International Congress on Gender Identity and Human Rights

The idea of performing for the first time, a global conference with transgender people, by transgender people and for transgender people, aims as final target to gather and give voice to a group sparsely represented in society, to hear for the first time, with the participation of members around the world and from all cultures, an overall consideration of their problems, demands and proposed solutions.

The Congress has two main objectives:

• The adoption of a basic document addressed to the States, international organizations, associations and NGOs to serve as a working paper, line orientation and objectives document in the implementation of legislative policy and human rights protection to be applied to the group of transgender people. This document, probably called "The Declaration of Barcelona" will try to go further than a simple declaration of principles (first level) by becoming a proposal of concrete developments in the Laws of the countries (second level).

• The constitution of a global gender identity network for:

1. The surveillance on the implementation of the declaration itself, and on the fulfilment of human rights conditions to the worldwide transgender community.

2. The making of a global net of information exchange usefull for activists, governments and international organizations involved in an effective development of human rights.

3.Being a tool for the exchange for a better practice and formation of worldwide activists.

To achieve these objectives, it has been established a format that includes not only the papers and round tables of the Conference itself, but the creation of 5 working groups to develop some very specific issues and to prepare 5 thematic documents which will form the basis of the "Declaration of Barcelona ".

For further information and to register, please visit the Congress website