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The 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from 11 September to 13 October. Below, you will find information on some of the key sexual rights-related: Resolutions Panel discussions Oral statements Side Events

The 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from 11 September to 13 October. Below, you will find information on some of the key sexual rights-related: Resolutions Panel discussions Oral statements Side Events

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme (CDH) des Nations Unies a tenu sa 54e session du 11 septembre au 13 octobre. Vous trouverez ci-dessous des informations sur certains des principaux points touchant les droits sexuels :

Résolutions
Panels de discussion
Déclarations orales
Événements parallèles

Join us for this exciting series of conversations hosted by the Sexual Rights Initiative on the political economy of sexual rights. Our second conversation will be on the following theme: Coercive and punitive economic measures and their impact on sexual and reproductive rights.

Únase a nosotres en esta emocionante serie de conversaciones organizadas por Sexual Rights Initiative sobre la economía política de los derechos sexuales.

Joignez-vous à nous pour cette pour cette passionnante série de trois conversations sur l'économie politique des droits sexuels.

Despite 30 years of the Vienna Declaration, universal access to sexual and reproductive health services for all women, girls, and pregnant people is still very far from reality. Sexual and reproductive health and rights are treated as a siloed issue - with limited relevance for the majority of people.

We regret that Botswana received and noted several recommendations on decriminalising abortion, on repealing Section 167 of the Penal Code, and on ensuring access to legal gender recognition. Botswana must eliminate discrimination against women and ensure their access to legal, safe, and affordable sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, which Botswana still criminalises, and gender-affirming care.

We urge Canada to honour its treaty obligations, fully implement the calls to action set out in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the calls to justice in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s National Inquiry, and to guarantee in law and practice the rights set forth in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

This year’s theme on gender parity must go beyond merely counting the number of women in various positions. We must consider whether the necessary structural changes have been implemented to enable women from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to play a meaningful role in shaping the work of the Council.