Tag: Human Rights Watch
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Global: Urgent Action Needed to Meet Education Deadline
Resources, Policies, and Accountability Needed to Ensure Education for Millions.
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UAE: Prisoners Denied Lifesaving HIV Treatment
United Arab Emirates (UAE) prison authorities are denying non-national HIV-positive detainees in at least one UAE prison regular and uninterrupted access to lifesaving antiretroviral treatment, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
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Turkmenistan: Gay Man Missing After Coming Out Online
A man is feared missing in Turkmenistan after he made his sexual orientation public, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The Turkmen government should urgently clarify whether the man, Kasymberdy Garayev, is in custody, and if he is, release him immediately and explain why he was being held.
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Uganda: Forced Anal Exams Violate Rights
Ugandan police arrested 16 men in Kampala on October 21, 2019 after a crowd shouted homophobic slurs and threatened to attack them. The police accused the men of homosexual conduct.
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Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist
Amid Attacks, Officials Threaten Death Penalty for LGBTQ People.
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Kazakhstan: Feminist Group Denied Registration
An appeals court in Kazakhstan on September 3 upheld a decision denying Feminita, a national feminist initiative, registration as a nongovernmental organisation (NGO). The group’s focus includes the rights of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women.