Yogyakarta Principles

The Yogyakarta Principles apply human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity with 29 principles. They are intended to be used in cases of a possible violation of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, collectively LGBT. They were published on March 23, 2007, by internationally recognized human rights activists in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Maxim Anmeghichean: "The principles have put engagement with the UN on a totally different footing"

Ten years after the creation of the Yogyakarta Principles, “Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, Caroline Ausserer speaks with Maxim Anmeghichean, one of the experts that elaborated them.

By Caroline Ausserer

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