In this joint written statement Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch welcome the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on “Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity” A/HRC/29/23, which will be presented to the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 3 July 2015). It highlights some of the organisations’ ongoing concerns about this issue, with a focus on recommendations to the Council.
