The Human Rights Council last week narrowly voted to renew the mandate for an independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - A group of Muslim-majority countries are contesting LGBTQ rights issues at the United Nations, a campaign highlighted by the battle over retaining the post of the UN's own expert.
The mandate was eventually renewed by 23 votes to 17, with China, Eritrea and Malawi joining 14 countries -- most with predominantly Muslim populations -- voting against.Madrigal-Borloz said his campaign for a renewed mandate involved more than 1,100 LGBTQ organisations from 174 countries and "political capital" from dozens of states.
Hashmi said there was "no universal consensus on the concept of sexual orientation and gender identity, and this concept is not recognised by International Human Rights Law as grounds of discrimination or violence"."Too many countries hide behind the pretext of specific values to maintain discriminatory legislation," he said.
The issue came to the fore in May on the final day of the World Health Organization's annual assembly of member states, where a debate on combating sexually transmitted diseases went to the vote.
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