UN Human Rights Council adopts first resolution to protect the rights of intersex people
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The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a landmark resolution aimed at protecting the rights of intersex people, calling on states to combat discrimination and harmful practices against them and ensure their right to health.
On April 4, the UN Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution aimed at protecting the rights of intersex people. This is the first such initiative, and diplomats and human rights activists called it a landmark moment for human rights. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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It is noted that the resolution was initiated by Finland, South Africa, Chile, and Australia. It was supported by 24 countries, with 23 abstentions. None of the countries voted against it.
The resolution calls on states to "combat discrimination, violence and harmful practices against people with congenital sex variation" and to help intersex people "realize the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
The document also says that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights should publish a report "detailing discriminatory laws and policies, acts of violence and harmful practices" against intersex people in all regions of the world.
The adoption of the first-ever resolution on the rights of intersex people at #HRC55 marks a landmark progress in the field of human rights,
The UN notes that 1.7% of babies are born intersex, meaning they have sex characteristics that do not correspond to the binary concepts of male or female.
For reference
Intersex people are people who were born with variants of sexual characteristics (chromosome set, internal and external genitalia, sex hormones, etc.) that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, do not fit the typical definitions of men or women.
