{"id":15624,"date":"2018-05-03T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/?p=15624"},"modified":"2018-05-03T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T18:53:36","slug":"panel-discussion-advancing-lgbtqi2-rights-in-developing-countries-through-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/2018\/panel-discussion-advancing-lgbtqi2-rights-in-developing-countries-through-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Discussion: Advancing LGBTQI2 rights in developing countries through research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Advancing LGBTQI2 rights in developing countries through research<\/h2>\n
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Photo credit: Libardo Andr\u00e9s Agudelo Gallego<\/p><\/div>\n

When:<\/strong> Thursday, May 10, 2018, 9:00 \u2013 11:00 a.m.
\nWhere:<\/strong> IDRC, 150 Kent Street, 8th floor, W. David Hopper Room A, Ottawa, ON<\/p>\n

Seating is free but limited, so please register<\/a> for the event.<\/p>\n

IDRC and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are hosting a panel discussion on May 10, 2018 on the role of research in advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2) persons in developing countries.<\/p>\n

More than 70 countries criminalize same-sex sexual conduct using laws that often date back to the colonial era. Even when they are not the target of legal discrimination, people risk hate-motivated violence, arbitrary arrest, torture, sexual assault, and even murder because of their gender identities and expressions; crimes that authorities sometimes ignore.<\/p>\n

Panelists from Canada, Colombia, the Netherlands, and the Dominican Republic will reflect on the role research can play in advancing LGBTQI2 rights and how to translate findings into policy and practices that protect these rights in developing countries.<\/p>\n

The panelists are:<\/p>\n