Tag: refugees
World Refugee Day – Protecting the rights of all refugees
June 20th marked the International World Refugee Day. Currently there are 26 million refugees in the world, half of which are children.
Ukrainian LGBTQ refugees to arrive at Derbyshire home
A couple who offered to give a home to LGBTQ refugees from Ukraine have said they are due to arrive in the UK later.
LGBTQ people in Afghanistan are holding out hope they’ll be able to flee the country
Rainbow Railroad is a Canadian organisation that helps rescue LGBTQ refugees.
U.S President Biden Issues Memorandum on Advancing the Rights of LGBTQI Persons Around the World
During a speech at the U.S State Department on 4 February 2021, U.S President Joe Biden announced a Presidential Memorandum on advancing the rights of LGBTQI people.
LGBTI organisations welcome judgement from the ECHR recognising the right of refugees to legal gender recognition
ILGA-Europe, TGEU and Transvanilla welcome landmark judgement from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recognising the right of refugees to legal gender recognition .
