Tag: Lebanon
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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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Progress in LGBTQ rights in Lebanon
Lebanon has reached a milestone in terms of rights for LGBTQ people.
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Lebanon: Police Shutter Pride Events
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces arrested a prominent LGBT rights activist and pressured him to cancel Beirut Pride events, Human Rights Watch said today.
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More to Activism Than Just Pride in Lebanon
This year’s organiser of Beirut Pride, Hadi Damien, was arrested earlier this week by Lebanese authorities.
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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.