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January 24, 2023 Commentary

Peru Is Threatening Human Rights Education

The Congress of Peru, December 7, 2022 © 2022 AP Photo/Martin Mejia
January 12, 2023 News Release

Egypt: A Year of Whitewashing Despite Dire Crisis

Abuses Affect Wide Segments of Society

Sanaa Seif, sister of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who went on a full hunger and water strike with the start of COP27 protesting his unjust imprisonment, takes part in the COP27 Coalition march during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.
December 26, 2022 Commentary

Beer And Boycotts: Why FIFA’s Corporate Sponsors Should Back Rights Reforms After World Cup

Construction workers in Doha, Qatar.
December 17, 2022 Dispatches

Veto of Discriminatory Poland Sex Ed Bill Shows Power of Protest

Public Demands End to Government Attacks on Rights

People attend a “Stop Lex Czarnek” protest at the Main Square in Krakow, Poland.
December 16, 2022 Letter

Statement on African Commission’s Rejection of Observer Status Applications by Three Human Rights Organizations

December 15, 2022 Report

Poland: Rule of Law Erosion Harms Women, LGBT People

EU Action Needed to End Undermining of Institutions that Protect Rights

Woman holds a Women's Strike symbol during protest against what they view as an erosion of women’s rights under Poland’s conservative ruling party, Warsaw, Poland, November. 28, 2022
December 13, 2022 Dispatches

Barbados High Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex

Other Caribbean Nations Should Repeal Laws Criminalizing Same-Sex Conduct

Jason (pseudonym), a 40-year-old gay man from Barbados.
December 8, 2022 News Release

Poland: Veto Bill Targeting Sex Ed

Would Promote Discrimination, Encourage Harmful Propaganda

People attend 'Stop Lex Czarnek' protest at the Main Square in Krakow, Poland on February 15, 2022.
December 8, 2022 Dispatches

US Congress Protects Right to Marry

Bipartisan Legislation Safeguards Same-Sex, Interracial Unions

Senators talk with reporters following Senate passage of Respect for Marriage Act.
December 8, 2022 News Release

Indonesia: New Criminal Code Disastrous for Rights

Provisions Harmful to Women, Minorities, Free Speech

Protesters hold up signs outside parliament in Jakarta
December 6, 2022 Dispatches

Proposed Japanese Fertility Law Discriminates Against Lesbians, Single Women

Bill Would Restrict Fertility Services to Heterosexual Married Couples

Human rights activists Mamiko Moda and Satoko Nagamura with their son, who they had in Japan using a donor.
November 29, 2022 Dispatches

Japanese Trans Woman Wins Workplace Harassment Case

National Gender Recognition Law Needs Update to Prevent Future Harm

Panelists at a Tokyo symposium discussing legal issues for transgender people.
November 29, 2022 Dispatches

Pakistan Province Bans Film about Trans Character

Discrimination, Violence Against Trans People Common Despite Legal Protections

A woman walks past a promotional board for the film "Joyland" in Lahore, Pakistan
November 25, 2022 News Release

Russia: Expanded 'Gay Propaganda' Ban Progresses Toward Law

Another Blow to LGBT Rights

Participants in a LGBT community rally in central Moscow, Russia hold a rainbow flag that reads, "Love. Don't make war", as a policeman stops them.
November 24, 2022 Letter

Letter Regarding Lithuania’s Adoption of a Law on Civil Unions

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