Thousands of people celebrated Pride across the UK today

• Released Date: 29-Jul-2017

Thousands of people attended Pride events across the world UK today marking anniversaries and breaking records with the turnout.Swindon and Wiltshire, Liverpool, Norwich, Nottingham, and Yarm (Middlesbrough) all held annual events drawing thousands o

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Indonesia Rejects 75 UN Human Rights Concerns

• Released Date: 28-Jul-2017

The Indonesian government says it will likely reject 75 recommendations by United Nations member countries to improve human rights abuses in Indonesia.

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Anti-LGBT Hate Group Alliance Defending Freedom Defended State-Enforced Sterilization for Transgender Europeans

• Released Date: 27-Jul-2017

In April of this year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued in A.P., Garçon and Nicot v. France, a landmark ruling in support of transgender rights. As The New York Times reported:

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Malaysia: Immediately investigate death threats against human rights defender Siti Kasim

• Released Date: 27-Jul-2017

ARTICLE 19 urges the Malaysian authorities to immediately, independently and transparently investigate death threats leveled against Malaysian lawyer and human rights defender (HRD) Siti Kasim for her human rights work, including for LGBT people in M

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Hontiveros wants to criminalize gender-based harassment

• Released Date: 26-Jul-2017

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday vowed to push for a bill that would penalize gender-based harassment, such as cat-calling and homophobic slurs, as the Senate resumes its second regular session.

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Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Leaves Only 18 Countries With Full LGBT Rights in Armed Forces

• Released Date: 26-Jul-2017

By announcing Wednesday that transgender people would no longer be permitted to serve in the military, President Donald Trump is removing the U.S. from a relatively short list of nations that do not legally discriminate against people who may en

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Law to let Thais choose their sexual identity gains traction

• Released Date: 26-Jul-2017

A proposed law change allowing gender certification will increase legal support for the LGBT community in Thailand, say Matalak Orungrote, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.

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Making Transgender Rights a Reality in India

• Released Date: 25-Jul-2017

While there is no shame in being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex or even straight, says Ramesh Bais, a member of parliament from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, there is most certainly shame and dishonor in being a homophobe, a

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Advancing the Human Rights and Inclusion of LGBTI People: A Handbook for Parliamentarians

• Released Date: 25-Jul-2017

Advancing the Human Rights and Inclusion of LGBTI People: A Handbook for Parliamentarians has been jointly produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). This Handbook sets out relevant human

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US: Harmful Surgery on Intersex Children

• Released Date: 25-Jul-2017

(Chicago, July 25, 2017) – Doctors in the United States continue to perform medically unnecessary surgeries that can inflict permanent harm on intersex children, Human Rights Watch and interACT said in a report released today.

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Education in the news

• Released Date: 25-Jul-2017

Cambodia’s education system is gearing up to teach children life skills in an effort to combat discrimination. Other news dominating the education space during the last three months included the release of a report which showed the Kingdom’s financia

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Italian guest house under fire for saying ‘no gays or animals’

• Released Date: 25-Jul-2017

A gay couple has been refused entry at a guesthouse in Italy after its owner told them it does not accept gays and animals.The pair who are from Naples said they were left dismayed after learning they were not welcome at Ciufo guest house in Calabria

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