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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 19/03/2026

Finally, the submission made recommendations to reverse these trends and to contribute to more consistent racial justice and intersectional analysis throughout UN human rights work.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 19/03/2026

This submission also examined and made recommendations to remove barriers to participation in the development of UN human rights norms and standards of individuals with lived experience of racism and intersecting forms of discrimination.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 19/03/2026

the use of “intersectionality language” without addressing how intersecting systems of oppression actually operate; and the resulting fragmentation of issues and rights-holders.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 19/03/2026

The submission highlighted several concerns and their implications for human rights analysis: the erasure of race and class; the treatment of groups as fixed and homogeneous;

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 19/03/2026

In this submission, SRI provided a critique of the trends and gaps observed over the recent years regarding steps taken to apply an intersectionality framework within the context of UN human rights bodies.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 19/03/2026

📕 New publication! We've just published a summary of a submission, sent to the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. You'll find this summary here: www.sexualrightsinitiative.org/resources/in...

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Intersectionality
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At the HRC, the term “intersectionality” is rarely used verbatim in resolutions. A prevalence of vague, general references to “multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination” indicates a tendency to lump different forms and manifestations of discrimination together, without necessarily examining the root causes.

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Over the years, HRC negotiations have shown a pattern: many Global North states use intersectionality-adjacent language for virtue-signalling, while simultaneously resisting efforts to meaningfully address systemic racism, classism, colonialism, and economic inequalities between countries. It is often used and interpreted in negotiations as a proxy for sexual orientation and gender identity.

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The use of intersectionality-related language has also increased in recent years in Universal Periodic Review recommendations issued by recommending States to States under review. Within those, however, a minority of recommendations refer to racial discrimination, to race or ethnicity as discrimination grounds, or to rights-holders subjected to it.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

Finally, the Geneva team of the SRI wants to take this moment to express our deep gratitude to you, and to the many activists, movements, and organisations who have worked alongside us over the past eight years of SRI’s expanded presence in Geneva.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

This is being done with the explicit aim of ensuring continuity and sustainability, and of reducing the risk of gaps at a time when the UN human rights system itself is under increased pressure and potential collapse.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

The period leading up to 1 April will be dedicated to a structured and careful handover of Geneva-based work to partner organisations to continue specific strands of engagement.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

The closure of the Geneva office does not signal an end to SRI’s work or impact. The SRI will continue. The political acumen, analysis, and strategic direction of SRI will continue to be collectively shaped by partners across regions and movements.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

This transition is felt deeply by those who have carried this work in Geneva, and by the many partners who have worked alongside them and benefited from their expertise, care, and political commitment.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

We recognise that this decision marks the closure of an era in which a dedicated team based in Geneva worked tirelessly, in close collaboration with coalition partners, to advance and deepen the shared political project of SRI.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

This decision reflects both financial realities, including a more constrained funding environment, and political and strategic considerations, with the coalition adapting with partner-driven implementation and decentralisation.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 13/02/2026

📢 Important Update: We are closing our Geneva office As a coalition of partners from across regions and movements who have worked together for more than twenty years to advance sexual rights within the UN human rights system, we want to share this update transparently and collectively.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 29/01/2026

📝 Call for input by the OHCHR on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other violations by law enforcement through transformative change for racial justice and equality (by 13 March) www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

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OHCHR | Call for Input / 2026 report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Human Rights Council resolution 47/21)

BackgroundOperative paragraphs 14 and 15 of the above-mentioned resolution request the High Commissioner “…to continue to report on systemic racism, violations of international human rights law…

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 29/01/2026

📢 Calling all feminists! We've compiled a few interesting upcoming opportunities to engage with UN human rights thematic reports and country visits. 🧵 Find all the info here: www.sexualrightsinitiative.org/news/2026-ja...

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Opportunities for feminist engagement in UN human rights thematic reports and country visits

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 27/01/2026

En la sesión 50° hubo recomendaciones sobre los derechos económicos y sociales de las mujeres, el abordaje de la violencia de género en todas sus manifestaciones, los impactos de género en el cambio climático, entre otras causas, al impacto persistente de las pruebas nucleares.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 27/01/2026

En esa decisión se exhorta a Estados Unidos a reanudar su cooperación con el EPU y se reprograma su examen para 2026, durante la sesión 53° del Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Examen Periódico Universal, dejando abierta la posibilidad de programarlo para una fecha más temprana.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 27/01/2026

Como respuesta a esta falta de cooperación, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos adoptó la decisión A/HRC/OM/19/L.1 (buff.ly/JWTxHLU), “Falta de cooperación de un Estado examinado con el mecanismo del examen periódico universal”.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 27/01/2026

Estaba programado el examen de los Estados Unidos pero este país se retiró del Consejo de Derechos Humanos y de todos sus mecanismos, incluido el examen. Esta negativa a participar constituye un cuestionamiento directo al principio de universalidad, que subyace al EPU.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 27/01/2026

¿Te perdiste lo que pasó en el EPU 50? Esta sesión tuvo lugar del 3 al 14 de noviembre de 2025. En esta sesión fueron examinados 14 países: Bielorrusia, Malawi, Panamá, Andorra, Honduras, Liberia, Mongolia, Maldivas, Bulgaria, Islas Marshall, Jamaica, Croacia y Libia.

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texto: Durante esta sesión, estaba programado el examen de los Estados Unidos pero este país se retiró del Consejo de Derechos Humanos y de todos sus mecanismos, incluido el examen. Esta negativa a participar constituye un cuestionamiento directo al principio de universalidad, que subyace al Examen Periódico Universal.

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texto: En la sesión 50° continuaron vigentes temas planteados durante las sesiones 49° y 48°: hubo recomendaciones sobre los derechos económicos y sociales de las mujeres, el abordaje de la violencia de género en todas sus manifestaciones, los impactos de género en el cambio climático, y la degradación del ambiente debido, entre otras causas, al impacto persistente de las pruebas nucleares.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 20/01/2026

This session included recommendations focused on women’s economic and social rights, addressing gender based violence in all its manifestations, the gendered impacts of climate change, and the degradation of the environment due to inter alia the lingering impacts of nuclear testing.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 20/01/2026

The decision urges the United States of America to re-engage with the UPR. It also rescheduled its review for 2026 at the fifty-third session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, while leaving open the possibility for it to be scheduled sooner.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 20/01/2026

As a result of this non-cooperation, the Human Rights Council adopted decision A/HRC/OM/19/L.1 (docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/OM/...), “Non-cooperation of a State under review with the Universal Periodic Review mechanism”.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 20/01/2026

The United States of America was meant to be reviewed during this session, but opted out as an extension of its withdrawal from the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms. This non-participation is a direct challenge to the principle of universality, which underpins the Universal Periodic Review.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 20/01/2026

Missed what happened at UPR 50? The 50th session of the Universal Periodic Review was held from 3 to 14 November 2025. 13 countries were reviewed during the session: Belarus, Malawi, Panama, Andorra, Honduras, Liberia, Mongolia, Maldives, Bulgaria, the Marshall Islands, Jamaica, Croatia and Libya.

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TEXT: UPR 50 in review

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TEXT: The United States of America was meant to be reviewed during this session, but opted out as an extension of its withdrawal from the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms. This non-participation is a direct challenge to the principle of universality, which underpins the Universal Periodic Review.

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TEXT: The 50th session saw the continuation of themes raised during the 49th and 48th sessions. This session included recommendations focused on women’s economic and social rights, addressing gender based violence in all its manifestations, the gendered impacts of climate change, and the degradation of the environment due to inter alia the lingering impacts of nuclear testing.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 17/10/2025

That is why concrete commitments matter. The Human Rights Council should formalise the consultation mechanisms with sex worker organisations, ensuring that community expertise directly informs all of the processes, integrate sex work into broader intersectional agendas.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 17/10/2025

The Human Rights Council is not immune from these pressures. It is facing growing attempts by the states to weaken what has been built over the decades. In this context, the council cannot remain neutral. We need to stand together as oppressed communities.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 17/10/2025

Trajche Janushev from SWAN reflected on rising autoritarianism in its impact on the work of the UN Human Rights Council during our latest side-event at #HRC60 "Criminalisation and shrinking civic spaces are realities of everyday life.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 16/10/2025

Care is a labour rights issue. Care workers demand decent wages and working conditions as well as representation. "

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 16/10/2025

This extraction of value is not only for the benefit of individual men, but for society as a whole and for states who have an excuse to fail to provide for services that fall within human rights scope, especially social, cultural, and economic rights.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 16/10/2025

"Nothing related to gender can be considered a private issue because gender is not confined to the private sphere. It plays a role in public life, and it structures societies.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 16/10/2025

At our latest #HRC60 side-event, María Luisa Peralta from Akãhatã spoke about the different dimensions of care, highlighting its need to be examined by the Council and its link to the right to health and economic, social and cultural rights.

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Sexual Rights Initiative @sexualrightsinitiative.org · 15/10/2025

And many of the countries that have received these recommendations have since changed their abortion laws to expand access, including Ireland, Argentina, Chile, Benin, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and others."

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