US: LGBT Asylum Seekers in Danger at the Border
Biden Should Immediately Safeguard At-Risk Groups, Restore Asylum Access

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Biden Should Immediately Safeguard At-Risk Groups, Restore Asylum Access
No Protection from Group Attacks; Authorities Arrest, Detain Victims
Killings, Abductions, Torture, and Sexual Violence Against LGBT People by Armed Groups in Iraq
Unlawful Arrests during Workshop Latest in Anti-LGBTI Campaign
Create Legal Gender Recognition Procedure; Uphold Mexican and International Law
Politically Motivated Charges Symbolize Crusade Against Nonconformity
When schools make LGBT topics taboo, children who identify as LGBT face shame and doubt and their peers learn hostility and intolerance
Biden Should Immediately Safeguard At-Risk Groups, Restore Asylum Access
If Signed, Law Would Undermine Rights to Health, Education, and Privacy
Groundbreaking Commitments in Implementing Regional Court’s Ruling