28 June 2021
Argentina Ambassador Oscar Peppo (left) and British Ambassador Ramin Navai (right) pictured in front of the "La Serafina" cultural centre.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines in its first article that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. More than 70 years later, discriminatory attitudes based on sexual orientation and gender identity are still strongly entrenched in all regions of the world.
As co-chairs of the ERC, we want to take a moment to commemorate International Pride Day and draw attention to the challenges still faced by people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, expressions and sexual characteristics in Paraguay and across the world. 28 June is a day to denounce the human rights violations that these individuals face every day, but it is also a day of pride, hope and a celebration of diversity.