Chile
Inter-American Court Finds that Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are Protected Grounds
London, 3 April 2012
On March 21, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published its landmark judgment in Atala Riffo and daughters v Chile. In its first case concerning discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, the Court established that both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” are grounds falling within the protection against discrimination enshrined in Article 1 of the American Convention of Human Rights (the Convention).
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Concluding Observations on the Third Periodic Report of Chile
This is the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, concluding observations on the third periodic report of Chile.
