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Mar 10 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
1. It's 3 weeks until the submission deadline for the UN Universal Periodic Review for following countries:

Bahrain, Ecuador, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Finland, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria, Poland, Netherlands & South Africa.

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2. The UPR is a human rights mechanism overseen by the UN Human Rights Council. UN member state's are reviewed on their human rights record in a 4/5 year cyclical process by the UN & other member states.

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3. States issue recommendations to one another, which can be rejected, noted or accepted. Civil Society Organisations(CSO's)/NGO's can participate in several ways including by submitting a report & taking part in national consultations.
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4. In the previous UPR cycle, Stonewall's submission recommended introducing sex self-ID in the UK, changing the Equality Act 2010 to include 'gender identity' & changing the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to include 'non-binary'. #stonewall
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5. Proponents of 'gender identity' have been using the UPR mechanism for over a decade and claim to be making 'tangible legal change' in member states.
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6. Last year ILGA highlighted the record number of recommendations related to 'gender identity' being issued to one another by member states & produced a report. #ILGA
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7. Also noteworthy is lobbying by the International Bar Association for language & concepts contained in the Yogyakarta Principles to be used in the UPR.

See tweet below for IBA statement & their revealing UPR report.

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8. The EHRC(UK) 2016 UPR submission described the Equality Act 2010 as the 'most comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in the world' however EHRC misrepresented EA by replacing 'Sex' with 'Gender' & 'Gender reassignment' with 'Transgender status'.

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9. Get involved so that your views can be considered. By doing this you can also ensure your country's National Human Rights Institution does not misrepresent your laws & human rights situation. @INDIAWDI @lhbliitto

Please tag orgs in countries we mention above & DM us 4 info.
10. CSO submissions will be summarised by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Registration is required before you can submit your reports. Deadline for countries mentioned above is:

Thursday 31st March 2022. (3PM Geneva time)

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11. See the technical guidelines for submissions below. You may also wish to contact your National Human Rights Institution. Further information can be found on the 'UPR Info' website (upr-info.org).

@WDIBrasil @KoalicjaLGB @voorzij

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12. UK submissions from the previous cycle (3rd cycle 2017) are listed below.

If you miss the deadline your organisations will not be able to take part in national consultations or submit a report for another 4 to 5 years, until 2026/2027.

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Mar 12
1. National consultations & the UN Universal Periodic Review.

States are not required to hold national consultations for the UPR but many do. Make sure your voices are heard & tell them what you think about the human rights situation in your country.

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2. Our tweet below explains how groups can submit a report & why it is important to take part.

@MariaJBinetti @DeclaracionDDMM @WDIswitzerland @WeAreWomenJapan @amqg_ch

3. Deadline for submissions is around 30th June 2022 for following countries:

Czech Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala, Benin, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Pakistan, Zambia, Japan, Ukraine & Sri Lanka.

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Oct 29, 2021
1. Was the take off of organisational capture in UK around 2015 linked to regional (EU) and international policies?

2. In 2013, Foreign Affairs Council EU drew up the LGBTI Guidelines which were adopted by 27 member states. They refer to international operations of EU member states however they also put pressure on those states to adopt same LGBTI policies nationally.

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3. In the UK the Foreign Secretary belongs to the four Great Offices of State and wields much influence. How much do regional agreements like this affect national policy? Gender identity features prominently and of course the YP are cited.

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Oct 18, 2021
1. #Norway has been instrumental in promoting the YP internationally. Undoubtedly this has encouraged other Nordic states to adopt the YP into their policies/legislation.

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2. #Norway has also been a self admitted 'driving force' in successful lobbying of the #UnitedNations and the #CouncilOfEurope to incorporate the concept of 'gender identity' into their human rights policies/frameworks.

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3. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs produced this guidance in 2013 which relies on the YP.

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Jun 9, 2021
1. We find this talk by Michael O'Flaherty(MOF) disturbing and worrying for many reasons including the outright lies contained in it. We reject the conflation of sex and gender; sexual orientation and gender identity and we oppose the harmful definition of SO contained in the YP.
2. MOF was the Rapporteur responsible for drafting the YP and is currently Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights(FRA). He gave the talk on the YP(at 19mins) at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (a country where self-ID is taking hold).
3. Not only does he bamboozle the audience by conflating sex and gender identity he lies about the contents of the YP. According to MOF the YP "states the law as it is" and they "ask for nothing new". He mentions Principle 3 but fails to declare it calls for SELF-ID to be the law
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Jun 7, 2021
1. More evidence that Helena Kennedy is aware of and supports the global implementation of Principle 31 (YP+10) which calls on States to end the registration of Sex on birth certificates.

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2. Helena Kennedy is Co-Secretary General at ILGA World. In 2019 they produced a report citing the YP and YP+10 as 'soft law' and 'human rights law' in many places throughout the report.
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3. It is worth reading her forward in full and the section on the YP+10. Image
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Jun 6, 2021
1. We wonder whether The Scottish Police Federation is aware of the contents of materials used in training their staff may be receiving and if we could bring this manual produced by the Council of Europe(CoE) to their attention? @DvdHmltn @CalumA_Steele

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2. Produced by the CoE SOGI Unit in May 2017, not only does the manual conflate sex and gender; sexual orientation and gender identity, it misrepresents the law and contains extremely controversial definitions about who belongs under the 'trans umbrella'.

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3. A 'crossdresser/transvestite' is described as someone who dresses as the opposite 'gender' because they find it fulfilling in emotional or sexual ways. According to the manual these people are also 'Trans'. ImageImageImage
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