International and foreign law is a powerful tool of transnational human rights advocates. Through litigation, advocates can create a global body of persuasive fundamental rights jurisprudence that can be used across borders.
The signatories of this statement are deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the independence of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)and the dire implication this has for human rights on the continent.
Rosanna Flamer-Caldera is an internationally recognized LGBT rights activist based in Sri Lanka. She was the co-secretary general of ILGA until 2008 following her re-election at the Geneva world conference in 2006.
On 1st September, 2018, Michelle Bachelet took office as the head of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) at a momentous time in world history.
Findings of a recent internal review shows that transgender inmates continue to experience unequal treatment, challenges in accessing basic services, as well as sexual harassment by other inmates.
In mid-July, a gay, HIV-positive foreigner arrived at an immigration office in Moscow seeking asylum in Russia. Unlike in his native Uzbekistan, where sex between men is punishable by up to three years in prison, Russia has not criminalized homosexual relations.
India's decision to strike down a law banning gay sex has reignited a debate on the issue here, especially after a prominent figure voiced his support for Singapore to move in the same direction.
In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that consensual adult gay sex is not a crime saying sexual orientation is natural and people have no control over it.
UNAIDS welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of India to annul key provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 377 criminalizes sexual relations between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
This is the fifth in a seven part series featuring interviews with Thai lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) activists on their motivations, the issues that concern them most, their views on progress to-date and looking ahead.
