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Jessica Stern

141 men arrested in Indonesian sauna raid

141 men arrested in Indonesian sauna raid

On Sunday May 21 2017 at 8pm, police raided the Atlantis Gym & Sauna in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta at 8pm in the evening arresting 141 men claiming they were engaging in a “gay sex party”. Those arrested were detained by the North Jakarta District Police. Indonesia does not have laws criminalising

A statement from Outright Action International on IDAHOBIT

A statement from Outright Action International on IDAHOBIT

LGBT+ youth continue to be disenfranchised. May 17th has become a day to raise awareness of violations against the rights of LGBT+ people. It was on this day in 1990 that the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses as part of the International Classification

Campaign grows to stop the killings and persecution of gays in Chechnya

Campaign grows to stop the killings and persecution of gays in Chechnya

Novaya Gazeta the Moscow based newspaper reported on April 1 that more than 100 men have been arbitrarily detained and at least three have been murdered by Chechen authorities for their alleged “non traditional” sexual orientation.

US Government appoints ‘hate group’ to UN delegation

US Government appoints ‘hate group’ to UN delegation

US Department of State appoints two organisations known to oppose the UN human rights system, LGBT+ rights, and women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights to its official delegation to the 61st annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The Center for Family and Human Righ

Human Rights organisation speaks out on Trump ‘Muslim ban’

Human Rights organisation speaks out on Trump ‘Muslim ban’

Trump’s Executive Order will Lead to persecution of LGBT+ people globally says Jessica Stern, Executive Director, OutRight Action International. Last Monday, March 6, President Donald Trump signed into power an Executive Order to block citizens of six majority Muslim countries from entering the Unit

Attempt to defund Independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity at UN, fails

Attempt to defund Independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity at UN, fails

Two days before Christmas, a group of conservative states at the United Nations (UN) made a final attempt to stop the Independent Expert on the “protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI),” by stripping the mandate of standard UN funding.

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