Tag: OutRight Action International
Prominent Turkish LGBTIQ Activist Arrested in His Home in Ankara
On Friday morning, Ali Erol, a prominent Turkish human rights activist and a founder of Kaos GL Association, Turkey’s first registered LGBTQ organisation, was arrested and detained in a home he shares with his partner.
OutRight Reacts to Trump’s First State of the Union Address
On the evening of January 30th, Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of the United States Congress.
40 LGBTIQ Activists, 29 Countries, 5 Days of Activism in New York City
OutRight Action International kicks off the Global Week of Advocacy, where dozens of LGBTIQ activists from 29 countries from every region of the world has come to participate in the organisation’s 6th annual United Nations (UN) Week of Advocacy. From December 4 to 8, human rights defenders meet with government representatives and UN officials.
UN Member States Maintain Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in Olympic Truce Resolution
Today, all 193 United Nations Member States adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution maintaining language protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Athletic Stars Call on UN States to Protect Sexual Orientation in Olympic Truce
Today, 17 professional athletes came out against attempts by Egypt and Russia to thwart non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation in the United Nations Olympic Truce Resolution.
Russia and Egypt Attack Sexual Orientation Protections in Olympic Truce at the UN
Over the next two weeks, a decision will be made at the United Nations (UN) on whether governments globally will accept discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.