June 22, 2020
The Coalition of LGBTTTI Organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean working within the framework of the OAS, made up of the undersigned organizations, reject the statements made by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the National
Council for the Prevention of Discrimination (CONAPRED).
The National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination CONAPRED, is the leading institution for promoting policies and measures to contribute to cultural and social development, to advance social inclusion and to guarantee the right to equality, which is the first of the fundamental rights
in the Mexican Federal Constitution.
CONAPRED has been a key institution for the advancement and guarantee of the human rights of the most vulnerable populations, including LGBTTTI populations. From this Coalition we have
seen its work on
different occasions
such as:
· During the 47th General Assembly of the OAS held in Cancun, Quintana Roo, in 2017, ensuring
a space free of discrimination
for organized civil society.
· With the preparation of the Survey on Discrimination
on the Grounds
of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ENDOSIG 2018.
· By promoting the signing and ratification of the Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination
and
Intolerance in 2019 and 2020.
Requesting the resignation of its head and affirming
the possible disappearance of this institution are actions that represent a very serious setback
to the advancement of our rights and it is for this reason that from this Coalition we pronounce ourselves against it and make a strong
call to stop the attacks against it, to reinforce its valuable and necessary mission and, above all, to strengthen its
work
with a greater budgetary
allocation.
The National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination deals with around six thousand complaints a year from people who believe they have been discriminated against, promotes dialogue
between different sectors of our society, both nationally and internationally, and has been key in generating reliable information that has provided accurate data on discrimination in Mexico.
With a clear agenda and tangible
results, despite a small budget
and limited staff, CONAPRED, today more than ever, needs to strengthen its independence and capacity for action. We reiterate our commitment to this institution
and
request that its
importance be reassessed.
To disregard the work of the National
Council for the Prevention of Discrimination (CONAPRED) is to disregard
the fight for the advancement of human rights and the work of organized
civil society, which in 2003 led to the issuance
of the Federal Law for the Prevention
and
Elimination of Discrimination, which gave rise to this Council.
The following
organizations signed on
as
part of
the LGBTTTI
Coalition of Latin American and Caribbean organizations working within the framework of the OAS:
1. Argentina ‐ AKAHATÁ Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Género
2. Argentina ‐ ATTTA (RedLACTrans)
3. Belize ‐ TIA Belize (RedLACTrans)
4. Belize ‐ United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM)
5. Bolivia ‐ Red Nacional de Mujeres
Trans en Bolivia
(REDTREBOL) (RedLACTrans)
6. Bolivia ‐ Fundación Diversencia
7. Brasil ‐ Articulação Política das Juventudes Negras
8. Brasil ‐ Grupo Ativista de
Travestis, Transexuais e Amig@s
(GATTA)
9. Brasil ‐ Grupo Esperança
10. Brasil ‐ Liga Brasileira de Lesbicas (LBL)
10. Brasil ‐ Liga Brasileira de Lesbicas (LBL)
11. Brasil ‐ Rede Nacional de Negr@s e
Afros LGBTTT (Rede‐Afros‐LGBTTT)
12. Canada* ‐ *The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network – Canada (*Associate Member*)
13.
Chile ‐ Asociación OTD Organizando Trans Diversidades
14. Chile ‐ Corporación Chilena de Personas
Trans Amanda Jofré (RedLACTrans)
15.
Colombia
‐ Asociación Lideres en Acción
16. Colombia – Caribe Afirmativo
17. Colombia ‐ Colombia Diversa
18. Colombia ‐ Fundación Santamaría
19. Colombia ‐ Red Comunitaria Trans (RedLACTrans)
20.
Costa Rica ‐ Mulabi ‐ Espacio Latinoamericano de Sexualidades y Derechos
21. Costa Rica ‐ TRANSVIDA (RedLACTrans)
22. Costa Rica – Asociación Ciudadana Acceder
23.
Dominica ‐ Dominica Chapter
of the Caribbean HIV and AIDS Partnership
(DomCHAP)
24. Ecuador ‐ Asociación Alfil (RedLACTrans)
25. Ecuador ‐ Taller de Comunicación Mujer
26. El Salvador ‐ Asociación Aspidh Arcoiris (RedLACTrans)
27.
Grenada ‐ Grenada Chapter of the Caribbean HIV and AIDS Partnership (GrenCHAP)
28. Guatemala ‐ Organización Trans Reinas de la Noche (OTRANS)
(RedLACTrans)
29. Guyana ‐ Society Against
Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)
30. Honduras – Asociación para una
Vida Mejor (APUVIMEH)
31. Honduras ‐ Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa (RedLACTrans)
32. Jamaica ‐ Equality for All Foundation (J‐FLAG)
33. México ‐ Letra S SIDA, Cultura
y Vida Cotidiana
34. México ‐ Red Mexicana de Mujeres Trans (RedLACTrans)
35. México ‐ Fundación Arcoíris por el Respeto a la Diversidad
Sexual A.C.
36.
México – Las Reinas Chulas, Cabaret y Derechos
Humanos, A.C
37. Nicaragua ‐ Red Nicaragüense de Activistas Trans (REDTRANS)
38. Nicaragua ‐ ODETRANS (RedLACTrans)
39. Panamá ‐ Asociación Panameña de Personas Trans (RedLACTrans)
40. Panamá – Fundación Iguales
41. Paraguay ‐ Aireana Grupo por los Derechos de las Lesbianas
42. Paraguay ‐ Asociación Panambi (RedLACTrans)
43.
Paraguay ‐ Asociación Escalando
44. Perú ‐ Centro de Promoción
y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (PROMSEX)
45. Perú ‐ Instituto Runa de Desarrollo y Estudios sobre
Género
46. Perú – Trans Organización Feminista por los Derechos Humanos (RedLACTrans)
47. Regional ‐ Caribbean Forum for Liberation and Acceptance of Genders and Sexualities (CARIFLAGS)
48. Regional ‐ Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Personas
Trans (REDLACTRANS)
49. Red de Trabajadoras Sexuales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe
(RedTraSex)
50. Regional ‐ Synergía – Iniciativas por los Derechos Humanos
51. República Dominicana ‐ Comunidad de Trans Travesti
y Trabajadoras Sexuales
Dominicana COTRAVETD (RedLACTrans)
52. República Dominicana – Diversidad Dominicana
53. St. Lucia ‐ United & Strong Inc.
54. Sub-Regional ‐ Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity
and Equality (ECADE)
55. Suriname ‐ Women's Way
56. The Bahamas ‐ The D’ Marco Organization
(RedLACTrans)
57. Trinidad and Tobago ‐ CAISO
58. Uruguay ‐ Asociación Trans del Uruguay (ATRU)
59. Uruguay ‐ Colectivo Ovejas Negras
60. Venezuela ‐ Venezuela Diversa Asociación Civil
61. Venezuela ‐ Diversidad e Igualdad a Través de la Ley (DIVERLEX)
