Between 2009 and 2011 SPW has been engaged in a critical reflection on Sexuality and (Geo) Politics that involved regional dialgues in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The outcomes of [...]Read more
The data which has been collected from 190 countries worldwide is separated into 81 maps, to allow website visitors to take a closer look, and compare country situations for the [...]Read more
Every defendant in the Salvadoran criminal system is guaranteed three fundamental rights by the state. First, every person accused of a crime will be presume innocent until proven guilty, in [...]Read more
JURIST Guest Columnist Arvind Narrain of ARC International discusses the issues with assigning a gender to intersex born children… International recognition of sexual and gender diversity has grown from the [...]Read more
22 October 2015 If the global commitment to eradicate inequality for all people is truly unequivocal, as leaders promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) claim it to be, the implementation [...]Read more
The legal status of trans* individuals in India was discussed quite extensively in the 2014 case of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) judgment by the Supreme Court of India.Read more
This Amnesty International’s collection of twelve essays explores the differences and similarities between social justice and human rights, providing divergent perspectives on whether and how human rights NGOs should pursue [...]Read more
The Research Report for Transilience Project on Violence against Transgender Women 2014 offers relevant qualitative data to understand the discrimination and violence faced by transgender community in different parts of [...]Read more
Edited by David Paternotte, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium and Manon Tremblay, Université d’Ottawa, Canada The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism provides scholars and students with a [...]Read more
by Scott Long “Tests of shame! Till when?” Campaign by the Tunisian group Damj Join the campaign to end forced anal tests in Tunisia. You can start by posting a message [...]Read more
The 13th issue of NSWP’s quarterly newsletter ‘Sex Work Digest’ covers the period July – September 2015. Features in this issue include: Decriminalisation updates from Scotland, New South Wales & [...]Read more
Shiv Visvanathan @ShivVisvanathan If Facebook has face value, Modi’s interview with Mark Zuckerberg at the Town Hall was an immaculate performance. It was controlled, correct and precise to the point [...]Read more
Stonewall Acceptance without Exception has launched the “Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality” Guide, which contains 20 stories from LGBT Christians and allies for LGBT equality from around the world. [...]Read more
The SDG Series on SDGs and the right to health on the Health and Human Rights Journal is avaialable online. Click below to read the articles. Introduction: What might SDGs mean [...]Read more
by Amanda Marcotte At this point, I’ve given up all hope that anyone will ever construct a poll on reproductive rights and access that illuminates the issue instead of distorting [...]Read more