Tag: Human Rights Watch
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Tunisia: Police Arrest, Use Violence Against LGBTI Activists
Tunisian security forces have repeatedly targeted protesters, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) activists at protests, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Honduras: Attack on Reproductive Rights, Marriage Equality
Honduran lawmakers should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would entrench current harsh restrictions on reproductive rights and the prohibition on same-sex marriage, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
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UN: Eastern Caribbean States Called Out Over Anti-LGBT Bias
Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis should decriminalise same-sex relations and adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Honduras: Regional Court Hears Trans Murder Case
The government of Honduras has an obligation to conduct an effective investigation into any alleged violation of the right to life, and failure to do so violates the obligation to protect the right to life, Human Rights Watch said today in an amicus brief submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions
Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People.