Tag: Lebanon
Barbie movie is banned in Lebanon and Kuwait because it «promotes homosexuality»
Authorities in Kuwait and Lebanon forbade the Barbie movie, claiming issues with public morality and homosexuality.
Sexual Violence Against Men, Trans Women in Syria Conflict
Survivors in Lebanon Lack Needed Services.
Lebanon: Entry Ban Follows Gender, Sexuality Conference
Lebanese General Security has banned a group of activists and academics from re-entering Lebanon following their participation in a September 2018 conference on gender and sexuality, Human Rights Watch, the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE), and Legal Agenda said yesterday.
Lebanon: No Justification for LGBTQ Crackdown
Lebanese security forces have repeatedly interfered with human rights events related to gender and sexuality in violation of international human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said today in a complaint to United Nations (UN) human rights officials.
New report: Progress on LGBTQ issues in the Middle East and North Africa
Today, OutRight Action International, a LGBTIQ human rights organisation, releases the report, Activism and Resilience: LGBTQ Progress in the Arabic-speaking States in the Middle East and North Africa Region.
LGBTQ Conference in Lebanon Threatened by Security Forces
On the 29th of September Lebanese security forces from the General Security Directorate shut down a regional gender rights conference in Beirut, Lebanon.