Tag: Human Rights Watch
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Revoke Discriminatory Athletics Gender Regulations
New regulations issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the international governing body for athletic competitions, discriminate against some women athletes and should be revoked, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the IAAF.
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Lebanon: Same-Sex Relations «Not Illegal»
A district court of appeal in Lebanon issued a groundbreaking ruling on July 12, 2018, that consensual sex between people of the same sex is not unlawful, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Hong Kong: LGBTQ-Themed Books Restricted in Libraries
Hong Kong authorities should immediately reverse a decision to place 10 children’s books with LGBTQ themes in the «closed stacks» of public libraries, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Hong Kong’s Home Affairs Bureau.
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‘No Longer Alone’: LGBTQ Voices from the Middle East, North Africa
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) activists from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa are defying state-sponsored repression and social stigma, Human Rights Watch and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) said in a video series issued today, accompanied by a new report by Human Rights Watch.
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Eastern Caribbean: LGBTQ People Face Bias, Violence
Discriminatory laws in Eastern Caribbean countries make lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people targets for discrimination, violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.