Tag: Human Rights Watch
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Belarus: Homophobic Attack on Filmmaker
Police in Belarus are investigating a brutal attack on a filmmaker and two colleagues early on the morning of August 25, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Lebanon: Entry Ban Follows Gender, Sexuality Conference
Lebanese General Security has banned a group of activists and academics from re-entering Lebanon following their participation in a September 2018 conference on gender and sexuality, Human Rights Watch, the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE), and Legal Agenda said yesterday.
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Facing the Myths: LGBT Voices from the Middle East and North Africa
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people living in the Middle East and North Africa share their responses to myths and stereotypes about LGBT people in the region on a new video and special feature released today by the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) and Human Rights Watch.
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Botswana: High Court Strikes Down Sodomy Laws
The High Court in Botswana ruled on June 11, 2019 that laws criminalising consensual same-sex relations were unconstitutional, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The ruling upheld the rights of the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
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New Health Guidelines Propel Transgender Rights
The World Health Organisation (WHO) approved a major change to its global manual of diagnoses on May 25, 2019, that will greatly benefit transgender people around the world, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Kenya: Court Upholds Archaic Anti-Homosexuality Laws
Kenya’s High Court on May 24, 2019 upheld laws criminalising homosexual acts between consenting adults, a step backward in the progress Kenya has made toward equality in recent years, Human Rights Watch said last Friday.