It opens the way for investigations by the world organization to investigate abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

Two months ago, the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, based in Geneva, appointed Vitit Muntarbhorn of Thailand, as a special rapporteur investigating  abuses against LGBTI people.

In the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with human rights, Africans yesterday proposed the work of the investigator should be suspended.

Latin American countries, supported by Western nations and South Africa successfully proposed an amendment that gutted the African group’s draft resolution.

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