Author: Regional Office of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for Latin America and the Caribbean

Published by: UNAIDS / Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Year: 2017

Type of Document: Informative note

Description:  UNAIDS welcomes the historic Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IHR Court), which interprets the American Convention on Human Rights to analyze aspects related to gender identity, gender equality and non-discrimination for same sex couples. The IHR Court issued this Advisory Opinion following a request from the Government of Costa Rica, for which all signatory countries to the American Convention on Human Rights are bound. This document’s objective is to facilitate the reading of the Advisory Opinion by detailing the answers to frequently asked questions and providing guidance on possible follow-up actions for civil society and communities.

Download the advisory opinion complete document here (available only in spanish)