Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Human Rights Committee in Advance of its Adoption of the List of Issues for Tanzania’s Fifth Reporting Cycle

March 2021

Human Rights Body Calls for Repeal of Jamaica’s Anti-LGBT Laws

Laws Prohibiting Same-Sex Conduct Fuel Hate, Violence

Child of Lesbian Mothers Has Right to Bulgaria Citizenship

“Baby S” Runs Risk of Being Stateless

Ensure safety of two Chechen men arbitrarily detained and forcibly transferred to Chechnya

Joint statement on Russian Federation

Singapore Arrests Activists Supporting Trans Students

Arrests Focus Spotlight on Anti-Free Speech Laws

Justice Stalled in Egypt’s ‘Fairmont’ Rape Case

Drop Charges Against Witnesses, Investigate Alleged Perpetrators

Olympics as Game Changer for Japan’s LGBT Rights

‘Family’ in South Korea Should Include Same-Sex Couples

Revise Laws to Recognize Diversity in Families

The United States Still Needs the Equality Act

77 Lashes for a Gay Couple in Indonesia

Troubling Trend of Anti-LGBT Actions

Oklahoma Wants to Make Gender-Affirming Care a Crime

Across the US, State Lawmakers Renew Attacks on Transgender Kids

Japan: Introduce LGBT Equality Act Before Olympics

116 Groups Urge Prime Minister Suga to Take Action

Letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Regarding National LGBT Non-Discrimination Act

Malaysia: Government Steps Up Attacks on LGBT People

Lawmakers Should Repeal, Not Reinforce, Discriminatory Laws