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Human Rights Watch video documents increased violence against LGBT Russians
NEW YORK — The advocacy group Human Rights Watch released a video Tuesday documenting the increased violence against LGBT Russians.
“The Russian authorities have the power to protect the rights of …
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Human Rights Watch: Macedonia has turned 'a blind eye' to anti-gay attacks
Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental human rights advocacy organization, said Wednesday the Macedonia government has turned “a blind eye” to a series of anti-LGBT attacks over the …
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Qatari officials forced trans woman to remove breast tissue after arresting her
A transgender woman says that Qatari authorities arrested her and then forcibly removed breast tissue from her body for the so-called “crime” of “impersonating a woman.”
Her story, and …
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Qatar arrests foreign activist & local LGBTQ people one month away from World Cup
… made.”
In response, Tatchell accused the government of trying to “deflect attention from their diabolical human rights abuses by misrepresenting a peaceful protester.”Statement on Qatar’s media response. @FT …
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Putin says U.S. wants to push gender "perversions" on Russian schoolchildren
… would make statements against same-sex marriage and transgender identity. He is renowned amongst global human–rights groups for his anti-LGBTQ policies.
What’s surprising is how many Republicans …
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Maldives police target 38 men after gay sex videos leaked online
… standards on rights protections,” said Graeme Reid, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. “The government should repeal laws criminalizing consensual same-sex …
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Life got dramatically worse for LGBTQ Afghans since Taliban took power
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found that life for LGBTQ Afghans has “dramatically worsened” since the Taliban took over in 2021.
When the Taliban took power …
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Anti-trans legislation will have drastic effects on intersex people & their healthcare
For months, a conservative-backed wave of anti-transgender legislation has taken the country by storm, leading this year to have the most anti-LGBTQ laws enacted in American history …
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A gay asylum seeker sold his kidney to escape persecution. He still faces deportation.
A man feared for his life so much that he sold his kidney to escape his native Pakistan, a court ruling in his favor revealed.
According to the unveiled documents …
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Son of prominent anti-gay Nigerian politician causes internet frenzy by coming out as "Gay AF"
Bolu Okupe is the son of Dr. Doyin Okupe, a physician and politician in Nigeria, where LGBTQ rights are severely limited and same-sex relationships are outlawed.
Bolu, currently in …
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Gay Republican says Donald Trump is making secret progress to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide
… scenes progress. Trust him.
Related: Joe Biden condemns Poland’s “LGBT-free zones” because “LGBTQ+ rights are human rights”
The decriminalization initiative has been a touchy subject for Grenell, who …
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Pompeo plans to use the UN General Assembly to promote his anti-LGBTQ agenda to the world
… Jones writes that human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, Equity Forward, and Human Rights Watch worry that the report could be used to undermine LGBTQ equality and reproductive rights …
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First hospital in the US apologizes for performing cosmetic genital surgery on intersex children
… surgery can often have negative side effects, including incontinence, sterilization, and nerve damage, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and Amnesty International have …
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ISIS & militia members are raping gay men & transgender women because they're "soft"
A shocking new report from Human Rights Watch describes sexual violence against gay and bi men and transgender women in Syria since the Syrian civil war started in 2011.
The …
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Iraqi leaders harshly condemn embassies for flying the rainbow flag
… LGBTQ people interviewed said that they have faced verbal or physical violence.
In 2009, a Human Rights Watch report on kidnappings, torture, and executions of gay and bi men in …
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A trans influencer is outing gay men in Morocco & the horrific fallout has been swift
Between 50 and 100 people have been outed in Morocco as a result of transgender Instagram influencer Sofia Talouni’s videos that taught straight people how to use gay dating …
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Trans Instagrammer leads campaign to hunt down & out gay men. There has already been one suicide.
A transgender Instagram influencer outed gay men in Morocco, making them targets for discrimination, family alienation, and violence. One of the men she outed just died by suicide.
But she …
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Panama's gendered quarantine measure is making transgender people afraid to leave their homes
… LGBTQ organizations were quick to point out that restrictions based on gender would take away rights from transgender people.
“If you’re a trans woman who goes out on a …
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A third of Poland has declared itself “LGBTQ-free zones”
In December, the European Union Parliament formally condemned Poland for trying to create “LGBTI-free” zones, with lawmakers comparing the policies to “Jew-free” zones that existed during World War …
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The World Health Organization will no longer classify being transgender as a 'mental disorder'
… manual will have a liberating effect on transgender people worldwide,” said Graeme Reid, the LGBT Rights Director at Human Rights Watch.
“Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws …