I must have scrolled past that and didn’t see it.

These were the ones I was missing:
Albania
Bolivia,
Colombia,
Cuba,
Guinea-Bissau,
Mauritius,
Nepal,
Nicaragua,
Paraguay,
Sao Tome and Principe,
Timor-Leste

Thanks.

Does anyone have a link to the full list of 66 countries?

At my last count when the draft declaration was published on 12 December there were only 55 countries who’d signed on. I’m wondering who the additional six were?

I think it’s also of interest to note that of those 55 I’m aware of, a great many of them were countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Poland, and some others who have atrocious records on their treatment of LGBT people.

While it’s still encouraging, it raises rather dubious issues about their sincerity.

When she left, I had been concerned whether or not the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, would be equally outspoken.

Thus, it was encouraging today when she told the high-level panel discussion on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, in a video message:

“Those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, those who are transgender, transsexual or intersex, are full and equal members of the human family and are entitled to be treated as such.

“The ageless cliché that everyone is equal but some are more equal than others is not acceptable. No human being should be denied their human rights simply because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. No human being should be subject to discrimination, violence, criminal sanctions or abuse simply because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

“Ironically many of these laws, like Apartheid laws that criminalized sexual relations between consenting adults of different races, are relics of the colonial and are increasingly recognized as anachronistic and as inconsistent both with international law and with traditional values of dignity, inclusion and respect for all.”

This was an historic day at the United Nations to be sure.

While we have a few observer groups that weigh in at the UN, I’m unsure and I could be wrong, but I think this is the first time an actual statement (declaration) has been presented on our behalf since Professor Douglas Sanders read a “Statement of the Human Rights of Lesbian and Gay People” in front of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, at the 44th Annual Session in August 1992.

Bad timing I’m afraid.