UN rules that criminalisation of same-sex intimacy between women violates key rights treaty
Major legal precedent could affect millions of lesbian & bisexual women
This webinar, hosted by the Human Dignity Trust and the Equal Rights Coalition, explores how the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women can and is being used to advance decriminalisation globally.
Hear from our Chief Executive Téa Braun, Monica Tabengwa from the United Nations Development Programme, Rosanna Flamer-Caldera from EQUAL GROUND Sri Lanka and Alba Rueda, Argentina's Special Representative on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Major legal precedent could affect millions of lesbian & bisexual women
This complaint, submitted in August 2018, challenges the criminalisation of lesbians and bisexual women in Sri Lanka. It was submitted by a lesbian who has experienced significant harassment, discrimination and stigma engendered by the current law.
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