Groundbreaking Principles On Sexual Orientation And Human Rights Released


	Groundbreaking Principles On Sexual Orientation And Human Rights Released

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4-19-2007 9:45 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6737e077-960b-495c-ac9f-4118c621d629/13AE8BB6-23E9-4ED8-9E33-2DC38F57373E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67842&nfid=al" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67842&nfid=al" style="font-size: 11px;">www.medicalnewstoday.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67842&nfid=al">The "Yogyakarta Principles" call for worldwide action against violence, 
discrimination and abuse, by governments, the UN human rights system, national 
human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations, and others. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67842&nfid=al">The 29 principles contained in the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of 
International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender 
Identity establish the first ever set of principles on sexual orientation and 
gender identity, and are based upon a comprehensive analysis of current 
international human rights laws.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67842&nfid=al">The full text of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International 
Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity is 
available at: <A href="http://yogyakartaprinciples.org/" 
target=_blank>http://yogyakartaprinciples.org/</A><BR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67842&nfid=al">They were launched to coincide with the UN Human Rights Council's session in 
Geneva, where, in 2006, 54 States called for the Council to act against 
egregious violations of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 
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