Category: World – LGBTQ Rights
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Angola Decriminalises Same-Sex Conduct
Angola has finally shed the divisive «vices against nature» provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct.
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Open letter to Tunisian government: stop torture & arrests of homosexual men
In November 2018, the human rights NGO Human Rights Watch published multiple accounts of men who were arrested, prosecuted and detained for homosexuality.
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Vigilante Raid on Indonesian HIV Group
Militant Islamists, Military, and Local Residents Storm Office
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New detentions of LGBTI people in Chechnya: Russia needs to take action
A new wave of arrests, persecution and torture against (perceived) LGBTI people in Chechnya has started in Chechnya since December 2018.
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Brazil: same-sex couples rush to the altar ahead of homophobic Bolsonaro’s inauguration
Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who will be the country’s next president, has called himself a «proud homophobe».
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Russia’s ban on LGBTQ rallies violates rights, European Court of Human Rights rules
Russian authorities have been putting obstacles on LGBTQ rallies for years, and systematically turning down LGBTQ permit requests.