Press Releases

Minneapolis City Council Passes Resolution Opposing Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda
12/18/2009
Joven Activista LGBT Hondureño Asesinado en el Marco de la Ola de Violencia e Impunidad
12/17/2009
Young Honduran LGBT Activist Murdered in Wave of Violence and Impunity
12/17/2009
United Nations: Landmark Meeting Denounces Rights Abuses Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
12/11/2009
Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill: Will the US Evangelical Movement Speak Out for Human Rights?
12/09/2009
Public Protests Worldwide on Uganda Anti-Gay Measure
11/17/2009
Scant Justice in South African Murder Case; Courts Must Value Lesbian Lives!
09/23/2009
Senegal: New arrests and convictions for same-sex relations; pattern of persecution continues
08/20/2009
United Nations: First Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Organization from the Global South to Gain Consultative Status
07/28/2009
Honduras: IGLHRC Expresses Outrage at Human Rights Abuses After Military Coup
07/17/2009
Lithuania: Parliament Enacts Homophobic Censorship Law
07/15/2009
UN Racism Conference Affirms Multiple Grounds of Discrimination
04/24/2009
United States: Promote an Inclusive Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs
03/31/2009
Uganda: The U.S. Religious Right Exports Homophobia to Africa
03/04/2009
Uganda: Victory for Human Rights
12/23/2008
Africa: Transgender Activists Attend Historic Gathering
12/19/2008
United Nations: General Assembly Statement Affirms Rights for All
12/19/2008
United Nations: General Assembly to Address Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
12/11/2008
ONU: L’Assemblée Générale Doit Aborder les Questions D’Orientation Sexuelle et D’Identité de Genre
12/11/2008
Africa: African LGBTI People Demand a Strong Response to AIDS
12/05/2008
Afrique: Les LGBTI africains demandent une réponse décisive face au SIDA
12/05/2008
Burundi: Government Moves to Criminalize Homosexuality; Activist Groups Express Outrage
11/24/2008
Iran: IGLHRC Welcomes Moratorium on the Death Penalty for Juveniles
10/17/2008
United Nations: Defeat for Discrimination, Victory for Inclusion
07/23/2008
South Africa: Statement by Paula Ettelbrick on the killing of Former Banyana Banyana Soccer Player Eudy Simelane
05/05/2008
Senegal: Arrests of Gay Men; LGBT Groups Express Outrage and Concern
02/04/2008
Cameroon: Human Rights Activists Protest Continued Arrests of Gay Men. Demonstrations in Paris, Pretoria and Washington, D.C.
12/10/2007
Iran: Young Man Executed for Alleged Sex Crime
12/05/2007
Iran: Execution Halted. IGLHRC Cites Global Protest as Central
11/14/2007
Uganda: International Human Rights Group Demands Accountability from U.S. HIV/AIDS Fund
10/10/2007
Iran: Iranian President's Official Website Deletes His Columbia University Commentary about Homosexuality
09/25/2007
Iran: IGLHRC Deplores Denial of Iranian Homosexuals by President Ahmadinejad
09/24/2007
Latin America: First Hurdle for LGBT Rights Passed Within Latin American Economic Union
08/30/2007
Africa: Concerns Increase for Safety of LGBT in 3 African Countries
08/21/2007
United Nations: Grant Consultative Status to Groups Working to Address Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues
07/23/2007
Iran: IGLHRC Condemns Continued Use of Sodomy Laws To Justify Executions and Arbitrary Arrests
07/18/2007
InterAmerican System: Historical Landing of LGBTTTI Movement
06/14/2007
Romania: Police Protect Participants at LGBT March
06/11/2007
Russia: IGLHRC Condemns the Violence at Moscow's Gay Pride Rally
05/30/2007
United Nations: Experts Release Groundbreaking Principles on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights
03/26/2007
Palestinian Territories: IGLHRC Supports Free Expression for ASWAT
03/26/2007
Africa: IGLHRC's New Study Reveals How Anti-Gay Discrimination Fuels HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa
03/01/2007
Cameroon: High Court Orders Release of Man Jailed on Sodomy Charges
02/28/2007
Nigeria: IGLHRC's New Report Documents LGBT Nigerians' Response to the Same-Sex Prohibition Act
02/17/2007
United Nations: United Nations Grants Consultative Status to LGBT Groups
12/13/2006
Argentina: Supreme Court Recognizes Transgender Group
11/22/2006
International: New Online Library Documents LGBT Human Rights Abuses Worldwide
10/30/2006
IGLHRC: International Gay And Lesbian Human Rights Commission Elects Seven New Members To Board Of Directors
10/17/2006
United Nations: Group Finds Detention of Men in Cameroon on The Basis of Sexual Orientation to be a Violation of Human Rights
10/11/2006
Latvia: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Objects to Ban on 2006 Riga Pride March
07/21/2006

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