Press release 2010/10/06

Written by Administrator Thursday, 07 October 2010 14:53

PRESS RELEASE: LAUNCH OF THE LGBT CENTRE’S “END DISCRIMINATION” CAMPAIGN

October 6, 2010: On November 16, 2010,  the LGBT Centre NGO – Mongolia’s  first NGO working  for  the  human  rights  of  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual  and  transgender  people  –  will  be launching a multimedia “End Discrimination” campaign.

The  campaign  is  aimed  at  ending  the  ongoing  discrimination  based  on  sexual  orientation and gender  identity  taking place against Mongolia’s sexuality minorities and  is pushing  for the enactment of a broad-based Law on Non-Discrimination.

As  part  of  the  campaign,  the  LGBT Centre  has  produced  six  “End Discrimination”  public awareness advertisements that will air throughout the country from November till mid-March 2011.  The  advertisements  focus  on  six  separate  areas  of  concern:  hate  crimes  against LGBT  people,  discrimination  in  the  workplace,  discrimination  and  violence  in  the  home, discrimination in schools, discrimination in the health sector, and the delegitimisation of and discrimination against LGBT relationships.  

The  LGBT Centre  has  enlisted  tremendous  support  from  a  range  of  respected  and well-known  human  rights  advocates  from  a  range  of  different  sectors  who  all  share  the  one common belief: Everyone is equal. Moreover, the campaign is made possible by the funding from the US State Department under its Democracy Support Small Grants. 

As part of the campaign, the LGBT Centre will also be releasing an LGBT media reference guide  and  the  official  Mongolian  translation  of  the  Yogyakarta  Principles,  which  are principles  on  the  application  of  international  human  rights  law  in  relation  to  sexual
orientation and gender identity.

The  LGBT Centre will  launch  the  campaign  on  11am, November  16,  2010,  at  the Press Institute of Mongolia. 16 November is a significant date as it is observed every year in many countries as an International Day for Tolerance, declared by the UN in 1995.  

For further  information, please contact LGBT Centre Advocacy Programme Manager Otgonbaatar Tsedendemberel on 9585 3419.