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Belize’s Highest Court Decriminalises Same-Sex Activity
Today, the highest court in Belize, a country in Central America issued a verdict that found the law criminalising male same-sex sexual activity to be unconstitutional and ordered the law to be amended, a much-anticipated move hailed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the United States’ largest civil rights organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.
HRC Strongly Condemns Ugandan Police Raid of LGBTQ Pride Event
Last Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, strongly condemned the police raid of a peaceful LGBTQ pride event in Kampala, the country’s capital. While events continue to unfold, police arrested several participants, including activists Frank Mugisha and Pepe Onziema of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).
HRC and Eleven Organisations Stand in Solidarity with Turkey’s LGBTQ Community
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), along with eleven partner organisations, expressed support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Turkey in the wake of recent police violence and a government ban on LGBTQ pride parades in Istanbul
U.S Anti-LGBT Extremists Brings Extremist Anti-LGBT Propaganda to Europe
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, stands in solidarity with LGBT advocates and allies as anti-LGBT activists prepare to descend on Tbilisi, Georgia, for the 10th international gathering hosted by the World Congress of Families (WCF).
The UK Warns Tourists About Anti-LGBT Laws in North Carolina and Mississippi
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office warned its LGBT citizens of the risks of traveling to North Carolina and Mississippi, which have enacted anti-LGBT laws.
HRC: Notorious American Hate Group Heads to Barbados
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, stands in solidarity with LGBT advocates and allies as anti-LGBT activists descended on Barbados for a regional gathering hosted by the World Congress of Families (WCF).