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HRC 53: Pakistan OIC and Chile on SR report on sexual orientation and gender identity - 14 July 2023

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SPEAKERS:

  • Human Rights Council President: Mr. Václav BÁLEK
  • Delegate of Pakistan : Mr. Afaq AHMAD
  • Delegate of Chile: Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio 

Reaction by the President of the Human Rights Council, Mr Václav BÁLEK, and the delegate of Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio on the statement of Pakistan delivered by Mr. Afaq AHMAD on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which is reiterating their "firm rejection of the report by the Special Rapporteur on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" during the ongoing session of the Human Rights Council. 

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This statement is delivered on behalf of members of the Group of Friends of the Mandate of the Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discriminations based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
We regret the initiative of a group of of States to disregard the agenda items setting the programme of work of the Human Rights Council and to deliver a statement regarding a report that was presented earlier in this session.
And they had a full interactive dialogue dedicated to it, with opportunities for members and observers to engage in dialogue with the mandate holder.
The Human Rights Councils should foster respectful and constructive dialogue.
We believe that to present a statement about a special procedure report without the presence of the mandate holder and therefore not providing them with the opportunity to reply, is not a constructive approach and should not be a practise taken by members and observers of the Human Rights Council.
We take this opportunity to reiterate our strong support for the mandate of the independent expert Soji and for the work carried out by the current mandate holder.
Thank you.