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Pressure U.N. to Accredit LGBT Rights Group
  1. Signatures
    227 out of 500
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    1. Secretary of State (+ 1 other)
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      • Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton)
      • U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (Susan Rice)
  2. Created By
    Dana Rudolph
    Boston, MA
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Several countries sitting on the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations have blocked the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) from being granted “consultative status.” The status would give IGLHRC the right to attend meetings of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), submit written statements, and participate in a variety of other U.N. functions.

The United States and Britain supported IGLHRC, however, and Reuters reports that the U.S. and Europeans will push for ECOSOC itself to accredit IGLHRC. The U.N. Economic and Social Council last July granted consultative status to a Brazilian LGBT group, and did so in 2007 and 2008 for Canadian, Swedish and Spanish groups.

Recent incidents in Malawi, Pakistan, and Uganda underscore the need to ensure human rights for LGBT people around the world. The U.S. State Department is already speaking out to protect those rights. Please urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice to work with ECOSOC so that IGLHRC may obtain consultative status.

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Please Urge ECOSOC to Grant Consultative Status to IGLHRC

Greetings,

Several countries sitting on the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations have prevented the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) from being granted consultative status. IGLHRC advocates for people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

The United States and Britain supported IGLHRC, however, and Reuters reports that the U.S. and Europeans will push for the U.N. Economic and Social Council itself to accredit IGLHRC. The U.N. Economic and Social Council last July granted consultative status to a Brazilian LGBT group, and it did so in 2007 and 2008 for Canadian, Swedish and Spanish groups.

Recent incidents in Malawi, Pakistan, and Uganda underscore the need to ensure human rights for LGBT people around the world. The U.S. State Department is already speaking out to protect those rights. I urge you to work with ECOSOC so that IGLHRC may obtain consultative status and more effectively apply its expertise in LGBT human rights around the globe.

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