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Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award

Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.

LGBT Activists Arrested at May Day Protest in Russia

Protesters wanted to raise awareness of the human rights abuses being committed against gay and bisexual men in Chechnya. 

Chechen Antigay Violence To Be Looked Into By International Coalition

The U.S. is part of a 16-nation coalition setting up the investigation.

U.S. Sanctions Chechen Leader Over Antigay Persecution

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has overseen "an administration involved in disappearances and extrajudicial killings," Treasury Department officials said.

Back to the Bully Pulpit

After eight years of avoidance by the Bush administration, will Obama or McCain champion gay rights in American foreign policy?

Human Rights Group Tells Japan to Stop Sterilizing Trans Citizens

An outdated law comes under new scrutiny leading into the 2020 Olympics.

Gay Chechens Detail Abuse in New Human Rights Watch Report

"The sounds of torture are just there all day," a survivor of detention camps tells Human Rights Watch. 

Beyond decriminalization of same-sex relations

Human Rights Watch's Hala Maurice Guindy tells how LGBTQ+ individuals face ongoing human rights abuses in the Middle East and North Africa due to the criminalization of same-sex relations. Laws may seem vague, but they are used to persecute and harass. How can we ensure genuine equality and protection for all members of the LGBTQ+ community?

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Condemns Abuse of Gay Men in Chechnya

If the reports of official violence are true, "this violation of human rights cannot be ignored," says Haley. 

Vladimir Putin Plans to Investigate Abuse of Gay and Bi Men in Chechnya

Putin will create a group to investigate the claims, which he refers to as "well-known information, or rumors" about men "with a nontraditional sexual orientation."

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Stopped in Qatar Ahead of World Cup

British activist Peter Tatchell says he was stopped for holding the first pro-LGBTQ+ protest in any Gulf state.

Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect LGBTQ Rights Worldwide

Dina Titus's GLOBE Act would require the U.S. to document persecution abroad and assure access to asylum.

Joe Biden Condemns Human Rights Abuses Against Gay Men in Chechnya

The Trump administration should raise the issue directly with Russia, the former vice president says.

Houthi court sentences 13 men to public execution for gay sex

Activists say the rebel group is escalating its human rights abuses at home as it attacks international shipping.

'Brokeback Mountain', other films listed by U.S. as human rights victims

Fictional gay cowboys and a faux reporter from Kazakhstan suffered human rights abuses in 2006 as crackdowns on flesh-and-blood victims were extended to the Internet, award-winning films, and noted plays worldwide, the State Department says.

Report: No Denying Chechnya Tortured Gay Men and Russia Allowed It

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe points the finger at Vladimir Putin.

Study: Trump's State Department Ignores Anti-LGBTQ+ Abuses Abroad

The administration is omitting information on abuses of LGBTQ+ people and women from reports on some countries, says the U.K.'s Asylum Research Centre.

LGBT Groups Condemn U.S. Exit From U.N. Human Rights Council

The move will make it harder to advance rights for LGBT people and other marginalized populations around the world, activists say.

Biden, Blinken, and More Condemn Uganda's Horrific Anti-Homosexuality Act

Sanctions against the nation are possible, President Joe Biden said.