Ensure Rights to Personal Security, Privacy, Nondiscrimination

Free Detainees; Respect Freedom of Assembly

Tests Violate Rights, Ruin Lives

The governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have failed to effectively address violence and entrenched discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, leading many to seek asylum in the United States. Yet policies by the administration of US President Donald Trump have made it almost impossible for them to obtain asylum.

The two years since the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in October 2018 has brought no accountability for top-level officials implicated in the murder. Since then, the government of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has aggressively organized and bankrolled high-profile events featuring major international artists, celebrities, and sports figures, with plans for many more.

Arbitrary Arrests, Discrimination, Entrapment, Privacy Violations

Protect Transgender People From Police, Security Guard Abuse

Transgender women in Lebanon face systemic violence and discrimination. Transgender women face discrimination in accessing basic services, including employment, healthcare, and housing, as well as violence from security forces and ordinary citizens.

A new Human Rights Watch and AFE video looks at the myths surrounding being LGBT in the Arab world.