The U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday held a virtual panel on the call for a global conversion therapy ban. The event was comprised of several advocates and experts on the topic, including Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the independent U.N.
expert on LGBTQ issues, and Xeenarh Mohammed, the executive director of the Initiative for Equal Rights in Nigeria. Speakers discussed the reasons why they feel conversion therapy should be deemed a violation of human rights, the damages caused by the practice and common tactics employed by those who carry it out.
OutRight Action International, ILGA World, the Swedish Federation for LGBTQI Rights and the Global Action for Trans Equality were among the organizations present.
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