Gabon’s retrogressive step criminalising same-sex activity marks it as outlier against global trend
News emerged last week that the government of Gabon outlawed ‘sexual relations between persons of the same sex’ in July 2019.
Release two Zambian men sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for same-sex activity; reform discriminatory laws – urges HDT
Zambia is one of the 72 jurisdictions around the world that continues to criminalise adult, consensual, same-sex relations.
Identifying Good Practice in Sexual Offences Laws in the Commonwealth
New research from the Human Dignity Trust identifies the technical and political strategies being used to achieve reform.
Seychelles’ bold reform of outdated law criminalising homosexuality should serve as inspiring example to other countries
New report from the Human Dignity Trust offers a step-by-step analysis of how reform was achieved and how it can be replicated elsewhere.
The UK Alliance celebrates UK Black Pride
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. Our struggles are particular, but we are not alone.” Audre Lorde.
High Court strikes down discriminatory laws in huge win for human rights of LGBT people in Botswana and beyond
The three-judge bench unanimously ruled that criminalising laws breach the right of LGBT people to privacy, dignity and liberty.
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