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Latest News: Global Advocacy

From Forced Sterilization to Forced Psychiatry: Violations of the Human Rights of Women with Disabilities and Transgender Persons in Colombia
This report addresses four areas of concern: sexual and reproductive rights for women with disabilities; sexual violence and gender-based discrimination in armed conflicts; systematic discrimination against transgender people; lack of adequate health care for pregnant women with HIV, women assaulted with chemical agents and transgender people.
High-Level Meeting on Role of United Nations to End Violence and Discrimination against LGBT People
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) welcomed an unprecedented Ministerial Meeting at the United Nations on September 26 to address violence and discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
In Memory of Sunila Abeysekera
IGLHRC mourns the loss of Sunila Abeysekera, a visionary feminist and leading human rights activist from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sunila's contributions to human rights created an everlasting legacy.

Latin America and Caribbean

Honoring Judge Karen Atala's Relentless Battle for Justice and Representative Baldwin's Leadership for LGBT Rights
A Celebration of Courage 2012: Judge Karen Atala Accepts Felipa de Souza Award

Asia and Pacific

Myanmar: Gay Men and Transgender Women Wrongfully Arrested, Violently Abused
Special Report: Philippines National Police Undergo LGBT Sensitivity Workshops: Part 2

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria: 6th National Day of LGBTIQ Rights
Magazines from LGBT Groups in North Africa Available Online

Africa

An Assault on a Movement: The Killing of Eric Lembembe
IGLHRC Comments on U.S. Supreme Court Marriage Equality Rulings
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