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JUNE 17, 2011 - The Human Rights Council has taken a first bold step into territory previously considered off-limits.

(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council has taken a landmark step forward by addressing for the first ( PDF ) time violence and wt:discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today. The council, in the session that ended on June 17, 2011, also sent a strong signal that human rights violations in Belarus should end, but mustered only a muted response to the crisis in Yemen and no mention at all of Bahrain’s continuing crackdown, Human Rights Watch said. Affirming the fundamental principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the council passed a resolution expressing "grave concern" at the discrimination and violence experienced by people all over the world because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. "The Human Rights Council has taken a first bold step into territory previously considered off-limits," said Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch. "We hope this groundbreaking step will spur greater efforts to address the horrible abuses and discrimination against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity." 

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Forced sex ( or gender ) re-assignement surgery after birth ( articles: 1 (PDF) 2 (PDF), go ahead and search on your own. You will be afraid, what is still happening today! )

Problems with the gender marker on offical documents ( ID-card, passport, social security, … ) Isn’t it scary, that law firms can "specialize" on such issues?

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