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January 26, 2022 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Target LGBT Afghans

Surge in Threats, Rape, Assault, Wrongful Detention

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January 26, 2022 Interview

Interview: Helping LGBT People Flee Afghanistan

Rainbow Railroad Operates in Secret to Bring People to Safety

Taliban fighters at checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan
January 25, 2022 Dispatches

Namibian Court Rules It Cannot Require Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages

Legal Reform Needed to Protect LGBT Rights

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January 24, 2022 News Release

Guatemala: Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Rights

Reject Discrimination; Bolster Protections for LGBT People

Legislators attend a session of Congress in Guatemala City, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. © AP Photo/Moises Castillo
January 19, 2022 Letter

Letter to South African Authorities Regarding LGBTI Murders and Assaults

January 13, 2022 News Release

US: Slow Progress on Human Rights

High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers

Hughes Van Ellis (left), a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor and World War II veteran, and Viola Fletcher (second right), oldest living survivor of the massacre, testify about the massacre’s ongoing impact before the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
January 10, 2022 Dispatches

South Korean Court Declines to Recognize Same-Sex Partners

Ruling Highlights Need for Legislative Protections

Participants march with a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Seoul, South Korea.
December 20, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to South Korea's National Assembly Calling For the Immediate Passage of a Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law

December 16, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights

Establish a Path for Legal Gender Recognition

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December 7, 2021 Dispatches

Chile Overwhelmingly Passes Marriage Equality

Addresses Parentage, Joint Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology

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December 7, 2021 Commentary

On LGBTQ+ Rights, Ghana’s Bishops Choose to Ignore Pope

As the Catholic Church continues to make more inclusive comments about LGBTQ+ rights, the Church's leadership in Ghana supports a violent and repressive draft law targeting LGBTQ+ people.

November 24, 2021 Dispatches

Biden Administration Confronts US Anti-Trans Violence

State and Federal Lawmakers Should Address Structural Discrimination

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November 24, 2021 Dispatches

LGBT Qataris Call Foul Ahead of 2022 World Cup

LGBT Qataris at Risk Despite Gestures Toward Inclusion

A general view of the Al Thumama Stadium is seen in Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2021. The stadium will be one of the venues for the 2022 World Cup.
November 24, 2021 Report

South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors

Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors

General view during the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) protest march organized by the Office of The Premier in collaboration with Phepha Foundation on April 26, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.
November 20, 2021 Dispatches

Intersex Person Victim of Horrific Attack in Cameroon

Perpetrators Should Be Held Accountable

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