“Mourning becomes the law”—Judith Butler from Paris
Letter from Judith Butler, Paris, Saturday 14th November I am in Paris and passed near the scene of killing on Boulevard Beaumarchais on Friday evening. I had dinner ten minutes from another target. Everyone I know is safe, but many people I do not know are dead or traumatized or in mourning. It is shocking […]
Read moreGlobal homocapitalism – Rahul Rao
In this article I ask why leading institutions of global capitalism have begun to take activist stances against homophobia, and why they have done so now. I want to understand the terms on which the figure of the queer has come to be adopted as an object of concern for the development industry.
Read moreLaunching IM-Defensoras report on violence against WHRDs in Mesoamerica
AWID, as IM-Defensoras Steering Group member, has launched the Second Regional Report on the Situation of WHRDs in Mexico and Central America, which includes and compares information gathered between 2012 and 2014. This report is the result of the collective effort by those who make up the Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders (IM-Defensoras). AWID is […]
Read moreNew issue of Jacobin is out
The new issue of Jacobin was released. “Uneven and Combined” takes on questions of development in the Global South, the (less than emancipatory) rise of the BRICS, and possible alternatives to neoliberalism. Click here to learn more.
Read moreSummary of the New Zealand Prostitution Reform Act
The Prostitution Reform Act (PRA) came into operation in New Zealand in June, 2003. The PRA decriminalised prostitution; created a framework to safe guard the human rights of sex workers; promoted the welfare and occupational health and safety of sex workers; and prohibited the use in prostitution of persons under 18 years of age. The […]
Read more‘Coming Out of Concrete Closets’: LGBTQ Criminalization as Reproductive Injustice
The data in Coming Out of Concrete Closets sheds light on the ways in which systemic discrimination of LGBTQ communities—particularly low-income communities and communities of color—forms a dragnet of criminalization for the most marginalized. (Shutterstock)
Read moreThe Sexual Politics Landscape in October 2015
Check the main facts in October 2015. We highlight the Stop Trans Pathologization Campaign 2015; the Synod on the Family’s final statement; Brazilian feminists protests against partially approved legislation that criminalizes providing information and assistance in regard to abortion; and the Indonesian regressive law against sexual freedom.
Read moreRevisit the SPW Regional Dialogues
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 these exercises, compiled in a two-volume publication in e-book format edited by Sonia Corrêa, Rafael de la Dehesa and Richard Parker, were launched in 2014. […]
Read moreNew interactive maps depict situation for Trans persons worldwide
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 following topics: ‘Legal Situation’, ‘Health Care Situation’, ‘Social Situation’.
Read moreIndependent analysis of systematic gender discrimination in the El Salvador Judicial process against 17 women accused of the aggravated homicide of their newborns
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 accordance with the law. Second, in cases of doubt, the judge must find in favour of the defendant.
Read moreThe Right Not To Be Mutilated: Intersex People and The Quest For Justice
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 protection of sexual orientation (Toonen v Australia) to gender identity (Resolution of the Human Rights Council in 2011) to an emerging recognition of intersex status. […]
Read moreCrucial new insights on sexuality and the Sustainable Development Goals
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 of the SDGs needs to take into account the voices of those people who, because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (SOGIE), […]
Read moreUndetermined Discriminations: Trans* persons Rights Emerging post 2014 in India
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 moreCan human rights bring social justice?
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 social justice. Click here to access it.
Read moreResearch Report for Transilience Project on Violence against Transgender Women in South Africa 2014
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 South African society.
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