Tag: Libya
LGBTIQ People Will Suffer from SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Travel Ban
Today the Supreme Court of the US upheld President Trump’s travel ban which strictly limits travel to the U.S from five majority Muslim nations as well as North Korea and Venezuela, in the name of national security and «counter-terrorism».
‘No Longer Alone’: LGBTQ Voices from the Middle East, North Africa
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) activists from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa are defying state-sponsored repression and social stigma, Human Rights Watch and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) said in a video series issued today, accompanied by a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Trump’s Executive Order Will Lead to Persecution of LGBTIQ People Globally
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed into power an Executive Order to block citizens of six majority Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Three men executed by IS for homosexuality in Libya
Three men were executed by IS militants for homosexuality in Derna, Libya.
Egyptian court upholds ban on gay Libyan
An Egyptian administrative court has upheld a decision by the Interior Ministry banning a Libyan student from returning to the country because he is gay.
GOProud is the Only National Gay Group Willing to Stand Up for Basic Human Rights for Gay People across the Globe
Today, GOProud, the only national group gay conservatives and their allies, released an open letter on action in Libya and on the need to stand up for the basic human rights of gay people across the globe. GOProud circulated the sign on letter to other national gay groups, and all declined to sign it.