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February 28, 2019 Interactive

Human Rights Watch Country Profiles: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

LGBT rights activists hold a rainbow flag during a transgender pride parade which was banned by the governor’s office, in central Istanbul, Turkey, June 19, 2016
February 26, 2019 Commentary

LGBT Kenyans’ Patience Has Gone Unrewarded

The Kenyan High Court Has Delayed Deciding on Decriminalizing Homosexuality

"Adam," arrested in Kenya in February 2015 on homosexuality charges and subjected to a forced anal exam, sorts through police documents on his case. © 2015 Zoe Flood
February 26, 2019 News Release

Tunisia: Effort to Shut Down LGBT Group

Move Comes after Court Upheld Group’s Legality

People enter the Tunis hall of justice, Friday May, 26, 2017.
February 15, 2019 News Release

Russia: New Wave of Anti-LGBT Persecution

Authorities Fail to Address Threats Against Rights Defender

Igor Kochetkov speaking at the European Parliament about persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya.
February 14, 2019 Report

Turkey: End Ankara Ban on LGBTI Events

Governor Extends Restrictions Beyond State of Emergency

Hundreds of people gathered for the campus Pride March at Middle East Technical University on May 11, 2018.
February 13, 2019 Dispatches

Victim Lands Behind Bars in Tunisia

End ‘Sodomy’ Prosecutions, Forced Anal Examinations

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February 11, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: No Justification for LGBT Crackdown

UN Experts Should Investigate

Activists take part in a protest outside the Hbeish police station in Beirut on May 15, 2016.
February 3, 2019 Commentary

Super Bowl Host Georgia Puts Its World Cup Dreams at Risk

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January 28, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Kazakhstan

65th session, 2019

January 28, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Cameroon

65th session, 2019

January 25, 2019 Dispatches

Egypt’s LGBT Crackdown Expands to Stifle Journalists

TV Host Sentenced for Interviewing Gay Man

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January 25, 2019 Dispatches

South Dakota Rejects Restrictions on Trans Athletes

US Lawmakers Should Focus on Enhancing Acceptance of Transgender Youth

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January 24, 2019 Dispatches

A Voice for LGBT Rights Silenced in Brazil

Congressman Wyllys Quits Over Fears for His Life

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January 23, 2019 Dispatches

Angola Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Banned

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January 22, 2019 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Says Transgender Military Ban Can Go Ahead

Congressional Leadership is Long Overdue

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.

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