Human Rights Groups Call on Uzbekistan to Decriminalize Same-Sex Relations Amid Surge in Prosecutions

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0300

Five international human rights organizations (ECOM, EHRA, ILGA-Europe, MPACT Global Action, and TGEU) have released a joint statement calling on the government of Uzbekistan to repeal Article 120 of its Criminal Code. This article criminalizes consensual sexual relations between men and is actively used to persecute gay and bisexual men, as well as transgender women, in the country.

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Human Rights Groups Call on Uzbekistan to Decriminalize Same-Sex Relations Amid Surge in Prosecutions