LGBT Rights
LGBT rights are an issue going on for several years. Despite the existent opposition, in 2011 resolution A/HRC/17/L.9/Rev.1 passed affirming LGBT rights. An important facet of the issue is the necessary legalization of LGBT rights in countries where it is vehemently opposed, in specific countries the penalty can even reach capital punishment. Hopefully the discussion will be succesful in granting further rights to the LGBT community throughout the UN.
Useful Links:
http://www.voanews.com/content/some-african-countries-pushing-for-tougher-anti-gay-laws/1831413.html
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/06/17/un-passes-gay-rights-resolution/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/lgbt-rights
http://www.voanews.com/content/some-african-countries-pushing-for-tougher-anti-gay-laws/1831413.html
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/06/17/un-passes-gay-rights-resolution/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/lgbt-rights