HRC25: SRI Oral statements

During the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) collaborated with national-level organizations and advocates to deliver oral statements regarding outcomes from the Universal Periodic Review ‘s (UPR) of Belize, China, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico and Senegal.

The SRI also delivered statements pertaining to:

• Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, SRI statement focused on the need for states to take human rights obligations into account in the development and implementation of environmental and development policies

SRI statement begins at 1h14m02s

• Agenda item #3: General debate – Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, the SRI statement focuses on the importance of comprehensive sexuality education

SRI statement begins at 10m

• Interactive dialogue on sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

SRI statement begins at 2h27m35s

• Agenda item #8: General debate – Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, SRI statement focuses on 20-year anniversary of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

SRI statement begins at 29m20s

• Annual Interactive Debate on the rights of persons with disabilities, SRI statement focused on disabilities and sexualities

SRI statement begins at 1h24m25s

See below links to all oral statements delivered by the SRI, with their corresponding video recordings.

• SRI oral statement: Response Belize’s UPR outcome

SRI statement begins at 26m30s

• SRI oral statement Response to China’s UPR outcome

SRI statement begins at 1h50m47s

• SRI Oral Statement Response to Malaysia’s UPR outcome

SRI statement begins at 40mins45s

• SRI Oral Statement Response to Malta’s UPR outcome

SRI statement begins at 32m25s

• SRI Oral Statement Response to Mexico’s UPR outcome

SRI statement begins at 47m38s

SRI Oral Statement Response to Senegal’s UPR outcome

SRI statement begins at 31m45s