Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Cops Plead Guilty to Racist Dildo and Taser Attacks
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the guilty men “shamefully betrayed the oath they swore” to uphold the law.
August 14, 2023
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10-Year-Old Boy Likely Beaten to Death Recently Came Out as Gay
Covered in cigarette burns, Anthony Avalos was found dead of a head injury last week in southern California.
June 26, 2018
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."
May 5, 2017
Putin Has Little Interest in Investigating Gay Murders in Chechnya
Putin and Chechen authorities say gay men have not been tortured and killed, but journalists in Russia are sticking to their reports.
April 20, 2017
A New Gay Crackdown in Chechnya Has Been Confirmed
Men detained in recent months describe torture, including electric shock and being raped with a stick, as police demanded they turn over names of gays, according to the Human Rights Watch.
May 8, 2019
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.
December 20, 2018
Authorites Say This Child Was Tortured to Death for Acting 'Gay'
Pearl Fernandez and her boyfriend Isauro Aguierre were indicted on capital murder charges related to the beating death of Fernandez's 8-year-old son.
August 21, 2014
Antigay Russian Neo-Nazi Sentenced to Five Years In Penal Colony
Notorious Russian neo-Nazi Maxim Martsinkevich was sentenced to five years in a penal colony, but prosecutors didn't even mention his well-documented violent attacks on men presumed to be gay.
August 19, 2014
Proposed Immigration Rules Would Devastate LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
Make your voice heard before the Trump administration makes a terrible move.
July 15, 2020
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.
May 1, 2017
HRC Urges Trump and Putin to End Antigay Violence in Chechnya
The Human Rights Campaign sent Trump and Putin a message before their summit -- by projecting it onto the building where the officials were to meet.
July 16, 2018
These Congress Members Want to Stop Conversion Therapy at 'Boot Camps'
Reps. Adam Schiff and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen are demanding an end to the abusive, discredited practices seen at poorly regulated 'treatment centers' for so-called troubled teens.
July 14, 2015
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?
June 6, 2024
Stopping the Suffering of Transgender Immigrants
California is taking action to ensure that trans immigrants are treated with dignity at detention centers. The state's proposed legislation is a bold model for the nation, say Adam Frankel and Bamby Salcedo.
June 8, 2016
Republicans Block Ban on Conversion Therapy in Wisconsin
It's the second time Republicans prevented the ban from taking effect.
January 13, 2023
We need to reclaim pan-Africanism through love—for everyone
African LGBTQ+ people face violence, discrimination, and denial of their rights in the name of "African values." But love is a pan-African issue, writes Human Rights Watch's Larissa Kojoué.
July 3, 2024
Another Man Is Charged in Torturing and Brutally Murdering an Arizona Gay Man
Police say the alleged killers horrifically murdered Bernardo Pantaleon because he was gay, then sent photos of his body to his family.
December 7, 2023