Posts tagged Human Rights

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has determined that criminalising female same-sex sexual activity is a human rights violation. …

Two drag performers have taken an Australian Conservatives political activist to the Queensland Human Rights Commission under the Anti-Discrimination Act over a blog he wrote …

“I recall immense satisfaction when I saw my research was being used as the supporting documentation for cutting-edge UN recommendations on trans issues.” Four or …

In a historic win for LGBTQI activists and rights in Africa, Sudan this week finally repealed the death penalty for individuals that engage in consensual …

A new survey released by Pew Research Centre shows that 81% of Australians say gay rights should be accepted by society. The figure is up …

Thailand is set to allow same sex couples to enter into civil partnerships, becoming the first country in South East Asia to legalise same sex …

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. …

International agencies have expressed concern that the global COVID-19 health crisis is being used to target, abuse, and harass LGBTQI persons and in some cases …

The ‘LGBTQI exclusion zones’  throughout Poland are the logical extension of excluding LGBTIQ people from public life through ‘religious freedom’. According to national lobby group …

Moroccan men are facing death threats, family alienation, discrimination, violence, abuse, and reports of suicides after a transgender Instagram influencer campaigned to out them. Naoufasl …