Tag: criminalisation
UN Body Condemns Sri Lanka’s Criminalisation of Same-Sex Acts
Landmark Case Highlights ‘Sodomy’ Law’s Impact on Women.
Theresa May urged to apologise & compensate gay men
On the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which is this Thursday, 27 July, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is being urged to “apologise and compensate men convicted under discriminatory anti-gay laws – both before and after the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality 50 years ago.”
United Nations Must Address the Health and Well-Being of LGBTI People
A new report released today by the Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) and OutRight Action International in collaboration with the Global Platform to Fast Track the Human Rights and HIV Responses with Gay and Bisexual Men argues for a global health and development approach that is inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people.
U.S Sends Group Rejecting Rights to UN Women’s Commission
In recent years, the United States has played a significant role protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, both domestically and internationally, consistent with the universality of human rights as inclusive and indivisible.
Rights Organizations Call for No Borders on Gender Justice
Today, as the United Nations begins its annual gathering on women’s rights, a coalition of international women’s, LGBTQ, and immigrant justice organisations have launched a joint initiative called: No Borders on Gender Justice.