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February 9, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Activists ‘Disappeared’ in Separatist Territory

Acknowledge Detention, Ensure Due Process

Grey Violet, LGBT activist feared disappeared in eastern Ukraine. Facebook.
February 8, 2017 Dispatches

Albanian Courts Asked to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships

LGBT Rights Groups Bring Legal Case to Fulfil Long-Delayed Promise

Kristi Pinderi, the executive director of the Albanian group PRO LGBT.
February 8, 2017 Dispatches

A Role Model for LGBT Rights in Conservative Colombia

Transgender Woman Helps People ‘Searching for Answers’

Brigitte Baptiste (L) and Human Rights Watch LGBT Advocacy Director Boris Dittrich, Colombia, February 2017.
February 7, 2017 Dispatches

Chile Takes First Step Toward Marriage Equality

President Bachelet Fulfil Promise to Push for Bill

Chile's government house is illuminated with rainbow colours to mark International Day Against Homophobia in Santiago, Chile, May 17, 2016.
February 2, 2017 Dispatches

Lebanon Edges Closer to Decriminalizing Same-sex Conduct

Another Judge Questions Legal Basis of Prosecuting Homosexuality Under Lebanese Law

People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006.
February 1, 2017 Dispatches

South Dakota Lawmakers Withdraw Bill Targeting Transgender Youth

Other States Should Abandon Discriminatory Proposals

The South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota, February 2016.
January 27, 2017 Dispatches

A Glimmer of Light for Transgender People in Ukraine

Revised Legal Gender Recognition Procedure Shows Progress but Still Flawed

Gay rights activists attend a rally outside the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, November 10, 2015.
January 27, 2017 Dispatches

South Dakota Governor Pledges to Veto Anti-Transgender Bill

State Lawmakers Double Down on Baseless Fearmongering

The South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota, February 2016.
January 25, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of its 60th pre-sessional review of the Russian Federation

January 23, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesian Police, Anti-LGBT Islamists Restart Sinister Collaboration

Transgender People Detained for Violating ‘Religious Values’

A group opposing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community prepares to confront a pro-LGBT group planning on staging a counter protest at Tugu Monument in Yogyakarta on Feb. 23.
January 13, 2017 Dispatches

Remembering Transgender Victims of Violence in the US

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January 12, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka: Delays Set Back Justice

Geneva Resolution Should Be Implemented Promptly and Transparently

Women conduct a silent protest to commemorate the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Colombo, August 30, 2016.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Government Fails to Ensure Rule of Law

Women, Religious Groups, Refugees Endure Violence, Intimidation

Supporters of the Gender Interactive Alliance dance and chant slogans as they pose with a national flag ahead of the Independence Day in Karachi, August 13, 2016.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Armenia: No Accountability for Police Violence

Protesters Face Long Sentences, but Violence Against Them Unpunished

Demonstrators march peacefully in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Azerbaijan: Sustained Crackdown

Government Critics, Independent Groups Targeted

A grid view of activists who have been arrested, harassed, or detained by the Azerbaijani government.

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