LGBTQ+ Rights
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Human Rights Orgs Petition UN on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People Arbitrarily Detained in Uganda
The Ugandan government has unlawfully detained 19 LGBTQ+ people under the guise of its COVID-19 response.
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Human Rights Orgs Sue Sec. Pompeo for Unlawful Commissionv
Slanted Membership, Withheld Records and Closed Door Meetings Violate Federal Law
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Human Rights Groups Sue Pompeo to Disband State Department Commission
Tags Share RFK Human Rights, in partnership with Democracy Forward, has brought a lawsuit against the Trump administration to terminate its unlawful Commission on Unalienable Rights. Read the full article
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We’re Taking the Trump Administration to Court
The Commission on Unalienable Rights’ discriminatory work must be stopped. Without action we risk the destruction of decades of progress by the human rights movement and emboldening oppressive regimes everywhere.
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Protections for Detained At-Risk Gay Man
C.M.T. has been raped and abused while held in the Domincan Republic’s most dangerous prison.
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Covid Exploited to Target LGBTQ+ Ugandans
Shades of “Kill the Gays” legislation return in arbitrary detention of 19 LGBTTI individuals.
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Letter to Secretary Pompeo Regarding LGBTQ+ Rights
Tags Share We joined several civil society organizations to express our deep concern at a number of recent signals that the State Department, under the leadership of President Trump, has abandoned full support of LGBTIA+ people within its global human rights policy. READ FULL LETTER
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Protecting LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers at the Border
We urge the Trump Administration to provide additional security and humanitarian support to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexican border.
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Government Shuts Down LGBTQ+ Event in Uganda
Tags Share We are deeply troubled to learn that the Ugandan government ordered Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) to shut down their event today commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This unjustified order, issued by the Ugandan Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, arbitrarily disrupts SMUG’s celebration of a day dedicated…
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IACHR Releases Advisory Opinion on Gender Identity and Same-Sex Non-Discrimination
Tags Share On November 24, 2017, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights adopted an Advisory Opinion on gender identity, equality, and non-discrimination for same-sex couples. In its Opinion, this regional human rights tribunal not only reaffirmed that gender identity and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation are protected by the American Convention on Human Rights, but…
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Police Raid of Uganda Pride Event
Tags Share (August 4, 2016 | Washington, DC) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights strongly condemns the Uganda police’s raid of tonight’s event in Kampala celebrating LGBT Pride, as well as the unlawful detention of 2011 RFK Human Rights Award Laureate Frank Mugisha, Pepe Onziema, and other leading Ugandan LGBT human rights defenders. “These despicable actions…
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Monitoring LGBTQ+ Rights in India and Bangladesh
Tags Share Developments regarding LGBT rights in India and Bangladesh appear to be taking divergent paths within the two neighboring countries. In India, there has been a recent move toward a potentially more open society of social inclusion and increased civil liberties. Particularly, within the last decade there have been calls for the government to…
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