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September 23, 2019 Dispatches

Indonesia’s President Urges Delay on Criminal Code Vote

Harmful Provisions in Bill Should Be Rejected Outright

LGBT activists protest the planned revision to Indonesia’s criminal code outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12, 2018.
September 18, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Draft Criminal Code Disastrous for Rights

Remove Provisions Harmful to Women, Minorities, Free Speech

LGBT activists protest the planned revision to Indonesia’s criminal code outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12, 2018.
September 13, 2019 News Release

Kazakhstan: Feminist Group Denied Registration

Court Upholds Arbitrary, Discriminatory Decision

Zhanar Sekerbaeva co-founder of Feminita, a feminist initiative in Almaty, gives a talk on the demographics of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women in Kazakhstan.
September 12, 2019 News Release

Belarus: Homophobic Attack on Filmmaker

Assailant Used Anti-Gay Slurs

Nikolai Kuprich after the attack.
September 9, 2019 Dispatches

Amidst Violence, Hondurans March for Pride

Reported Killings of LGBT Hondurans Increased in 2019

A Honduran trans woman participates in the Pride March in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
September 3, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: End Systemic Violence Against Transgender Women

Protect Against Discrimination, Simplify Legal Gender Recognition

Lebanese Trans woman putting make up on.
August 29, 2019 Dispatches

Indian State Bans Unnecessary Surgery on Intersex Children

New Government Committee Should Include Intersex Perspectives

The Intersex flag
August 27, 2019 Report

Lebanon: Entry Ban Follows Gender, Sexuality Conference

Collective Sanctions on 2018 Participants

People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006.
August 13, 2019 Dispatches

Trump Administration Moves to Roll Back Health Care Rights

Proposed Regulation Would License Discrimination against Transgender People

People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017.
August 13, 2019 Letter

Human Rights Watch Comment to the US Department of Health and Human Services on Section 1557

August 1, 2019 Dispatches

Polish Court Rebukes “LGBT-Free Zone” Stickers

Discriminatory Campaign Highlights Rising Political Homophobia

"LGBT-free zone" stickers inside the weekly edition of the conservative Polish Gazeta Polska magazine
July 31, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Festival Cancels Mashrou’ Leila Concert

Government Censors Indie Band Instead of Protecting Free Speech

A group of Lebanese activists chant slogans as they hold Arabic placards that read: "Freedom of expression," right, and "With Mashrou' Leila against the suppression of freedoms.
July 24, 2019 Dispatches

Life Unraveling for Russian Same-Sex Couple and Their Kids

Authorities View Gay Parents as Unfit by Definition

A same-sex couple holds hands
July 23, 2019 News Release

India: Transgender Bill Raises Rights Concerns

Ensure Law Follows Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Participants hold placards during a protest demanding an end to what they say is discrimination and violence against the transgender community, in Bengaluru, India October 21, 2016.
July 17, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Fined for Anti-LGBT Actions

European Court Finds Russian Authorities Discriminated Against LGBT Groups

Russian blogger, Zhenya Svetski, stands with a sign reading “I am not ‘gay propaganda’” in Moscow, December 2018.

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