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Le Conseil des droits de l’homme (CDH) des Nations Unies a tenu sa 52e session du 27 février au 4 avril. Vous trouverez ci-dessous des informations sur certains des principaux points touchant les droits sexuels: Résolutions, Panels de discussion, Déclarations orales, Événements parallèles.

La sesión 52° del Consejo de Derechos Humanos (CDH) de la ONU se desarrolló del 27 de febrero al 4 de abril de 2023.

The 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from 27 February to 4 April. Below you will find information on some of the key sexual rights-related to resolutions, panel discussions, oral statements and side events.

We welcome the numerous recommendations made to South Africa on adolescent and youth SRHR, access to modern contraceptives, termination of pregnancy services and on accelerating a funded, coordinated, and measurable response to gender-based violence and femicide. We regret the lack of recommendations pertaining to comprehensive sexuality education and remain concerned about its delivery in schools.

We welcome the Netherlands’ support of the recommendation on bringing the legal definition of rape in line with international human rights law, including the Istanbul Convention. We also regret that the Netherlands noted the recommendation to fully implement guidelines for a more gender responsive and intersectional approach to gender-based violence and sexual harassment.

We welcome the robust recommendations addressed to Poland on sexual and reproductive health and rights and women’s rights, and we regret that these did not explicitly include comprehensive sexuality education and access to contraception.

Apreciamos la aceptación por parte de Brasil de cuasi todas las recomendaciones recibidas durante su revisión, como también de las dos que tomó nota relacionadas con un concepto de familia tradicional que no se ajusta a la legislación y jurisprudencia de Brasil y se oponen a los Derechos Humanos.

We appreciate Brazil's acceptance of almost all of the recommendations received during its review, and its noting of two recommendations related to a concept of traditional family that does not conform to Brazilian legislation and jurisprudence and which opposes Human Rights.

We regret that India did not receive any HIV/AIDS-related recommendations, despite India having the third highest prevalence of HIV in the world. India needs an efficient HIV prevention programme which includes PrEP rollout, improved access to routine HIV screening and testing, and most crucially, treatment and excellent patient care.