by HRWF | Dec 16, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
The Himalayan kingdom is the latest Asian nation to ease restrictions on same-sex relationships. By Gopal Sharma Reuters (10.12.2020) – https://bit.ly/3gUe37o – A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a bill on...
by HRWF | Dec 16, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Tri Teguh Pujianto, a 31-year-old former police brigadier was fired in 2018 after 10 years on the job, after police apprehended him and his partner. By Stanley Widianto Reuters (09.12.2020) – https://bit.ly/2WjIASL – The first gay Indonesian...
by HRWF | Dec 8, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Daina Beth Solomon & Cassandra Garrison Reuters (01.12.2020) – https://reut.rs/3orDvUe – Several weeks pregnant and about to start a job away from home, Lupita Ruiz had no doubts about wanting to end her pregnancy, despite knowing she could...
by HRWF | Nov 23, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Caster Semenya plans to fight rules forcing intersex athletes to reduce their naturally high levels of testosterone with drugs or surgery to compete. Reuters (17.11.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Hr0QFJ – South African double Olympic 800-metre champion...
by HRWF | Sep 29, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Reuters (24.09.2020) – https://reut.rs/3kS9afG – In Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a fresh outlet for her decades of advocacy – a new fitness centre for women. Durani, 36, is a fierce...
