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August 1, 2023 Dispatches

Anti-LGBT Rhetoric Undermines Rights in Lebanon

Online Harassment Against LGBT People Reported

LGBTQ Rights graffiti spray-painted at a protest site in downtown Beirut. December 22, 2019. © 2019 Marwan Tahtah for Human Rights Watch
July 24, 2023 Dispatches

Italy’s Mounting Attack on Lesbian Parents

Mothers Removed from Their Children’s Birth Certificates

Protest by the Rainbow Families at the Court of Padua, Padua, Italy, June 23, 2023.
July 20, 2023 Dispatches

Discriminatory Bill Harms Trans Women in Hungary

Parliament Should Reject Abusive Bill, Uphold Equal Rights

Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, July 15, 2023.
July 20, 2023 News Release

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: LGBT People Face Bias

Decriminalize Gay Sex; Pass Non-Discrimination Legislation

© 2023 Judith Rudd for Human Rights Watch
July 19, 2023 Dispatches

Harassment, Threats Prompt Cancellation of LGBT Conference in Indonesia

Authorities Fail to Uphold Rights to Free Expression, Association, Nondiscrimination

Protesters hold up signs outside parliament in Jakarta
July 18, 2023 Dispatches

Caster Semenya Won Her Case, But Not the Right to Compete

Court Ruling Is a Human Rights Victory

Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women's 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships, Eugene, Oregon, US, July 20, 2022.
July 18, 2023 Dispatches

Japan Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Transgender Employees

Employers Should End Workplace Bathroom Restrictions

A plaintiff  speaks during a news conference at Tokyo District Court, Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2023.
July 15, 2023 News Release

Russia: Trans Health Care, Families Bill Violates Rights

Intensifying Assault on LGBT Rights

Lawmakers attend a session at the State Duma in Moscow, Russia, July 14, 2023
July 12, 2023 Dispatches

Japan Passes Law to ‘Promote Understanding’ of LGBT People

Fight Continues for Comprehensive Nondiscrimination Legislation

Supporters of Equality Act Japan gather in front of parliament
July 11, 2023 Dispatches

Online Incitement Against LGBT People in Cameroon

Planned Visit by French Expert Met with Online Hate

 IDAHOT 2021 Campaign by Elles Cameroun, “Resister. Soutenir. Guérir”, May 17, 2021, Bepanda Douala.
July 6, 2023 Statement

Egypt: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

96th Pre-Session

July 6, 2023 News Release

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: LGBT Rights Group Shuttered

Rainbow-Colored Logo Cited as Evidence

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July 5, 2023 Dispatches

Nepal’s Historic Achievement on Marriage Equality

Becomes the Second Country in Asia to Register Same Sex Marriage

Same-sex couple Surendra Pandey, left, and Maya Gurung, celebrate an interim order issued by the country's Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time, Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2023.
June 30, 2023 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Erodes Anti-Discrimination Laws

Ruling Opens the Door for Discrimination Against LGBT People and Others

A person holds a protest sign that says "Use Me Not For Your Bigotry"
June 27, 2023 News Release

Turkey: Mass Detentions at Pride Marches

Conflict With Court Decisions on Right to Free Assembly

In defiance of a ban on all Pride events in Istanbul and full police lockdown, demonstrators assembled in the backstreets of Nişantaşı neighborhood near Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey, June 25, 2023.

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