Human Rights

Incheon City Hall in the centre of the frame. Archive photograph, 5 March 2015. Photo: IRTC1015 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.

Pride in South Korea’s Incheon Takes Place at City Hall Plaza with Municipal Approval

Bangkok Pride, June 1, 2024. Archive photograph. Chainwit. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Bangkok Includes LGBT Rights and Interfaith Dialogue in WorldPride 2030 Bid

Central wing of India’s Supreme Court, New Delhi, December 11, 2019. Archive photograph. Subhashish Panigrahi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

India’s Supreme Court Seeks Answers on Transgender Applicants’ Access to Teaching Jobs

Mark Carney at the European Parliament, Strasbourg, September 17, 2026. Archive photograph. Daina Le Lardic. © European Union 2026 — Source: EP.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Says His Team Raised LGBT Rights with Turkey

University in Turkey’s Capital Discusses LGBT Rights After September Detentions

Turkish Campaign to Free LGBT Activists Backs Anti-Censorship Protests

Lawyers for Turkish LGBT Association Kaos GL Say No Indictment Has Been Prepared

Turkish Court Keeps Five in Custody in Operation Targeting LGBT Groups

Türkiye Releases Four Detainees, Including LGBT Rights Defenders

Turkish Court Adjourns Trial of 11 LGBT Association Representatives Until April 2027

Burkina Faso’s Parliament Adds Penalties for Same-Sex Relations to New Penal Code

UN Experts Urge Turkey to End Operation Against LGBT Organizations

UN General Assembly hall in New York, February 20, 2024. Archive photo: Mojnsen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rights Group Criticizes UN Rights Council Seats for States Criminalizing Same-Sex Relations

Openly Gay London Assembly Chair Andrew Boff Leaves Conservative Party

Bart Staszewski at an awards ceremony in Switzerland, October 14, 2019. Photo: PullBear / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Polish Court Orders Kaja Godek to Apologise to LGBT Activist Bart Staszewski

Zagreb Pride, archive photograph from June 10, 2023. Mario Malcak / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

LGBT Group Zagreb Pride Reports Flaws in Croatia’s Handling of Anti-LGBT Attacks

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Kazakh Rights Advocates Criticize ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Ban at OSCE Conference

76% of Surveyed US LGBTQ Centers Report Threats or Harassment

LGBT activists in Haiti voice concern over changes to election timetable

Rights group JMBF publishes report on discrimination against hijras in Bangladesh

Rights group Outright International presents report on discrimination against asexual people

Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) building in Ankara. Photo: Makril / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Turkish MP Sevilay Çelenk Visits Detained LGBT Activists in Sincan Prison

President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Photo: Dario Pignatelli / European Union / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Human Rights Watch Urges Senegal to End LGBT Crackdown Ahead of Youth Olympics

The National Assembly building of Senegal in Dakar, which passed legislation doubling penalties for same-sex relations. Photo: HaguardDuNord / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Rights Groups Report Hundreds Arrested in Senegal Amid Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown

US Judge Orders Return of Gay Man Unlawfully Deported to Equatorial Guinea

SinViolencia LGBT Rights Network Documents 248 Murders of LGBTQ+ People in Latin America in 2025

The Rainbow Six rainbow pedestrian crossing in Taipei’s Ximending district. Photo: Mosbatho / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Taipei Police Detain 51 in Gay Bar Raid, Prompting LGBTQ+ Outcry and Mayor's Apology

German Catholic Bishop Ludger Schepers Condemns Crackdown and Arrests of LGBT People in Turkey

The Sirius Building in Canberra, headquarters of the Australian Department of Health. Photo: Bidgee / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Australia Debates Public Funding for Gender Affirming Surgeries via Medicare

Parliament House in Hobart, Tasmania. Photo: Sofia / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

In Tasmania, Proposed LGBT Conversion Therapy Ban Sparks Heated Debate

The National Assembly Building of Mauritius in Port Louis. Photo: Karsten Ratzke / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

On the Island of Mauritius, Human Rights Advocates Call to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Participants marching in the Soweto Pride parade. Photo: Ayanda Mziza / FEW / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

22nd Annual LGBT Pride Held in South Africa's Soweto Township

25 African faith leaders and scholars call for a moratorium on new criminal measures targeting LGBTQ people

Entrance to the Swiss Federal Administrative Court in St. Gallen. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Hadi (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Swiss court upholds denial of asylum to Russian gay couple

Jailed Turkish LGBT activist Nedime Erdoğan urges parents to support their children

An electronic voting machine used in Brazil. Photo: Antonio Augusto / TSE / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Brazilian feminist group lists 150 candidates as backing restrictions affecting trans people

The US Supreme Court Building in Washington. Photo: Joe Ravi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow limits on care for trans prisoners

Russian Appeals Court Upholds Total Ban on Alliance of Heterosexuals and LGBT for Equality

Turkish LGBT+ Rights Advocates Launch 'We Want Freedom' Campaign Following Mass Arrests

The UN Human Rights Council chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / BriYYZ (CC BY-SA 2.0)

UN Special Rapporteur Details Russian Transnational Repression Targeting LGBT People in Exile

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivering a public speech. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / EminArs (CC0 1.0)

Turkish President Erdoğan Denounces 'Global Degenderization' at UN Amid Domestic LGBT Crackdown

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility is the only women’s prison in the state of Oregon

US Appeals Court Allows Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men's Prisons in Oregon

Colombia Withdraws from International LGBT Rights Coalition

Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius (photo: Thierry / Wikimedia Commons)

Marriage Equality Campaign Gains Momentum in Mauritius After Human Rights Commission Report

Ekurhuleni Pride 2026. Photo: MambaOnline.

Ekurhuleni LGBTQ Pride March in South Africa Calls for Inclusion and Safety

Building of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Photo: CherryX / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

ECHR refuses to consider the case of a Russian LGBT foundation's liquidation to save resources

Jelican9, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Turkish Authorities Detain 150 at Protest Over LGBTQ+ Arrests

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Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers to Review Romania's Refusal to Recognize LGBT Families

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia Mariana Katzarova

Sphere, Vykhod and other human rights defenders urge the UN to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Russia

Activists in Vietnam Continue Campaign for Inclusive Education for LGBT Students

Botswana High Court admits new parties to same-sex marriage legalization case

UN Directly Intervenes on Behalf of LGBT Organizations Labeled Extremist in Russia

Rights Groups Urge Indonesia to Drop Status of LGBTQ Culture as National Security Threat

35 LGBTQ Individuals Murdered in Honduras Since the Beginning of the Year

India's Foreign Funding Reform Could Make Work Harder for LGBT Groups

Ankara Shuts Down LGBT Venue Sixtiees Pub

Russian LGBT Network Closes Down After Being Labeled 'Extremist Organization'

Murders of LGBT People in Colombia Increased by 63% in 2025

African Religious Leaders Call for the Protection of LGBT Rights and Sexual Health

Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo Supports New Government Plan to Protect LGBT People in Japan

UN Report Reveals Scale of Violence Against Lesbians and Queer Women in Latin America

Malawian Pastors Stand Up to Protect LGBTQ+ People from Violence and Discrimination

International Bar Association institute urges Ghana to reject anti-LGBTQ bill

UN Report: LGBT People and Women Face Political Repression in Communist Nicaragua

Uganda Drops Charges Against Two Women Arrested for a Same-Sex Kiss

Cape Verde Recognized as the Most LGBT-Friendly Country in Africa

Turkish LGBT Activist from Mersin Acquitted on Appeal in "Insulting the President" Case

Turkish LGBT Activist from Mersin Acquitted on Appeal in "Insulting the President" Case

Report on LGBT Rights Violations in Ukraine in 2025 Published

Ghana's Parliament-Approved Law Criminalizing LGBT Identity Awaits Presidential Signature