring their full participation in school life. It is particularly important to ensure that such students (and teachers) are free from harassment, violence and bullying (both physical and psychological). ACJ Report: Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 35

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