ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 19
Plain English recommendation
Government should:
Keep working to ban conversion therapy, including in Northern Ireland. It should also remove unnecessary legal requirements for gender recognition, like needing a psychiatric diagnosis. There should also be a quick, clear, and accessible process for legal gender recognition that align with the ICCPR.
Original UN recommendation
The State party should continue its efforts and adopt the measures necessary to prohibit the practice of so-called conversion therapy against lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, including in Northern Ireland. Furthermore, it should take legislative and other measures to eliminate intrusive requirements for legal gender recognition, including psychiatric diagnosis, and provide for and effectively implement a quick, transparent and accessible procedure for legal gender recognition that is compatible with the provisions of the Covenant.
Date of UN examination
03/05/2024
Original UN document
Download the original ICCPR concluding observations 2024 on the UN website.
Last updated on 09/04/2025