In a ground-breaking report, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, recognises that the criminalisation of homosexuality, and other discriminatory laws applying to LGBT people leads to violence and impunity. The UN Special Rapporteur’s function is to interpret the UN Convention Against Torture. This statement will provide a new tool for activists and lawyers […]
Six of the eleven ASEAN member states continue to criminalise LGBT people.
The Human Dignity trust calls on the Anglican Church to oppose the criminalisation of homosexuality all over the world.
New report from the Human Dignity Trust reveals the extent and pernicious consequences of the criminalisation of homosexuality within the Commonwealth.
The Human Dignity Trust calls on the Prime Minister to make decriminalisation a priority for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015.
The work of the Human Dignity Trust was widely recognised and cited in the House of Lords’ first ever debate on the global persecution of LGBT people. Peers from across party lines acknowledged the UK’s profound need to do more to tackle the global blight of criminalisation and the persecution it engenders. In her response to the […]
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