Ugandan court “turns its back” on human rights by failing to repeal “callous” anti-LGBTQ+ law, Amnesty International says
There has been a wave of violence, arrests, death penalty cases, anal examinations and evictions since the Act was approved
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Two arrested in Russia’s first LGBTQ+ ‘extremism’ criminal case
A Russian court has ordered a bar administrator and its art director to be placed in custody, accusing them of organising an “extremist organisation” under new legislation criminalising the LGBTQ community. They will remain in custody until May 18 and face up to 10 years in prison, according to the
Huthi authorities sentence seven to stoning and two to crucifixion for homosexual ‘crimes’
Huthi authorities in Yemen must halt planned executions and end the persecution of people based on their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, said Amnesty International, after two Huthi-run courts sentenced more than 40 people either to death, flogging or prison over charges rela
“Sickening”. Rishi Sunak’s trans jibe – made while mother of Brianna Ghey attended Prime Minister’s Questions – condemned by Amnesty International
Rishi Sunak has been criticised for aiming a political jibe about trans people at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer – while the mother of murder victim Brianna Ghey attended Prime Minister’s Questions. In Prime Minister’s Questions, his weekly showdown with MPs and the leader of the opposition, Mr Suna
LGBTI people across Africa facing a “catastrophic rollback on their fundamental rights”, says Amnesty International
LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people across Africa are facing “a catastrophic rollback on their fundamental rights following the introduction of discriminatory legislation in several countries”, Amnesty International has said. In a new briefing looking at 12 African countr
Amnesty condemns Russia’s Supreme Court’s ‘extremist’ label for LGBTQ+ groups, effectively outlawing the LGBTQ+ movement
In response to yesterdays’ ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court which designates the “international public LGBT movement” extremist and effectively outlaws any public activity related to LGBTQ+ issues, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “This shamefu
Supreme Court of Japan makes ‘landmark decision’ ruling surgery not required for legal gender change
The Supreme Court of Japan has today (October 25) issued a ruling in a family law case, declaring that the stipulation of the Special Law on Gender Identity Disorder, which mandates surgical sterilisation as a prerequisite for gender reassignment, is unconstitutional in Japan. This decision was base