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From 15 to 26 of March 2021, GIN-SSOGIE participated in the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). Because of the pandemic, the annual two-week session this year met online. The CSW65 held more than 700 side events and GIN was represented in some...
During the latest, 46th session of the HRC, GIN intervened in 3 interactive dialogues of 3 different UN Special Rapporteurs. 3 members of GIN were able to speak during sessions regarding : – Freedom of Religion or Belief; – Cultural Rights; – Minority Issues. For the interactive dialogue of...
[caption id="attachment_7695" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo by Sam Lion from Pexels[/caption] Duration: 8 months, beginning on 6th April 2021 How to apply: Please send a CV and cover letter to info@gin-ssogie.org Deadline for applications: March 26th 2020 This is an exciting opportunity to join the Global Interfaith Network, a global South/East-focused membership...
Open Letter from the Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa, one of our partners, to the Most Rev. Philip Naameh, Chair of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, in light of the anti-LGBTIQ+ violence and discrimination occurring in that country. Read more here: Open Letter from the...
A FURTHER CALL ON UNHCR TO URGENTLY OFFER PROTECTION TO LGBTQ+ REFUGEES IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMPFor immediate releaseFeb. 26, 2021. On February 19, 2021, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) initiated and hosted a dialogue at the Danish Refugee Council. In attendance were; LGBTQ+ refugees in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 18, 2021. On the eve of a long overdue dialogue meeting between the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Block 13, the highest concentration of LGBTQ+ refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, we call upon the camp management and UNHCR to evacuate all LGBTQ+...
On September 28th, 2020, the Global Interfaith Network (GIN-SSOGIE) hosted a side event during the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on “The Impact of Faith on LGBTI People During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Fiji and the...
For several years, and increasingly so in recent years, there has been a growing politicization of religion(s) and a hijacking of social concepts such as the family, traditional values as well as gender and sexuality within local, regional and international arenas. Such spaces are being...
The Human Rights Council (HRC) is an intergovernmental organ of the United Nations system mandated to reinforce the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. It is also mandated to address situations of human rights violations and to make recommendations regarding human rights...
GIN co-hosted a side event on Recognition and Respect for Family Diversity in Times of Global Pandemic The international human rights system has for a very long time made strong efforts to protect the family, its individual members, and in all its diversity across history, regions,...
