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COMMITTEE: Human Rights Council Issue: LGBT Rights Submitted by: Costa Rica Deploring the persecution,killings,bullying ,harrassmentand discrimination of LGBT people Affirming that every human has the right to enjoy the full range of human rights, regardless of their sexual orientation Deeply disturbed by the fact that LGBT people are not allowed to work in the military and many a times are refused the right to adopt a child Expressing its satisfaction of different organizations efforts of protecting and promoting the rights of LGBT people

1.Calls for the creation of a new organisation, which will investigate the statistics of all killings committed for any discriminatory reason, including sexual orientation or gender identity, and work on developing practical methods to reduce this number in joint collaboration with all member states involved by :



holding an annual conference where all involved member states would come together to agree upon the revision of laws so as to reduce such persecution; including LGBT rights



evaluating all cases of the year, including LGBT cases, in order to specify which factors are responsible for the genocide or targeted killings by interacting directly with authorities organizing this criminal activity and aiding all the victims



criticizing all nations who have a high rate of abuse for LGBT people

2.Requests that all member states incorporate within their legislation the fact that all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to enjoy the full range of human rights, without exception. 3.Create trained and paid community vigilance committess that will serve as an ispection force, consisting of willing members of the community and other specially trained individuals, to seek out establishments practicing discrimination on all people, icluding LGBT people such as but not limited to:



punishment by death, imprisonment, flogging, bullying or harrassment

based on a person's gender identity



discrimination on employment such as the right to work in military.

4.Urges all member states to incorporate revised laws regarding the LGBT people such as but not limited to:



legalizing same-sex marriage



giving all LGBT people the right to adopt children regardless of their sexual identity

5.Declares that all forms of torture to the LGBT people is an offence because these acts do not lie parallel to the articles of the Human Rights Charter and any country found to be doing so will have to bear with the financial penalties enjoined upon such activities. 6.Urges all member states to increase and proliferate education specifically about the history of LGBT people, their rights, and all the prosecution that this group has been through to teach the youth to achieve goals such as:



Human rights are universal and are not indifferent to people's choice of their gender



equality and unity does not single out LGBT people



anti-discrmination and decriminalizing of LGBT people stands necessary for any progress to be made regarding human rights

7.Urges all United Nations Organizations , Non-Governmental Organizations and all member states to cooperate in spreading awareness of the LGBT rights through ways such as but not limited to:



seminars and conferences



talk shows and public campaigns



arrange lectures with faith organizations to arrange discussion and foster deep understanding of the foundation of human rights so that the communuty may better be able recognize just and fair practices



distribute materials tha explain human rights in the light of Universal Declaration of human rights



condemning the support of groups that promote the discrimination of LGBT people

8.Recommends accordingly nations that are against the LGBT people due to religious issues that they interact with governments of other nations willing to accept such people and help in their immigration financially and morally without degrading their dignity in any form. 9.Calls for the creation of medical aid centres in all nations; to provide medical and psychological support to victims of discrimination and decriminalization, including the LGBT people by providing a package of health services to affected LGBT people, icluding stays in rehabilitation cetres.

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