Report of the Conference Group 3: Engaging CSOs Rapporteur Bin Xu, Common Language • There is an urgent need to educate the community to increase their awareness on the reality of LGBTI rights • Train young and passionate activists to be vocal about ongoing serious violations of rights • Develop and widely use creative promotional materials on the Yogyakarta Principles, such as comic books and mobile phone apps • There is a need to be creative in translating the language of the Yogyakarta Principles not only into the local language, but also to the local context • Fiji developed a submission to the Constitution using the language of the Yogyakarta Principles, through the initiative of the community groups • Activists can use the Yogyakarta Principles when drafting reports to the international mechanisms • Build alliances in national and international advocacy to promote the Principles and their application • Include a rights based approach in SOGIESC based research • Economic cost approach works with LGBTI rights – community based organisations could lead this work • The almost total absence of intersex issues and language in the Yogyakarta Principles should be addressed. 21