The Constitutional Court of South Africa decided that two sections of the Criminal Law Amendment Act are unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court of South Africa decided that two sections of the Criminal Law Amendment Act are unconstitutional. The measeures were intended to criminalise consensual
Gulf states to tighten gender tests for expat workers
The Kuwait Ministry of Health has proposed tightening genetic tests for immigrant workers in order to prevent transgender migrants from entering the GCC job market.
Medical tests that will be conducted by Gulf states to stop homosexual to enter their countries
Read The Independen’s news about medical tests that will be conducted by Gulf states to stop homosexual to enter their countries. Click here.
STOP THE GENOCIDE AGAINST TRANS WOMEN! STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANS PEOPLE!
Organizations, associations and activists defending the human and civil law of trans people denounce generalized extreme violence and murders and impunity that trans people suffer
Transgender ID a hostile affair
Read article about the situation of trans people in South Africa and the obstacles that they face regarding the identification country system. Here.
Human Rights Council 24th session report
Read the report of the 24th session of the Human Rights Council which concluded last week. Among the issues discussed, gender integration was one of
DAWN’s new website
DAWN’s new website is now accessible. It brings a better search engine and a new media section. Click here to access it.
Will ‘Safe From the Start’ Bring Needed Change for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict and Crisis?
Read Huffington Post’s article about USA iniciative “Safe from the Start”, designed to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in conflict and crisis and build
Of Cultures Destroyed by Western Sexual Exploitation and Violent Religious Prudery
“The Gikuyu of Kenya, who had very rigid codes of sexual convention, thought the public displays of affection among Europeans were unspeakably vulgar. Ironically, however,
The rule of sentiment
Read women’s rights lawyer Flavia Agnes’ article about the fate of the woman raped and killed in India last year. “And so she lives on