Thailand on the brink of legalising same-sex marriage in historic vote
If the bill passes, Thailand will become just the third territory in Asia – after Taiwan and Nepal – to legalise same-sex marriage Thai lawmakers...
Category : LGBTQ+ rights
Activists blame Argentina’s government after three gay women killed in arson attack
Four women were set on fire in Buenos Aires in alleged hate crime as demonstrators accuse Milei of promoting intolerance Activists in Argentina have accused...
World Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law, charities say
Charities and campaign groups are calling on bodies to say they may stop funding country if legislation comes into effect The World Bank and the...
UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been...
Uganda court rejects petition to overturn harsh anti-gay law
Legislation adopted last year outraged LGBTQ+ community, rights activists, the UN and western nations Uganda’s constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn a controversial...
US denies visa to Ugandan MP who called for homosexual castration
Activists welcome sanction on Sarah Achieng Opendi and other legislators against a backdrop of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression in Africa The Ugandan MP Sarah Achieng Opendi, who...
Ghana intensifies crackdown on rights of LGBTQ people and activists
New legislation threatens prison sentences of up to five years for ‘wilful promotion, sponsorship or support of LGBTQ+ activities’ Ghana’s parliament has passed legislation that...
St Vincent and the Grenadines court upholds laws criminalizing gay sex
Activists decry ruling by top court as ‘a travesty of justice’ after two men sought to strike down colonial-era laws A top court in St...
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises Human rights across the world are in a parlous state...
Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after brutal knife attack
Steven Kabuye was stabbed by unknown assailants on a motorbike after receiving death threats A prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist is in a critical condition after...
