Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

The first side event “Killings and Violence against Women based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” will take place on 5 March 2013 (16h30) at the Armenian Convention Center
630 2nd Avenue (at 35^th street)

Panelists

TAMARA ADRIAN (Venezuela)

General Director of Diverlex Diversidad e Igualdad a Través de la Ley,

World Trans Secretary of ILGA

MONICA TABENGWA (Botswana)

Africa Researcher, LGBT Program, Human Rights Watch

KIM VANCE (Canada)

Co-Director, ARC International

Moderator

CYNTHIA ROTHSCHILD (USA)

Consultant, COC Netherlands

Around the world, people are targeted for violence and discrimination because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. Lesbians, transgender and other gender non-conforming people – in both the global North and South – are particularly at risk. This violence, including rape, extrajudicial killings and torture is omnipresent and is often undocumented and under-reported. panelists will discuss research and activist and UN responses.

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The second side event. also in the margin of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York is entitled “Women Human Rights Defenders: a resource at risk?” on obligations and practical measures to support women human rights defenders and protect them from intimidation, reprisals and violence.

DATE: 12 March 2013, 3:00 PM –4:15 PM
VENUE: Conference Room B, United Nations North Lawn Building
RSVP TO: mairead.glynn@dfa.ie

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