The International Council is pleased to announce the publication of Sexuality and Human Rights, the first in a new series of Discussion Papers to be published by the International Council. The paper, written by leading academic Alice M. Miller, examines the content of sexual rights and the evolution of their discussion, and identifies a number of problematic issues for further discussion.  

On the basis of preliminary research, it became clear that a number of conceptual challenges need to be addressed. The Council therefore commissioned this paper from Alice M. Miller, in order to assist the Council to identify the focus of its project on sexuality.

The paper sets out many of the questions, conflicts and dilemmas that mark this subject and impede discussions of sexuality and sexual rights. It frames the issue in ways that we feel will be useful and fresh for activists, policy-makers and human rights practitioners. We hope its publication will help those working in the field of sexuality to measure the potential relevance of human rights, and help human rights advocates to look more inclusively and more deeply into the subject of sexuality.

Please see the Council's website for more background on the paper and the project, and for additional information please contact the Research Director Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona.

The full report, available in English, can be downloaded free of charge (in PDF format). A copy of the report can also be ordered electronically through the Council’s website.