TAG: LGBTQ rights
Russian Government Spies On LGBT Activists To Portray Them As Part Of Western “Homosexualist Invasion”
Read article from Buzzfeed about Russia government tactics against LGBT activism. Officials acuse human rights activists of being part of part “Western ‘Homosexualist Invasion’”. Click here.
Read moreReport on the Human Rights Situation of Afro-Brazilian Trans Women
A report on the Situation of Afro-Brazilian Trans Women was presented during a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights last week in Washington D.C. It was done in collaboration with our partner organization Rede de Negros e Negras LGBT of Brazil and some Trans organizations from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. […]
Read moreSupreme Court reserves decision on the recognition of gender identity of transgender persons in India
In a case that has the potential to break the binary gender norms of male and female in law and administrative practices in India, the Supreme Court on 29th October, 2013 reserved its judgment on the question of recognition of identity of transgender persons in India. The initiative followed a petition demanding equal rights and […]
Read moreAnatomy of the War on Women
Read RH Reality Check’s article “Anatomy of the War on Women: How the Koch Brothers Are Funding the Anti-Choice Agenda”, where the author criticizes that “while one sector of the American conservative establishment funds LGBT rights and marriage equality worldwide, the other sector propels a war against the right of women to decide”. Here.
Read moreGlobal and regional issues highlighted by SPW on October
In October 2013 our main themes were the following: On October 10, activist Gabriela Leite, who devoted her life to fight for the rights of prostitutes, has left us. The death of Gabriela has reverberated in Brazil and worldwide because her life trajectory and historical leadership but also because how the claims she has raised […]
Read moreLGBTI persons in detention: addressing prejudices, discrimination and abuses
SPW recommends the document “LGBTI persons deprived of their liberty: a framework for preventive monitoring” because it considers very relevant that the Association for Prevention of Torture and Penal Reform International is not addressing the situation of persons whose sexual orientation and gender expression do not conform with dominant norms in prison systems. On the […]
Read moreUN special envoy for HIV/AIDS pleads for removal of discriminatory laws in Trinidad and Tobago
The United Nations Secretary-General’s envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene, has pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals. Read more on Caribbean News Now.
Read moreThe devasting effects of the patologization of trans identities
The Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE) published a statement on the October 19 reaffirming the devasting effects of the patologization of trans identities. Click here to read it.
Read moreHRW asks the Holy See to condemn violence and discrimination gainst LGBT People
Human Rights Watch send a letter to Pope Francis asking that Catholic Church to “condemn violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people”. Learn more.
Read moreTurkey’s landscape on the LGBTI issue
Check articles (in english) about the LGBTI issue in araon All Translation website. It’s an opportunity to learn more and get a sense of what is going on politically in the country. Click here.
Read moreMedical 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.
Read more2013 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award to Kasha Nabagesera
At the award ceremony in Nuremberg Opera House on 29 September, 2013 Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, LGBTI activist from Uganda, received the award from Lord Mayor Dr. Ulrich Maly and Dani Karavan. Click here And here
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