Editing Right to sexuality (section)

==The United Nations==
{{Main| Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at the United Nations}}

On June 17, 2011 the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in a Resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, adopted by a vote of 23 in favour, 19 against, and 3 abstentions, requested the commission of a study to document discriminatory laws and acts of violence against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref>[http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11167&LangID=E UN Human Rights Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624081557/http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11167&LangID=E |date=2011-06-24 }}, June 17, 2011; see also [https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38762 UN rights body hits out against violence based on sexual orientation], (2011) UN News Centre.</ref>

The 2011 Resolution was intended to shed light on how international human rights could be used to prevent acts of violence and discrimination against people of diverse sexual orientation.

On 15 December 2011 the first Report on human rights of LGBT people was released by the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]].<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/19session/A.HRC.19.41_English.pdf Report on Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity], UN Human Rights Council, 17 November 2011.</ref>

The Report made the following recommendations. In order to prevent such acts of violence occurring, [[United Nations Member States]] are recommended to:<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/19session/A.HRC.19.41_English.pdf Report on Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity], UN Human Rights Council, 17 November 2011, at [84].</ref>
* Promptly investigate all reported killings and serious incidents of violence against LGBT people, regardless of whether carried out privately or publicly, by State or non-State actors, ensuring accountability for such violations and the establishment of reporting mechanisms for such incidents.
* Take measures to prevent torture and other forms of cruel, [[inhuman or degrading treatment]], ensure accountability for such violations and establish reporting mechanisms.
* Repeal laws that criminalize homosexuality, same-sex sexual conduct, other criminal laws that detain people based on their sexuality and abolish the death penalty for offences involving consensual sexual relations within same-sex relationships.
* Enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, ensuring that combating discrimination based on sexual orientation is in the mandates of national human rights bodies.
* Ensure that freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly can be exercised safely without discrimination on sexual orientation or gender identity.
* Implement appropriate training programmes for law enforcement personnel, and support public information campaigns to counter homophobia and transphobia amongst the general public and in schools.
* Facilitate legal recognition of preferred gender of transgender persons.

Further action is yet to be taken by the United Nations, although a proposed declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity was brought before the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 2008. However, that declaration has not been officially adopted by the General Assembly and remains open for signatories.