Posts tagged Human Rights Watch

In the Central African country of Cameroon, reports have surfaced relating to the brutal bashing of two transgender women. The attack came just mere weeks …

Japan is scheduled to host the Tokyo Olympics in just over a month’s time, with the first openly transgender athlete and many openly lesbian and …

Two men who were accused of having sex in their home by their neigbours in Aceh province in Indonesia were publicly flogged 77 times each …

Egypt has detained two men, aged 21 and 40, for two months allegedly over suspicions about their sexual orientation, according to Human Rights Watch. The …

Two months after a 26-year old in Tunisia approached the police to file a complaint against another man over an outstanding loan, both men have …

Saudi Arabia has arrested a 29-year-old Yemeni blogger for posting a video on social media that supported equal rights. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that …

A well known Turkmenistani gay actor, and several others, have been sentenced by a local court to two years imprisonment after their conviction on charges …

MOSCOW: A Russian transgender woman is being sentenced to three years in a men’s prison on child pornography charges for posting several Japanese manga cartoons …

KAMPALA: 67 people are facing charges in Uganda after police raided a gay bar which is considered to be one of the last safe spaces …

Ugandan authorities have arrested sixteen LGBTIQ activists on suspicion of gay sex and subjected them to forced anal examinations after being detained last week. The …