annual reportfocused on LGBT human rights cases in 2011. The report followed the enforcement of the Peruvian government’s commitments to the Yogyakarta Principles.

Activists in the Philippines held a range of events to mark IDAHO 2012.

Two training seminars were held in Manila: The first, in conjunction with the Commission on Human Rights and the US Embassy in Manila, was a three-day workshop entitled “If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?

The Portuguese LGBT network Rede ExAequo marked the Day with a free hugs public event

Activists staged a public demonstration in front of the Education Department in San Juan to highlight the need to include a gender perspective within the country’s education system.

Candles were lit and one minute of silence observed as a show of support for people living with HIV/AIDS.