Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are still officially considered criminals in roughly one third of countries worldwide, and in some locations homosexuality is even punishable by death. Nevertheless, there are some places, such as northern Europe, that are relatively accepting of homosexuality. But even within Europe, sharp differences in the treatment of LGBTI community persist.
Rainbow Europe ranks all 49 European countries on a scale between 0% (gross violations of human rights, discrimination) and 100% (respect of human rights, full equality). Countries are ranked on the basis of laws and policies that have a direct impact on the human rights of LGBTI people in six categories: equality and non-discrimination, family, bias motivated speech/violence, legal gender recognition, freedom of assembly, association and expression, and asylum.
HUMAN DEVELOPEMENT INDEX (HDI) - is a composite index which includes health, education, income, livelihood security and other indicators. In other words, HDI is an indicator showig how successfull are achievenemts in three main fields of human development: healthy life, knowledge and decent standard of living. The chief aim of HDI is to provide nations with comprehensive measure of environment they provide for their people in terms of opportunites for personal fulfilment. The higher the HDI the better the conditions the country created for its citizens to live and work. The main...
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Integration Segment for 2018 will convene on the theme, 'Innovative communities: leveraging technology and innovation to build sustainable and resilient societies', chaired by His Excellency Mr. Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, Vice-President of ECOSOC (Tajikistan). The 2018 ECOSOC Integration Segment will serve as a platform for key stakeholders to identify and discuss opportunities and challenges in developing integrated approaches to tackling poverty in a sustained, inclusive and sustainable manner. The meeting will consider best practices,...
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