Celebrating 10 years of the Yogyakarta Principles What have we learnt and where to now? Report of the Conference, Bangkok, 25-26 April 2017 The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the APF concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Celebrating 10 years of the Yogyakarta Principles: What have we learnt and where to now? © Copyright Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and United Nations Development Programme August 2017 No reproduction is permitted without prior written consent from the APF or the UNDP. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Email:
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[email protected] Web: www.asia-pacific.undp.org Photographs by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the United Nations Development Programme. Report of the Conference Contents Abbreviations 3 Acknowledgements 4 1. Introduction 5 2. Objectives and outcomes of the Conference 6 2.1. Objectives 6 2.2. Expected outcomes 6 3. Structure and themes of the Conference 7 3.1. Past 7 3.2. Present 7 3.3. Future 8 3.4. Working method of the Conference 8 4. Summary of proceedings