Tag: gender identity
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LGBTQ migrants stick together for safety in Migrant Caravan
Dozens of transgender women and gay men in the caravan moving through Mexico with hopes of seeking asylum in the United States have banded together for protection — not from the uncertainty of a journey fraught with danger from the gangs who prey on migrants but from their fellow travellers.
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Tunisia: Privacy Threatened by ‘Homosexuality’ Arrests
Tunisian authorities are confiscating and searching the phones of men they suspect of being gay and pressuring them to take anal tests and to confess to homosexual activity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Malawi: Arrests, Violence against LGBTQ People
Malawi’s laws prohibiting consensual same-sex relations foster a climate of fear and fuel violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Tokyo: New Law Bars LGBTQ Discrimination
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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There’s A New Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty: But Where Are Women’s and LGBTI Rights?
A new international treaty is in the works, focusing on crimes against humanity such as massacres, torture, and rape.
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Qatar: Censorship Ignores Rights, FIFA Rules
The government of Qatar should change its laws to end arbitrary censorship of articles about sexual orientation and gender identity and revoke its Penal Code provision that punishes same-sex relations with imprisonment between one to three years, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatar is host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.