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U.N. Human Rights Council's Crucial Vote for LGBT Rights
GENEVA, JUL 7 – The mandate renewal passed with 29 votes in favor despite opposition and U.S. withdrawal, continuing efforts to combat global violence and discrimination against LGBT and gender diverse people.
- On 7 July 2025, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted to extend the SOGI expert’s mandate for three years despite the absence of the United States.
- The 7 July 2025 vote saw 50 NGOs and six Latin American countries push for renewal, despite U.S. withdrawal and regional opposition, securing a three-year extension.
- The 29-15 vote, with three abstentions, shows broad support from countries like Chile and Kenya despite U.S. withdrawal and opposition from several African nations and Qatar.
- The U.N. Human Rights Council's 2025 renewal of the SOGI mandate supports ongoing global LGBT rights efforts, despite U.S. withdrawal and opposition, with ILGA World calling it a "spark of hope."
- Since its creation in 2016, the mandate has issued 17 reports, visited 11 countries, and been renewed three times, demonstrating increasing international support for long-term LGBT rights advocacy.
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UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of LGBTQ+ rights expert
The United Nations voted to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on Monday. The UN Human Rights Council adopted the resolution with 29 votes in favor, 15 votes against, and 3 abstentions in its 59th session. The renewal of the mandate for another three years reaffirms the core Universal Declaration of Human Rights principle that “all h…
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