Tag: LGBT rights
World Bank postpones $90M Uganda loan over anti-gay law
The World Bank on Thursday said it postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda’s health system over a law that toughened punishment for gays, an unusual move for an institution that usually avoids wading into politics.
Despite opposition, Parliament takes stock of LGBT equality in new report
Today the European Parliament voted its annual report on fundamental rights in the European Union. The report includes an extensive overview of the situation for LGBT people, and recommendations to reach European equality standards laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Swedish minister meets Ugandan gay activists
Sweden’s finance minister has met with gay activists in Uganda at the start of a visit intended to highlight Swedish investment opportunities in the growing East African economy.
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill Violates Human Rights
The United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response warned today that the signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda would have “serious human rights implications” and urged protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world.
HRC to Track NBC’s Coverage of Russia’s Anti-LGBT Law During Olympics
Yesterday the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, announced it will monitor NBC’s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and track reporting on the anti-LGBT situation in Russia.
Russia: Pressure Escalates on Sochi Corporate Sponsors
Corporate sponsors of the Sochi Winter Olympics should act now to urge Russia to halt the rising tide of discrimination, harassment and threats against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, 40 of the world’s leading human rights and LGBT groups said today, in an unusual joint open letter.