South Africa and sexual orientation rights at the United Nations: Batting for both sides

• Main Author: JORDAAN, Eduard
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: African Studies; Gender and Sexuality; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2079; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3336/viewcontent/SouthAfricaSexualOrientationRightsUN_2017.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In 2011 South Africa led the UN Human Rights Council to adopt the first-ever UN resolution on sexual orientation. In 2014, South Africa was the only African state to support the follow-up to the 2011 resolution. These actions create the impression that South Africa is strongly committed to the inter...