Guidelines for the Implementation of the Advisory Opinion n. 24 on Legal Recognition of Gender Identity
This report, published by Synergía in collaboration with the Universal Civil Identity Program of the Americas (PUICA) of the OAS, establishes a series of technical guidelines to support the work of civil registries in the implementation of the standards established by the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights.
Togo: Alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee, June 2021
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Afrique Arc en Ciel – Togo (AAEC) – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by LGBT persons in Togo. The report was presented to the 132nd session of the UN Human Rights Committee.
Statement on Anniversary of the Adoption of ACHPR Resolution 275/2014
Statement published by AMSHeR and Synergía to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 275 on Protection against Violence and other Human Rights Violations against Persons on the basis of their real or imputed Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity – ACHPR/Res.275(LV)2014
DRC: Alternative report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, November 2017
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Mouvement pour la Promotion du Respect et Égalité des Droits et Santé (MOPREDS), Jeunialissime, Oasis Club Kinshasa, Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko, Le Mouvement pour les Libertés Individuelles (MOLI), and African Men for Sexual Health and Rights (AMSHeR) – highlights human rights violations and abuses based on real or imputed sexual orientation and gender identity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The report was presented to the 61st session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACmHPR).
Togo: Alternative report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, April 2018
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Afrique Arc en Ciel – Togo (AAEC) and African Men for Sexual Health and Rights (AMSHeR) – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by LGBT persons in Togo. The report was presented to the 62nd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACmHPR).
Uruguay: Alternative report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, January 2019
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Colectivo Ovejas Negras, Akahatá – Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Géneros, and the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and trans women in Uruguay. The report was presented to the 74th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Paraguay: Alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee, May 2019
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Asociación de Mujeres Trabajadoras Sexuales del Paraguay & UNES, Akahatá – Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Géneros, and the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by LGBTI persons in Paraguay. The report was presented to the 126th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC).
Paraguay: Alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee, May 2019
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Aireana – Grupo por los Derechos de las Lesbianas, Akahatá – Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Géneros, and the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by LGBTI persons in Paraguay. The report was presented to the 126th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC).
Mexico: Alternative report to the UN Committee Against Torture, April 2019
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Transversal, Acción sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad, Akahatá – Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Géneros, and the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by persons with disabilities in Mexico. The report was presented to the 66th session of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT).
Guatemala: Alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee, February 2018
This alternative report – drafted in collaboration with Organización Trans Reinas de la Noche (OTRANS), Red Nacional de Personas Trans (REDTRANS Guatemala), Red Nacional de Diversidad Sexual (REDNADS), Red de Personas Trans de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (REDLACTRANS), and Center for International Human Rights of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law – highlights human rights violations and abuses experienced by trans women in Guatemala. The report was presented to the 122nd session of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC).