U.N. Human Rights Council Urged to Vote in Favor of Key Positions for Advancing Equality

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed support for the creation of the position of U.N. Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) and for the renewal of the mandate of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The organization offered its support for both positions in a letter to the U.S. Representative to the U.N.