Tag: Human Rights
Homophobic African countries ask UN suspend LGBT expert
African countries on Friday demanded that the appointment of a new UN expert on LGBT rights be suspended, saying his mission to report on anti-gay violence had nothing to do with human rights.
Peter Tatchell receives Gandhi International Peace Award 2016
Peter Tatchell received the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2016 at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament in London on 31 October 2016.
Europe : Six steps to improve the state of the Union – not just another joint statement
ILGA-Europe, together with 176 other civil society organisations, are asking European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to pause for a moment in advance of the 2016 State of the Union and start to refocus the EU agenda on what matters for people: that their fundamental rights are protected; that their children grow up in an open and tolerant society; that the most vulnerable are treated with dignity and respect.
Belize’s Highest Court Decriminalises Same-Sex Activity
Today, the highest court in Belize, a country in Central America issued a verdict that found the law criminalising male same-sex sexual activity to be unconstitutional and ordered the law to be amended, a much-anticipated move hailed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the United States’ largest civil rights organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.
Gay Syrian man beheaded and mutilated in Turkey
The headless, mutilated body of a gay Syrian man has been identified by gay housemates in Istanbul who say he had been gang-raped previously.
Only in America : Teen sues school for proposing trans students wear green wristbands
Yet another transgender student is suing for the right to use the restroom of their choice at school, but this time, according to a lawsuit filed this week, a Wisconsin school is going so far as to propose transgender students wear green wristbands to better restrict bathroom use.