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information campaign; raised awareness for the global equality standards of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and intersex persons for the business community, which were
launched in 2017 and supported by over 200 of the world’s largest companies; and
supported the second joint dialogue between African and Inter-American regional human
rights mechanisms and United Nations human rights experts on strategic approaches to
addressing violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
intersex persons. It also supported the work of the Independent Expert on protection against
violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
7.
Older persons
65.
OHCHR assisted the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing and supported the
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons. It organized a
seminar on the obligations of States under international human rights law with regard to the
protection of the family; contributed to the International Day of Older Persons; organized a
consultation on promoting the human rights of older persons in business and a side event on
the exclusion of older persons; and contributed to the international conference on the
human rights of older persons in Vienna.
8.
Children and youth
66.
OHCHR contributed to the formulation of the United Nations Youth Strategy,
Youth2030, organized the annual full-day meeting of the Human Rights Council on
protecting the rights of the child in humanitarian situations (see A/HRC/37/33) and
prepared a report on discrimination that young people face in claiming their rights
(A/HRC/39/33).
9.
People with albinism
67.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Mali, OHCHR continued to
raise awareness of the regional action plan on albinism in Africa. It followed up on the
work of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism.
In Guinea, it supported the drafting of a law on the rights of persons with albinism.
10.
Caste-based discrimination
68.
OHCHR published a guidance tool on descent-based discrimination entitled Key
Challenges and Strategic Approaches to Combat Caste-Based and Analogous Forms of
Discrimination.
E.
1.
Accountability
Transitional justice
69.
OHCHR worked to strengthen the rule of law and accountability for past and present
human rights violations. It provided expertise for the establishment of transitional justice
mechanisms, supported their work, undertook capacity-building for judicial actors and civil
society, participated in workshops and contributed to the protection and participation of
victims in a number of countries, including the Central African Republic, Colombia, El
Salvador, the Gambia, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nepal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka
and Tunisia.
70.
Also in the Gambia, OHCHR supported the establishment of a gender platform to
ensure women’s meaningful participation in the transitional justice process.
71.
OHCHR supported the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice,
reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in his work on the contribution of transitional
justice to the prevention of mass atrocities, undertaken jointly with the Special Adviser to
the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide (A/HRC/37/65).
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