Governments Condemn Extrajudicial Executions in Seminal UN Vote - Historic First Condemnation of Killings Based on Gender Identity
EM PORTUGUÊS LOGO ABAIXO. Governments Condemn Extrajudicial Executions in Seminal UN Vote Historic First Condemnation of Killings Based on Gender Identity November 21, 2012 (New York) An international coalition of organizations dedicated to human rights celebrated yesterday’s historic vote in the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to pass resolution A/C.3/67/L.36 condemning extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The vote reversed the events of 2010 when the same body voted to strip the resolution of reference to "sexual orientation." The UNGA also expanded upon its commitment to the universality of human rights by including "gender identity" for the first time in the resolution’s history. The resolution, which is introduced biennially in the Third Committee, urges States to protect the right to life of all people, including by calling upon States to investigate killings based on discriminatory grounds. It was introduced...