Category: World – LGBTQ Rights
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U.S President Biden Issues Memorandum on Advancing the Rights of LGBTQI Persons Around the World
During a speech at the U.S State Department on 4 February 2021, U.S President Joe Biden announced a Presidential Memorandum on advancing the rights of LGBTQI people.
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Japan: Introduce LGBT Equality Act Before Olympics
116 Groups Urge Prime Minister Suga to Take Action
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Malaysia: Government Steps Up Attacks on LGBT People
Lawmakers Should Repeal, Not Reinforce, Discriminatory Laws
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Honduras: Attack on Reproductive Rights, Marriage Equality
Honduran lawmakers should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would entrench current harsh restrictions on reproductive rights and the prohibition on same-sex marriage, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
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UN: Eastern Caribbean States Called Out Over Anti-LGBT Bias
Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis should decriminalise same-sex relations and adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Turkish court postpones trial of 19 Pride attendees, infringing their right to fair judicial process
The Turkish courts’ postponement until next April of the trial of 19 people accused of “unlawful assembly” after taking part in an LGBTI Pride march last year is clearly infringing their right to a fair trial, and sending a worrying signal from the judiciary, says ILGA-Europe.