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Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Rules Jamaica’s «Buggery» Law Incompatible With American Convention On Human Rights

NewsdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsMarch 6, 2020

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ruled end of February that Jamaica’s colonial-era ban on same-sex relations, known as the «anti-buggery» law, is incompatible with the American Convention on Human Rights.

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Crackdown against LGBTQ people intensifies in Indonesia

NewsdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsFebruary 20, 2020

A draft «family resilience» bill has been proposed by members of the House of Representatives of Indonesia.

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Germany’s Cabinet Approves Ban on «Conversion Therapy»

NewsdeskEurope - LGBTQ RightsDecember 19, 2019

On Wednesday, December 18, the Cabinet of Germany – the country’s chief executive body consisting of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the cabinet of ministers – approved a draft bill banning advertising and offering of «conversion therapy» practices to change, suppress, or divert one’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

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Haitian LGBTIQ Activist Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances

NewsdeskHate CrimeNovember 27, 2019April 14, 2024

One of Haiti’s most prominent LGBTIQ activists, Jeudy Charlot, was found dead at his home in Pétion-Ville outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince on the morning of Monday, November 25th. The circumstances of his death are still unclear and an autopsy is needed to determine the cause of death.

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Ugandan Authorities Amp Up Persecution of LGBTIQ People

NewsdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsNovember 12, 2019

LGBTIQ activists in Uganda confirm that on Sunday, November 10th, an LGBTIQ-friendly bar in Kampala was raided and 125 people arrested and charged with drug possession, indicating an intentional and growing persecution of LGBTIQ people in the country.

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Homophobic Uganda Plans to Re-introduce «Anti-Homosexuality Act»

NewsdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsOctober 10, 2019

In an interview with Thomson Reuters today the Ethics and Integrity Minister of Uganda, Simon Lokodo, has announced plans to introduce to parliament a bill imposing the death penalty for same-sex relations and «promotion and recruitment» of homosexuality in order to curb a rise in «unnatural sex». Local activists confirm that it is to be tabled on October 28, 2019.

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