Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law: The case for extending the same rights to LGBT as those enjoyed by everyone else is neither radical nor complicated.
It rests on two fundamental principles that underpin international human rights law: equality and non-discrimination.
The opening words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are unequivocal: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
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