From January 25 – 30, Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will travel to Brazil. On January 28, SE Stern will speak in Brasília at the first National March for Trans Day of Visibility commemorating twenty years since the government first recognized Trans Day of Visibility. On January 29, SE Stern will give remarks at the government’s launch of a report on statistics of violence against transgender and nonbinary persons around the world. While in Brazil, SE Stern will also meet with activists, Brazilian government ministries, and parliamentarians.
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