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United Nations Blasts U.S. Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws - www.metroweekly.com - USA
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17.11.2023

United Nations Blasts U.S. Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws

proliferation of anti-LGBTQ laws in various states that are seeking to roll back various freedoms and legal protections against discrimination.The UN National Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), which is required to review the human rights records of countries that approved the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, expressed concerns over a slew of anti-LGBTQ laws at the state level, writing in its conclusion that such statutes “severely restrict the rights of persons based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.”While the UNHRC is supposed to review the human rights records of signatories to the ICCPR every four years, the U.S.

Interview: Hungary’s U.S. Ambassador Blasts Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown - www.metroweekly.com - New York - city Budapest - Hungary
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24.07.2023

Interview: Hungary’s U.S. Ambassador Blasts Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown

“The story of the LGBT movement in Hungary, and the story of the fight for human rights in Hungary, is a story that is being written by Hungarians,” says David Pressman, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary and one of six out gay men currently serving as a U.S.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931–2021), who helped end apartheid in South Africa - legacy.com - South Africa
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26.12.2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931–2021), who helped end apartheid in South Africa

Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican cleric, outspoken opponent of apartheid and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Born Oct. 7, 1931, in Klerksdorp, South Africa, Tutu grew up in an era of systematic racial segregation that eventually became the official government policy known as apartheid.

President Biden names Jessica Stern as Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons - www.metroweekly.com
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26.06.2021

President Biden names Jessica Stern as Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons

presidential memorandum, issued by Biden in February, directing executive departments and agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S.

Man wins first-ever challenge against Malaysia’s Islamic ban on gay sex - www.metroweekly.com - Malaysia
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26.02.2021

Man wins first-ever challenge against Malaysia’s Islamic ban on gay sex

Agence France-Presse.In an unanimous decision, Malaysia’s top court agreed with the plaintiff’s argument, declaring the religious police’s power “is subject to a constitutional limit,” Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat wrote on behalf of the court.The high court’s ruling means the Islamic law is overturned and the man’s case should be dropped, his lawyer, Surendra Ananth.Human rights activist Numan Afifi, the founder of the Pelangi Campaign, an LGBTQ organization, called the decision an

Dianna Ortiz (1958–2021), nun who survived kidnapping and founded anti-torture group - legacy.com - Guatemala - city Guatemala
legacy.com
22.02.2021

Dianna Ortiz (1958–2021), nun who survived kidnapping and founded anti-torture group

Dianna Ortiz was a Catholic nun who was abducted and tortured while serving as a missionary in Guatemala, and later founded the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC).Ortiz traveled from the U.S. to Guatemala in 1989, working with the poor there and teaching children to read.

Trump administration boycotted for pushing anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” at United Nations - www.metroweekly.com - Washington
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28.09.2020

Trump administration boycotted for pushing anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” at United Nations

Washington Post reports.He then touted the work of the Trump administration’s Commission on Unalienable Rights, which was created last year with the intention of examining the role of human rights in America’s foreign policy.However, the commission, which is filled with anti-LGBTQ figures, instead elevated the importance of s0-called “religious freedom” — a term frequently used by conservatives to justify religion-based discrimination — and branded same-sex marriage a “divisive” controversy.Read

Sudan Repeals Death Penalty For Same Sex Relations - www.starobserver.com.au - Iran - Sudan
starobserver.com.au
18.07.2020

Sudan Repeals Death Penalty For Same Sex Relations

In a historic win for LGBTQI activists and rights in Africa, Sudan this week finally repealed the death penalty for individuals that engage in consensual sexual acts with a person of the same sex. The amendment made to article 148 of the Sudan Penal Code, forms part of a larger reform aimed at protecting human rights and also includes amendments to public flogging, a ban on female genital mutilation, and the stoning of ‘apostate’ who leave the Islamic faith.

Transphobia: Victoria Police Officer Stood Down Over Leaked Photos Of Arrested Coach Dean Laidley - www.starobserver.com.au
starobserver.com.au
04.05.2020

Transphobia: Victoria Police Officer Stood Down Over Leaked Photos Of Arrested Coach Dean Laidley

Victoria Police are facing a backlash following the emergence of leaked photos of AFL coach Dean Laidley from inside a police station after their arrest.

Friends start GoFundMe campaign for Hares & Hyenas raid victim Nik Dimopoulos - www.starobserver.com.au
starobserver.com.au
17.04.2020

Friends start GoFundMe campaign for Hares & Hyenas raid victim Nik Dimopoulos

A GoFundMe campaign started by friends of LGBTQ event promoter Nik Dimopolous, a victim of the 2019 Victoria Police raid on queer bookshop Hares & Hyenas has raised over $4,600 in less than a day. The campaign was started by Dimopoulos’ friends Fionnbharr Pfeiffer and Keiran Smyth, hours after a report by the state anti-corruption watchdog IBAC that cleared the police and said that no “disproportionate force” was used in the raid. The report said that Dimopoulos’ human rights had been impacted

Indonesia’s Family Resilience Bill destroys LGBTIQ rights - www.starobserver.com.au - Indonesia
starobserver.com.au
23.02.2020

Indonesia’s Family Resilience Bill destroys LGBTIQ rights

Indonesia has received international backlash after revealing plans to legally hinder gender equality and implement the rehabilitation of “deviant” sexual persuasions.

Amnesty International petition for Australia’s rights - www.starobserver.com.au
starobserver.com.au
18.01.2020

Amnesty International petition for Australia’s rights

Amnesty International has created a petition on their website demanding the proposed Religious Freedom Bill be made null and void.

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