Iceland submits 20% of UN recommendations on sexual orientation and gender identity

Iceland issued more than 20 percent of the 124 recommendations regarding sexual orientation and gender identity during the most recent United Nations Universal Periodic Review session in Geneva, according to ZENIT News Agency.

The Universal Periodic Review is a mechanism where national governments review the human rights records of other nations every two years. During this session, fourteen countries submitted national reports and received nearly 3,900 total recommendations.

The report notes that the governments criticized by Iceland responded by noting the criticisms rather than supporting them.