by admin_HRWF | Sep 19, 2019 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
The new entry explicitly refers to nonbinary people — those who identify as neither exclusively male nor female. By Liam Knox NBC News (18.09.2019) – https://nbcnews.to/2knJHRO – Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is adding a new entry to the...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 19, 2019 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
The fact that punishment for rape against cis-gendered women is more than seven years, but for the trans community, it ranges from six months to two years, has led to the #RapeIsRape campaign. By Pallavi Pundir Vice (11.09.2019) –...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 11, 2019 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
By Associated Press The LA Times (09.09.2019) – https://lat.ms/2m5wei0 – Months after Kenya Cuevas’ friend was killed in front of her, a funeral wreath with Cuevas’ name on it arrived at her doorstep. The implication was clear: Keep making noise...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 11, 2019 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
CNA (08.09.2019) – https://bit.ly/2kDFwkU – In a fresh legal twist, a Brazilian court has allowed the evangelical mayor of Rio de Janeiro to confiscate books with LGBT content he considers “inappropriate” for minors, sparking fears over...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 4, 2019 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Protect against discrimination, simplify legal gender recognition HRW (03.09.2019) – https://bit.ly/2lUU67W – Transgender women in Lebanon face systemic violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch, Helem, and MOSAIC said in a report and video...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 4, 2019 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Exclusive: ‘culture of disbelief’ excludes at least 3,100 nationals from countries outlawing same-sex acts By Jamie Grierson The Guardian (02.09.2019) – https://bit.ly/2jSZx6I – The UK Home Office has refused at least 3,100 asylum claims from...
