The discussion, titled “LGBTQ+ Legal Challenges: Global Perspectives and Pro Bono Solutions,” brought together experts from a diverse range of backgrounds to highlight and discuss the legal challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community globally, explore international human rights laws concerning LGBTQ+ rights, and share best practices from different regions to promote equality and justice. Watch the full event here Human Rights and Access to Justice Program Senior Staff Attorney Romina Canessa and Pedro Reyes, Partner at Baker McKenzie and a member of the Vance Center Committee, welcomed attendees to the discussion. They were followed by a video address from Graeme... read more
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Vance Center Marks Human Rights Day with Event on LGBTQ+ Rights and Pro Bono
Posted on December 18, 2024
Vance Center Organizes Dialogue on Rights of LGBTQ+ Persons in Venezuela
Posted on November 27, 2023On November 22, the Vance Center organized and led a meeting between Venezuelan human rights organizations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Commissioner and Rapporteur on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Bisexual, and Intersex Persons, Roberta Clarke, to address urgent issues related to LGBTQ+ rights, including violence against transgender individuals. In the meeting, the representatives of civil society groups, including national organizations Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia contra LGBTQIA+, Defiende Venezuela, and Caleidoscopio Humano, and Okay.no from Zulia state, noted several recent incidents of deadly violence targeting transgender women. The cases included a transgender woman killed by an... read more