Legislating to Address Hate Crimes against the LGBT Community in the Commonwealth
This report provides a detailed analysis of the purpose of Hate Crime laws and assesses how these laws are being used to tackle the pervasive violence faced by LGBT communities.
Injustice Exposed: The criminalisation of transgender people and its impacts
This report analyses the history, extent and nature of laws around the world which criminalise transgender and gender diverse people.
Modernising Sexual Offences Laws: Our Journey
This short brochure contains an interview with Kim Simplis Barrow, Special Envoy for Women and Children and Spouse of the Prime Minister of Belize, exploring the journey towards reform of Belize's colonial-era sexual offences laws.
Briefing on Brunei’s implementation of the Syariah Penal Code Order 2013
This briefing provides a legal analysis of Brunei’s Syariah Penal Code Order 2013 as it pertains to the criminalisation of LGBT people, and how these provisions are in violation of international human rights laws and norms.
Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India (2018) – Case Digest
Case digest of the Supreme Court of India decision which found that the criminalisation of same-sex activity is unconstitutional.
The Sri Lankan Report on Public Representations on Constitutional Reform: An Opening for Constitutional Protections for LGBT People?
This note contains a summary of the parts of the 2016 Sri Lankan Report on Public Representations on Constitutional Reform that recommend the recognition and implementation of the rights of LGBT people.