Sexual and reproductive rights issued in the last days at global, Latin American and Brazilian scene
At the International Conference on Human Rights (7 to 10 July 2013), the main outcome was the final report, which represents a unique platform to
Article Newsletter N14 – Rahul Rao
Staying positivist in the fight against homophobia Rahul Rao* In recent weeks, arguments against homophobia have been made in two paradigmatically positivist registers – science
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Private Companies Deny Birth Control Coverage to Employees
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The whole (legal) truth: Bill C-36 will have far-reaching implications for Canadian Communities
Sex workers organizations from Canada are mobilizing supports to battle against a bill aimed at criminalizing prostitution and a wide range of activities related to
Scott Long: Vultures over Iran: The Human Rights Campaign follows the money
Posted on 24 June 2014 Why is the Human Rights Campaign hanging out with the friends of homophobe Gary Bauer? Some background: HRC, the richest US
HRC resolution on family must not undermine the human rights of individual family members
Amnesty International launched a public statement on the resolution presented by a group of countries at the UN Human Rights Council aimet at “protecting the
Egypt Has a Sexual Violence Problem
Read New York Times article about a fierce battle raging in Egypt beyond that one between Islamists and military rulers: the battle “between the patriarchy
Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change
Corinne Lennox and Matthew Waites, from Institute of Commonwealth Studies (University of London), are the editors of the free online book Human Rights, Sexual Orientation
Homicide and Gender
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Denmark becomes the first European country to allow legal change of gender without clinical diagnosis
Danish parliamentarians passed a law which makes it the first European country where a requirement for ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ diagnosis or any psychological assessment/opinion is