Jordan: Security Forces Target LGBT Activists
Systematic Crackdown on Organizing; Official Intimidation, Interrogations
LGBT Rights
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“They Can Harass Us Because of the Laws”
Violence and Discrimination against LGBT People in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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“All This Terror Because of a Photo”
Digital Targeting and Its Offline Consequences for LGBT People in the Middle East and North Africa
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“This Is Why We Became Activists”
Violence Against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women and Non-Binary People
News
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Jordan: Security Forces Target LGBT Activists
Systematic Crackdown on Organizing; Official Intimidation, Interrogations
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Nepal Registers Same-Sex Marriage – A First
Following Rejection in the Capital, Rural Authorities Set an Example
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Russia: Supreme Court Bans “LGBT Movement” as “Extremist”
Russian LGBT Community in Dire Need of International Support
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Uzbekistan: Take Action on Rights Abuses Raised at UN Review
Address Restrictions on Independent Media, Civil Society, LGBT Rights
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Honduras: Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 97th Pre-Sessional Working Group
Joint submission by Centro de Derechos de Mujeres and Human Rights Watch
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Brazil’s Congress Holds Public Hearing on Teacher Harassment
Stop Politicizing Gender and Sexuality Education; Protect Children and Teachers
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South Korean Court Upholds Military 'Sodomy' Law
National Assembly Should Repeal Archaic Anti-LGBT Provision
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Human Rights Watch’s Reid to Fill Top UN Role
Named Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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Victory for Transgender Rights in Japan
Supreme Court Rules Compulsory Sterilization Unconstitutional
