Bolivia recognises same-sex civil union
Bolivia, South America, has recognised a same-sex civil union for the first time after David Aruquipa, 48, and Guido Montaño, 45, campaigned for two years to have their relationship be legally acknowledged.
Human Rights Watch
Update: Human Rights Watch condemn anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary
Non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Watch, has condemned the proposal of a new bill in Hungary which would prevent same-sex couples from adopting.
Poland: Three women on trial for posters of ‘Virgin Mary’ with LGBTQ+ rainbow halo
Human rights organisations release statement urging Polish authorities to drop charges against three women on trial for posters of ‘Virgin Mary’ with LGBTQ+ rainbow halo.
Pakistan district proposes greater support for the trans community
On Saturday October 24, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Social Welfare Department – based in Peshawar, the capital of the Pakistani province – laid out new policies to increase protections for the area’s transgender community.
Egyptian police using dating apps to persecute LGBTQ+ people
Human Rights Watch (HRW) have reported authorities in Egypt creating fake profiles on dating apps to identify and arrest LGBTQ+ people.
Trans activist shot dead in Pakistan
Trans woman and activist Gul Panra was murdered in Peshawar city on Wednesday 9 September.
Brighton & Hove Council respond to Chechnya concentration camp reports
Following media reports that gay men are being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya and that a ‘concentration camp’ has been established in the Chechen town of Argun, the Labour administration running Brighton & Hove City Council have issued a statement.