Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the APF or the UNDP concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ISBN 978-0-9942513-6-7 (print) ISBN 978-0-9942513-7-4 (electronic) Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in relation to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics: A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions © Copyright Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the United Nations Development Programme June 2016 No reproduction is permitted without prior written consent from the APF or the UNDP. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub 3rd Floor, United Nations Service Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200 Thailand Credits United Nations, UNDP, UNESCO and UN Women photographs are copyright and all rights in connection with their usage remain with these entities. Copyright of all other photographs in this manual remain with the individual artists. Cover photographs Left: Pride rainbow flags by Chomiji, reproduced under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license. Centre: Participants at the Being LGBTI in Asia, 2015 Regional Dialogue on LGBTI Human Rights and Health in the Asia-Pacific. Photo by UNDP/W. Field. Bottom: Participants at the Being LGBTI in Asia, Asia-Pacific Consultation on LGBTI Bullying. Photo by UNESCO/UNDP/V. Dithajohn.