Criminalising Homosexuality: Irreconcilable with Good Governance – Full Report
This comprehensive briefing highlights how crucial decriminalisation is for states to prosper and uphold their core democratic principles. It demonstrates the variety of lenses through which criminalisation's damaging effects can be seen, from exacerbating HIV to harming businesses and undermining the rule of law.
Eric Gitari v NGO Board & 4 others [2015] – Case Summary
This case summary lays out how in 2015, the High Court of Kenya found that the failure by a government agency to register a LGBT rights non-governmental organisation, on the basis that homosexuality is criminalised in the East African country, is unconstitutional.
Note on the Ugandan Non-Governmental Organisations Bill, 2015
This note by the Human Dignity Trust outlines the Ugandan Non-Governmental Organisations Bill 2015 published in the Ugandan government gazette on 10 April 2015. If passed, the Bill is likely to severely restrict the activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and in particular those who work in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
Briefing on Ugandan Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill, 2014
This briefing by the Human Dignity Trust highlights key issues in the Uganda Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill 2014. This Bill expressly seeks to further criminalise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and those who provide services to them.
Briefing on Gambia’s Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2014
Human Dignity Trust's briefing note details how the new Criminal Code of the Gambia (2014) further criminalise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals.
Briefing on Russia’s Federal ‘Anti-Propaganda’ Law 2014
This briefing note, prepared by the Human Dignity Trust, analyses Russia’s 2013 law ‘On the Protection of Children From Information Liable to be Injurious to their Health and Development’, commonly known as the Anti-Propaganda Law.