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Republicof the philippinesHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESeuezonCity

FIFTEENTH CONGRESSSecondRegular ession

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Introduced by AKBAyAN Representatives arden F. Belro and KakaJ. Bag_aoA RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING HEART DIITO FOR BEING THE FIRSTTRANSGENDER CI{AIRPERSON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE

PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL

YIERF:7|' the principle of non-discrimination is principally enshrined in Article 1 of theniversal Declaratio'r of Human Rights which states irat 'ffi rr.,-"r, beingsare born free andqual n digty and rights.',;V'HEKEAS' in Atticle 2 of the International covenant on civil and political Rights, t is statedhat "[e]ach Stateparty to the covenant undertakes o respectand to ensure to all individualswithin its territoryand subject o its jurisdiction he Gh";;;;g"ized in the covenant withoutdistinction of any kind, such as face' colour,.r.r, l"ng".r"ge,eligion, political or other opinion,nationaland socialongin, properfy, birth or other stafu"s.,,;"'Iv'I-IERE/ts' Article 26 of the Intemational covenant on civil and polirjcal Rights prohibitsdiscriminationon any gtound such as racg ccrl.'r. sex, a'g.irrge, eligiolr,;rrliticrrl or {}fh.rt>1:inion.arir.ral.r r r,rcialrr.igin, roperty,bir.thor ,rrlr., ,tutu.,Itr/HEKEAS' the united Nations Human Rightscornmittee in the caseof roonenuAustra/iaherdfal,the P:l::ti9" againstdiscriminationon th. ground of sex n the Intemational covenant onivil and PoliticalRights ncludesdiscriminationJn the basisof sexualorientationlv/YEKE4.s' the Yogyokarta Principlesexpanded he rights to equaliryand non-discriminarionand sta-tehat "[e]veryone is entitled to enjoy all humai righis w.ithout discriminauon on theasisof sexual rientationor gender dentity.,,;ItrHERE4s' amidst international legislationsagainstdiscrimination, the united Nations Hrghommissionet for Human Rights d.ring th. 19'Fa;tt;;;;;uman Rights council reporredthatvariousUnitedNations mechanism"snd treatybodies "rr"lo.r-ented cases f people, nll r3si31s,who experienceviolence and discrimination becauseof their sexualorientatron orgender dentity' Accounts of killings,-rapeand physicalattacks, or*r", atbitrarydetention,denialof dghtsto assembly, xpression"t a i.rro.-"tion, and discriminationn employment, ealthandducationare perpetratedagainst he membersof the Lesbian,Gay, Bisexual, and,Transgender[-GBT) community;

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