Advocacy Center

Welcome to the MSMGF Advocacy Homepage. Find here the most recent action alerts concerning the health and human rights of MSM worldwide. For more background information on the action alerts displayed here, search the Advocacy Issues Reference Pages for additional details about each key issue.

This page can also be used as a resource when developing your own advocacy initiatives. Check out the Advocacy Toolkits and Useful Resources section for guidance on effective advocacy strategies, learn about country commitments to health and human rights in the International Agreements and Signatories section, read about advocacy efforts from around the globe in Advocacy in Action, and back up your own action alerts with solid reference using our searchable database of statistics and quotes.

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Action Alerts Call on Peruvian Authorities for Justice in Murder of HIV/AIDS and Gay Activist End Funding for The Failed Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program and Support Comprehensive Sex Education	Advocacy Issues Reference Pages Ebrahim Hamidi (Iran) Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga (Malawi)

Advocacy Toolkits and Useful Resources The MSMGF Launches New Online Resource to Support Grassroots HIV Advocates to Fight Homophobia and Transphobia Findings from the Global Men's Health and Rights Study: Fact Sheets Now Available in Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish Convocatoria Para Presentar Expresión De Interés Para Participar En Taller De Incidencia Política Community Consultation: 2013 WHO Consolidated ARV Guidelines World AIDS Day Getting to zero Advocate for Sexual Diversity Education Creating Space: Common issues, lessons learnt and ways forward for people involved in the development of LGBTI organisations Global Fund Governance Handbook Released Fenway Launches LGBT Health Education Web Site During National LGBT Health Awareness Week More..	International Agreements and Signatories The Universal Declaration of Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Status of Ratification, Reservations and Declarations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Status of Ratification, Reservations and Declarations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Status of Ratification, Reservations and Declarations European Convention on Human Rights Chart of Signatures and Ratifications List of declarations, reservations and other communications American Convention on Human Rights Signatories and Ratifications African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Signatories and Ratifications

Key Reference Documents The Denver Principles (1993) The Paris Declaration on the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV and AIDS (1994) Millenium Development Goal #6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases (2000) United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (2001) United Nations Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (2006) Yogyakarta Principles (2007) Joint Action for Results, UNAIDS Outcome Framework (2009-2011)	Advocacy in Action Georgia: Homophobic violence mars Tbilisi Pride event 'The Other' and LGBT Rights in Turkey The Neurology of Disgust 24 countries in Europe still require sterilization from trans people Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth More..

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