International condemnation of Chechnya’s crackdown on gays, detention centres reported
Reports of systematic abduction, detention, beating and killing of gay and bisexual men prompts international outrage.
Tunisian doctors oppose ‘anal test’ for determining sexuality
Peak medical body in Tunisia calls for doctors to cease conducting degrading, discriminatory, and unscientific “testing” for evidence of homosexual conduct.
Justice Catherine O’Regan Becomes a Human Dignity Trust Patron
Distinguished Justice who, has served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa and on the Supreme Court of Namibia, joins the Human Dignity Trust as a Patron.
Sir Ian McKellen honours Belizean LGBT activist who battled to overturn anti-gay law
Caleb Orozco honoured for role in overturning law that criminalises sex between men.
Supreme Court decision brings Lebanon a step closer to decriminalising consensual same-sex sexual conduct
In a landmark case, a judge in Lebanon has brought the country a step closer to decriminalising consensual same-sex sexual conduct.
Winners announced – LexisNexis and Human Dignity Trust collaborate in a ‘hackathon’ challenge to better document LGBT persecution
LexisNexis announced the winning design of the “Hack the Change” Hackathon challenge. More than 40 coders, developers and designers were brought together over 48 hours, tasked with prototyping solutions to connect lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) people with those documenting and fighting discrimination. The winning concept, the brainchild of the team “Suitcase Hackers”, was […]
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