CEDAW and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workshop, Opening Panel

Transitional Justice Institute: Public Lectures and Events

This workshop sought to explore the current and potential activities of the CEDAW Committee on the human rights of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. It identified strengths in the CEDAW Committee’s current approach to sexual orientation and gender identity and pinpoint areas for future development. The workshop aimed to make both a theoretical and practical contribution to the interpretation of CEDAW and to the activities of the CEDAW Committee, States, civil society and international organisations.

This opening panel includes keynote addresses from:

• Lia Nadaria (Current Member of the CEDAW Committee)

• Victor Madrigal-Borloz (UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity)

The workshop was organised by Dr Meghan Campbell (Birmingham University Law School), Dr Loveday Hodson (Leicester University Law School) and Dr Catherine O’Rourke (Ulster University Transitional Justice Institute).

The workshop is hosted by the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University.