Title | Yogyakarta Principles - Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity |
Publisher | International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) |
Publication Date | March 2007 |
Topics | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Sexual and reproductive rights |
Other Languages / Attachments | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish |
Cite as | International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Yogyakarta Principles - Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity, March 2007, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/48244e602.html [accessed 30 September 2016] |
Comments | Drafted, developed and discussed by a group of human rights experts. Following an expertsÂ’ meeting held at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 6 to 9 November 2006, 29 experts from 25 countries with diverse backgrounds and expertise relevant to issues of human rights law unanimously adopted the Yogyakarta Principles. |
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