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 …

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 …

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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

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 …

… 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 …

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 …

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 …

… 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 …

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 …

… 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 …