Post by account_disabled on Mar 9, 2024 23:42:29 GMT -5
Freely on all matters that affect them. However, the approved reform may lead to trans children suffering more discrimination and harassment, given that the name and gender that appears on their official documents may not coincide with their gender expression identity, therefore suffering greater exposure to bullying at school. and in other spaces of socialization. This is despite the fact that the Committee on the Rights of the Child emphasizes that the identity of the minor includes characteristics such as sexual orientation and gender identity, and that the right of the boy or girl to preserve his or her identity must be respected. and taken into account when evaluating your best interests. Right to life, development and survival of LGTBI children in its broadest sense The approved reform eliminates all educational measures provided for in both the Trans Law and the LGTBI Law.
Thus, the comprehensive plan on education and diversity, the promotion of the existence of content on diversity in educational plans, or the mandatory training of teaching staff and measures against bullying disappear from the regulations. Likewise, it eliminates the student's right to use their chosen name in teaching and extracurricular activities. This, as has already been warned by USA Phone Number Europe, can contribute to reinforcing social isolation and differentiating LGTBI youth from the rest of the students, making them particularly vulnerable to harassment, violence and abuse, in addition to being contrary to human rights standards. human rights and the recommendations of the Council of Europe or the EU's own LGTBI strategy 2020-2025 that raise the need to educate LGBTI people on issues such as non-discrimination.
In short, the modifications to the regional laws on LGTBI people could seriously violate the rights of LGTBI people and represent a clear regressivity for the protection and promotion of human rights. This reform is not only contrary to international human rights standards, but also goes against the spirit and values of the European Union, moving away from the protection of the right to equality and non-discrimination. For this reason, at Amnesty International we demand the repeal of the reform carried out in the regional LGTBI laws. The only acceptable modifications to these laws must be aimed at promoting state and regional measures prior to the reform, expanding the collective protection measures and providing sufficient resources to the regional laws prior to the reform, strengthening the effective participation of the groups. and civil society organizations affected.
Thus, the comprehensive plan on education and diversity, the promotion of the existence of content on diversity in educational plans, or the mandatory training of teaching staff and measures against bullying disappear from the regulations. Likewise, it eliminates the student's right to use their chosen name in teaching and extracurricular activities. This, as has already been warned by USA Phone Number Europe, can contribute to reinforcing social isolation and differentiating LGTBI youth from the rest of the students, making them particularly vulnerable to harassment, violence and abuse, in addition to being contrary to human rights standards. human rights and the recommendations of the Council of Europe or the EU's own LGTBI strategy 2020-2025 that raise the need to educate LGBTI people on issues such as non-discrimination.
In short, the modifications to the regional laws on LGTBI people could seriously violate the rights of LGTBI people and represent a clear regressivity for the protection and promotion of human rights. This reform is not only contrary to international human rights standards, but also goes against the spirit and values of the European Union, moving away from the protection of the right to equality and non-discrimination. For this reason, at Amnesty International we demand the repeal of the reform carried out in the regional LGTBI laws. The only acceptable modifications to these laws must be aimed at promoting state and regional measures prior to the reform, expanding the collective protection measures and providing sufficient resources to the regional laws prior to the reform, strengthening the effective participation of the groups. and civil society organizations affected.