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Leaving the European convention on human rights won’t stop the boats – but it will create other problems for the UK
15 Apr 2024 16:28 GMT
… a codified and legally binding human rights document. Human rights protections in the UK … convention’s right to privacy, homosexuality was decriminalised in Northern Ireland … ECHR when it comes to human rights protection, particularly regarding security and …
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Ugandan activists appeal ruling that upheld Anti-Homosexuality Act
16 Apr 2024 05:03 GMT
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s decision to arrest a well-known transgender woman over the practice of flaunting money has sparked questions among several human rights activists.
Idris Okuneye, who is known as Bobrisky, was first …
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LGBTQ+ celebrities and activists honoured among TIME’s 2024 Most Influential People
18 Apr 2024 16:09 GMT
… been scrapping a law decriminalising homosexuality. Equal Group is currently working … by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, and by a Nobel … .
Kelley Robinson
President of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ political …
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Republicans, Evangelicals Drive Youth Opposition to Same-Sex Relationships
18 Apr 2024 19:24 GMT
… to LGBTQ+ safety drove the Human Rights Campaign to declare a nationwide … the Texas GOP declaring that homosexuality is an “abnormal lifestyle choice …
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Botswana churches oppose gay rights proposal
18 Apr 2024 18:28 GMT
… amendments are about protecting human rights and are not … separate religious beliefs from human rights matters,” Moruti said. … the Botswana courts decriminalized homosexuality, the offense was punishable … years in jail.
Homosexuality remains illegal in most …
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LGBTQ+ Ghanaians await ruling that could load the gun aimed at them
18 Apr 2024 17:03 GMT
… Ghana’s widespread intolerance of homosexuality.
“I was born with two … LGBTQ+ people and their allies,” Human Rights Watch warned in March, urging …
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‘It’s a trap’: LGBTQ+ Ugandans wary of court ruling on right to healthcare
18 Apr 2024 15:28 GMT
… the queer community.
“Promotion” of homosexuality or health messaging?
Queer organisations … that “promotes”, “encourages” or “normalises” homosexuality.
The thin line between positive … funding anti-LGBTIQ hate and human rights violations.”
*Names of some …
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Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Ghana and Uganda feel the heat from sanctions
18 Apr 2024 09:52 GMT
… this year.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act was enacted in May … prison for the “promotion of homosexuality” – be it publishing pro-LGBTQ … would not backslide on its human rights record.
At the same time …
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Iraqi parliament readies vote on anti-LGBT bill
18 Apr 2024 09:28 GMT
… lacks specific laws on homosexuality, whether to either punish … lacks specific laws on homosexuality, whether to either punish … prohibits the promotion of homosexuality, punishable by a minimum … with the bill, citing human rights concerns and the potential …
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Uganda's Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act Despite Global Outcry, Economic Repercussions
03 Apr 2024 11:09 GMT
… from LGBTQ+ rights activists, international human rights organizations, and several western nations … the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality.
Background and International Response
The … legal status of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda, the broader …