First report of human rights of LGBT Americans

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Posted by Administrator in Forign Policy on December 15, 2011  |  0 Comments More from this author  |

The report, released today by the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, outlines “a pattern of human rights violations… that demands a response,” and says governments have too often overlooked violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The report documents homophobic and transphobic violence. The document records from every region of the world, writing down kidnappings, assults, rapes, and threats of deprivations of liberty.

“Violence against LGBT persons tends to be especially vicious compared to other bias-motivated crimes,” the report notes, citing data indicating that homophobic hate crimes often include “a high degree of cruelty and brutality.”

For the longest time, violent acts against LGBT wasn't reported in fear of being outed or even more attacks.

The report – prepared in response to a request from the UN Human Rights Council earlier this year – draws from information included in past UN reporting, official statistics on hate crimes where there are available, and reporting by regional organizations and some non-governmental organizations (NGOs).