Tag: anti-LGBT
Indonesia Rejects 75 UN Human Rights Concerns
The Indonesian government says it will likely reject 75 recommendations by United Nations member countries to improve human rights abuses in Indonesia.
Sexual Offences Act 1967: Reform and repression
The criminalisation of homosexuality did not end in the UK until 2013 – a full 46 years after the Sexual Offences Act 1967. So don’t be misled by the celebrations on 27 July, which will mark the fiftieth anniversary of this legislation.
Indonesia: Police Raids Foster Anti-Gay Hysteria
Indonesia’s national police force should immediately investigate recent raids by local law enforcement on gatherings of gay men, Human Rights Watch said Last Friday in a letter to national police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.
The Struggle for LGBT Rights in France
“Today, in France, we still can not live and love freely just as we are,” said Joël Deumier, president of the association SOS Homophobie.
IDAHOT Statement: LGBTIQ Youth Continue to be Disenfranchised
May 17th has become a day to raise awareness of violations against the rights of LGBTIQ people.
Indonesia: Release Gay Men at Risk of Torture
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two men detained in Aceh province under a local ordinance that criminalises homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said today.