United States Accepts UN Recommendations for Improving LGBT Rights at Home

[William769]

Today the US State Department released its response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights record of the United States. Of the 228 recommendations made by countries around the world to the United States, three of the recommendations (86, 112, and 116) relate to LGBT rights. The United States officially accepted all three LGBT recommendations today.

The Council for Global Equality and the Human Rights Campaign have engaged with the Universal Periodic Review process to ensure inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the review of the United States’ human rights record, and are pleased that the United States today has officially and formally accepted these recommendations.

Since this was the first time that the United States has been reviewed by this relatively new UN process, it is also the first time that our nation publicly committed to the world community the intention to do more to combat violence and discrimination against LGBT American citizens. HRC and the Council for Global Equality intend to continue their work to ensure these recommendations are fully implemented by our government.

http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2011/03/united-states-accepts-un-recommendations-for-improving-lgbt-rights-at-home/

Sorry if this has been posted. I did not see it.

I have been looking for more information on this part of the article but have not found it yet ((86, 112, and 116) relate to LGBT rights.) If anyone has more information it would be greatly appreciated.

[JackBeck]

1. Found some more information:

The following recommendations enjoy our support:

86. We agree that no one should face violence or discrimination in access to public services based on sexual orientation or their status as a person in prostitution, as this recommendation suggests.

112. We have recently taken concrete steps to address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and are engaged in further efforts.

Can't find anything about 116, at the moment.

[William769]

2. Thank you!

[JackBeck]

4. Still looking for specifics.

I can't seem to find a copy of the report, just a response from the United States.

[LonePirate]

3. There are only three recommendations? LGBT rights have a lot further to go than that.