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Russian Activists Just Won an Important Battle Over LGBTQ Rights. But the War Is Far From Over

Tsvetkova is now facing charges of “spreading pornography” for a Vagina Monologues page she published on social media last November, which features illustrations of vaginas, aimed at breaking the stigma around women’s bodies.

Poland: The Niebylec commune loses court case to activist fighting for the rights of LGBT people

The District Court in Rzeszów rejected the request of the Niebylec commune, which wanted to ban the publication of the photo in the media with the sign "LGBT free zone" at the border of the village.

Africa court rules vagrancy laws contrary with African rights charters

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights declared that these offences are contrary to the rights States have committed themselves to under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women.

Pubertal blockers for transgender and gender diverse youth

Transgender and gender diverse children might choose to temporarily suppress puberty through the use of prescription medications called pubertal blockers. But deciding to get this treatment is a big step. Here's what you need to know about the pubertal blocker medication known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues, including the benefits, side effects and long-term effects.

Turkey: METU Pride Parade case has been postponed to 30 April!

The METU LGBTI + Pride Parade case was postponed to 30 April 2021 because the prosecutor did not prepare his opinion: "We know that it was taken on Human Rights Day to undermine the international solidarity created for this case where LGBTI + activists were tried."

Turkey: The only just outcome is the acquittal of the METU Pride human rights defenders

We call on the trial prosecutor to recommend the acquittal of all the human rights defenders, and for all the relevant authorities in Turkey to ensure that the security forces and METU administration uphold the right to freedom of peaceful assembly as enshrined in domestic law and international human rights law.

UK: Amnesty warns of 'giant leap backwards' as Human Rights Act threatened

‘From Hillsborough, to Grenfell to the appalling mishandling of the recent Covid crisis in care homes, we have never so badly needed a means to hold the Government to account’ - Kate Allen