Fear and Loathing

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US: In US and abroad, a worrisome time for LGBT activists

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In the United States and many other parts of the world, this is a worrisome time for LGBT activists, as the pace of civil rights victories has grown uneven and reports of anti-LGBT violence and persecution surface relentlessly.

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Chechnya: Gay Chechens, Attacked at Home, Find Doors Opening in Europe

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Countries across Europe, including Germany and Lithuania, have begun opening their doors to gay Chechen refugees on the grounds that they have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation.

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Tanzania: Teen posted on instagram and the next thing he knew, a doctor was invading his body

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In March, police in Dar es Salaam, acting on orders from Tanzanian Deputy Health Minister Hamisi Kigwangalla, arrested 19-year-old William (not his real name) for posting a video on Instagram that led the deputy minister to believe that William was gay. 

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China: Chinese Lesbian Dating App Disappears, Sparking Fears of Discrimination

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China appears to have shuttered the lesbian app Rela, prompting some to wonder if the move is a part of state censorship of LBGT rights following a ruling in Taiwan earlier this paving the way for same-sex marriages.

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Report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

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The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the first report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity