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Assessing the Harms of Noncompliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights' Protections of Sexual Minorities
By Holning Lau, Esq.
July 13, 2006

This report identifies four ways in which the United States is noncompliant with antidiscrimination standards defined by the United Nations Human Rights Committee.  Based on the Williams Institute’s empirical research, the report concludes that noncompliance harms a substantial number of gay and lesbian Americans and their families.

Assessing the Harms of Noncompliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights' Protections of Sexual Minorities (pdf)