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Towards the Effective Protection of LGBTI Persons Deprived of Liberty
Monitoring checklist
Is there any indication that LGBTI arrestees are discriminated
against in accessing legal safeguards, such as the right to notify
a relative, the right to a lawyer, the right to an independent medical examination, and the right to be informed of their rights?
Is there any indication that specific threats, for instance of disclosing the detainee’s sexual orientation or gender identity to
family or colleagues, are used to obtain forced confessions?
Is there any indication of police brutality targeting LGBT
individuals?
Are interviews of LGBT suspects used to intimidate and/or
extort them?
Are interviews video- or audio-recorded?
Is there any indication that anal examinations are conducted
in order to obtain physical “evidence” of same-sex intercourse?
4. The role of law enforcement during public demonstrations involving LGBTI persons
Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights
Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Principle 20. The right to freedom of peaceful assembly principle
“Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, including for the purposes of peaceful demonstrations, regardless
of sexual orientation or gender identity. Persons may form and have
recognised, without discrimination, associations based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and associations that distribute information
to or about, facilitate communication among, or advocate for the rights
of, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.
States shall:
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