{"id":20208,"date":"2022-02-14T17:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?p=20208"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:31:19","slug":"submission-to-the-independent-expert-on-protection-against-violence-and-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/submission-to-the-independent-expert-on-protection-against-violence-and-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission to the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity"},"content":{"rendered":"In response to the call for input from the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (to inform his presentation to the 50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council), the HIV Legal Network makes this submission regarding human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people in the Caribbean, focusing on the main barriers \u2014 in law or practice \u2014 to receiving care that meets their physical and mental health needs.<\/p>\n