UN council votes to keep researching abuses for LGBT people despite US U-turn


FILE PHOTO: A rainbow flag flies during the Budapest Pride March in Budapest, Hungary, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBT rights expert, a move welcomed by advocates amid the absence of the United States, a former key supporter that is now rolling back such protections.

Western diplomats had previously voiced concerns about the renewal of the mandate of South African scholar Graeme Reid who helps to boost protections by documenting abuses and through dialogue with countries.

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