Subject: IGLHRC Releases Activist's Guide to Human Rights
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Sydney Levy +1-415-255-8680, [log in to unmask]
(San Francisco, December 8, 2000). On the eve of International Human
Rights Day, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
(IGLHRC) announces the release of the first comprehensive guide to
international human rights mechanisms for lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, and transgender people (LGBT).
The guide is titled "Making the Mountain Move: An Activist's Guide to
How Human Rights Mechanisms Can Work for You," and contains
theoretical as well as practical advice and detailed descriptions
about the use of United Nations' mechanisms, as well as those of the
Inter-American, European, and African human rights protections
systems.
"As we celebrate the fifty-second anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, we are committed to making the promises
in this document come alive by ensuring that everyone can take
practical actions to fulfill them," stated Surina Khan, Executive
Director of IGLHRC.
"Human rights aren't like a fire extinguisher to be kept under glass
in case of emergency," said Scott Long, IGLHRC's Director of Programs
and Research and the author of the guide. "Nor are they something to
celebrate on one day a year, and forget the rest. They are there for
everyone to use, and to defend. This guide is meant to give everyone
the means to use them fully. IGLHRC hopes this can make
international human rights a little more user-friendly for everybody."
"Who isn't afraid of unknown acronyms? Who can state the difference
between the Human Rights Committee and the Commission on Human
Rights?," continued Long.
With this guide activists will be able to go through the ABC's so
that they can focus less on learning the bureaucracy and more on
achieving their ultimate goal of living free in dignity and rights,
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.
The guide is available in English at
http://www.iglhrc.org/news/factsheets/unguide.html. A Spanish
version will be forthcoming.
IGLHRC is a US based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO)
whose mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all
people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the
basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
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=46or Immediate Release=20
Contact: Sydney Levy +1-415-255-8680, [log in to unmask]
(San Francisco, December 8, 2000). On the eve of International Human
Rights Day, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
(IGLHRC) announces the release of the first comprehensive guide to
international human rights mechanisms for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals,
and transgender people (LGBT).
The guide is titled "Making the Mountain Move: An Activist's Guide to
How Human Rights Mechanisms Can Work for You," and contains theoretical
as well as practical advice and detailed descriptions about the use of
United Nations' mechanisms, as well as those of the Inter-American,
European, and African human rights protections systems.
"As we celebrate the fifty-second anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, we are committed to making the promises in
this document come alive by ensuring that everyone can take practical
actions to fulfill them," stated Surina Khan, Executive Director of
IGLHRC.
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"Human rights aren't like a fire extinguisher to be kept under glass in
case of emergency," said Scott Long, IGLHRC's Director of Programs and
Research and the author of the guide. "Nor are they something to
celebrate on one day a year, and forget the rest. They are there for
everyone to use, and to defend. This guide is meant to give everyone
the means to use them fully. IGLHRC hopes this can make international
human rights a little more user-friendly for everybody."
"Who isn't afraid of unknown acronyms? Who can state the difference
between the Human Rights Committee and the Commission on Human
Rights?," continued Long.
With this guide activists will be able to go through the ABC's so that
they can focus less on learning the bureaucracy and more on achieving
their ultimate goal of living free in dignity and rights, regardless
of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.=20
The guide is available in English at
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>http://www.iglhrc.org/news/fa=
ctsheets/unguide.html</color></underline>.
A Spanish version will be forthcoming.
IGLHRC is a US based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO)
whose mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people
and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of
sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
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