Category: World
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Judge Strikes Down Sodomy Law in Trinidad and Tobago
Today, Judge Devindra Rampersad of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago has ruled that Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act are unconstitutional as applied to adult consensual acts, a motion that stands to decriminalise homosexuality in the country.
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Indonesia: Four Arrested for Same-Sex Conduct
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release four people detained in Aceh under a local ordinance that criminalises same-sex conduct, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Forced Anal Examinations for Gay Men are Stopped in Kenya
Today, a Court of Appeals in Kenya, led by a 5 judge bench, ruled that forced anal examinations are contrary to the law. Forced anal examinations have largely been used to “prove” whether or not a man is homosexual in countries where homosexuality is criminalised.
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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.
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Mexico well ahead of U.S in LGBTQ rights
Study debunks stereotype that Mexico takes lead from U.S on progressive issues.
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Intersectional Women’s Day 2018
Jessica Stern, Executive Director of OutRight Action International, releases a statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day.