The issue of gay rights consistently sparks heated debate at the United Nations. Human Rights Council, based in Geneva, created the position in June and in September appointed Vitit Muntarbhorn of Thailand, who has a three-year mandate to investigate abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.īeing gay is a crime in at least 73 countries, the U.N. General Assembly 84 to 77 with 16 abstentions, a month after African states made a similar unsuccessful move in the General Assembly's third committee, which deals with human rights. independent investigator appointed to help protect gay and transgender people worldwide from violence and discrimination. UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - African states narrowly failed on Monday for a second time to halt the work of the first U.N. Russia, several African countries and Egypt said they would not recognize mandate of gay rights investigator and would not cooperate with him
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