Press Releases

Romania: Police Protect Participants at LGBT March
06/11/2007
Russia: IGLHRC Condemns the Violence at Moscow's Gay Pride Rally
05/30/2007
Palestinian Territories: IGLHRC Supports Free Expression for ASWAT
03/26/2007
United Nations: Experts Release Groundbreaking Principles on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights
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
Iran: July 19 Community Forum On Human Rights, Iran, And LGBT Advocacy
07/17/2006
Cameroon: Justice Subverted as Seven Men Convicted on Sodomy Charges
06/13/2006
United States: IGLHRC Calls the US Marriage Amendment an International Human Rights Violation
06/05/2006
Russia: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Condemns Violence at Pride Events Last Weekend
05/31/2006
United Nations: IGLHRC Commends the U.S. for Reversing Earlier Anti-Gay Vote at UN and Supporting Lesbian and Gay Rights Groups
05/24/2006
Russia: Mayor Luzhkov Of Moscow Violates European Convention On Human Rights By Banning First Gay Pride Parade On May 27
05/23/2006
Cameroon: Government Refused to Release Nine Men Acquitted of Homosexuality Charges
05/03/2006
Poland: President Kaczynski Urged to Support and Protect Gay Pride Marchers in Krakow on April 28
04/25/2006
Cameroon: Nine Men Acquitted in Major Victory for Human Rights!
04/21/2006
Iraq: IGLHRC Calls for Immediate Investigation into Reports of Gay Iraqis Targeted for Violence, Kidnappings and Murder
04/20/2006
Nigeria: Obasanjo Must Withdraw Bill to Criminalize Gay Rights; President Should Disavow Ban Before U.S. Trip
03/23/2006
United States: IGLHRC Pleased with Progress in State Department Human Rights Report
03/08/2006
Israel: IGLHRC Statement on World Pride 2006
03/03/2006
Cameroon: Public Homophobia Increases on the Eve of Sodomy Trial
03/02/2006
South Africa: IGLHRC Condemns the Killing of 19-year-old Zoliswa Nkonyana in Capetown and Other Violence Against Lesbians
02/23/2006
United Nations: U.S. Aligned With Iran in Anti-Gay Vote
01/25/2006
Cameroon: IGLRHC Calls on Minister of Justice to Release 11 Men Unfairly Detained in Jail
12/02/2005
Iran: IGLHRC Calls For Immediate Investigation After Latest Report of Two Young Men Executed in Iran
11/16/2005
Uganda: IGLHRC Condems Uganda's Targeting of Lesbians and Gay Men; Calls Ban on Same-Sex Marriage "Legislative Overkill"
10/13/2005
United States: IGLHRC's Reaction to the News of Justice O’Connor’s Retirement
07/01/2005
India: IGLHRC Responds to Reports of Gay Man Beheaded After Sex
01/31/2005
Argentina: Bitter-Sweet Victory— Argentinian Trans Leader Maria Belen Correa Granted Asylum in the United States
12/20/2004
Uganda: Persecution of Lesbians and Gay Men Intensifies
11/29/2004
Sierra Leone: IGLHRC Mourns the Murder of Fannyann Eddy; Calls on activists everywhere to respond
10/04/2004
India: High Court Dismisses Sodomy Law Challenge
09/03/2004
Nepal: IGLHRC Condemns Violence and Arbitrary Arrests
08/12/2004
United States: IGLHRC Commends Kerry's Statement; Condemns HIV Ban as Human Rights Violation
07/19/2004
Jamaica: IGLHRC Mourns the Death of Jamaican Activist
06/14/2004
United Nations: Sexual Orientation Remains on UN Human Rights Agenda
04/16/2004
United Nations: Pressure to Drop Human Rights Resolution Strengthens
03/29/2004
United Nations: IGLHRC Calls for Global Mobilization to Help Pass Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Human Rights
01/30/2004
United States: IGLHRC Comments on Texas Sodomy Law Decision
06/23/2003
IGLHRC: Announcing Program Director Search
06/10/2003
IGLHRC: Scott Long Announces Resignation from IGLHRC
05/16/2003
Africa: State-Sponsored Homophobia in Southern Africa Abuses and Culture of Intolerance Documented
05/14/2003
IGLHRC: Ettelbrick Chosen as IGLHRC's Executive Director
03/17/2003
IGLHRC: Position Announcement—IGLHRC Seeks Executive Director
01/07/2003

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