Tag: Egypt
Russia and Egypt Attack Sexual Orientation Protections in Olympic Truce at the UN
Over the next two weeks, a decision will be made at the United Nations (UN) on whether governments globally will accept discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.
Young man who waved LGBTQ flag in Egypt gets jail time extended
A young man arrested for having held up a rainbow flag supporting LGBTQ rights in Egypt has been ordered to spend an extra 15 days in preventative custody, Egyptian media such as Masrawi and Al-Watan reported on Monday.
Defending the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The IE SOGI mandate was created through UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/32/2 in June of last year and was confirmed through six separate votes over the UNGA session in 2016.
Egypt: Mass Arrests Amid LGBT Media Blackout
The Egyptian government has intensified its campaign against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their supporters, arresting dozens of people in less than two weeks, Human Rights Watch said today. A media regulatory body has also banned all “positive” reporting on homosexuality.
Egypt: Stop Anti-LGBT Crackdown, Intimidation
Egypt should stop arresting and harassing people suspected of homosexuality using trumped-up “debauchery” and “inciting debauchery” charges, Human Rights Watch said today.
Egypt : Court Sentences Concert-goer to 6 years in Prison over LGBTQ Flag
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a student to six years in prison for “practicing debauchery” for raising the rainbow flag of the LGBTQ movement at a concert, according to local media.