The United Nations (UN) Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, is to conduct an official visit to the UK from 24 April until 5 May, 2023.
The United Nations (UN) Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, is to conduct an official visit to the UK from 24 April until 5 May, 2023.
United Nations (UN) rights experts have condemned Uganda’s ‘egregious’ anti-LGBTQ+ legislation after all but two of the country’s 389 MPs passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which introduces capital and life imprisonment sentences for gay sex and the “recruitment, promotion and funding” of same-sex “activities”.
1,117 civil society organisations from 134 states and territories have delivered a joint global statement calling for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Lawmakers in Senegal, West Africa have drafted a law that would enforce even harsher punishments for the country’s repressed LGBTQ+ community.
An anti-LGBTQ+ bill is gaining traction in Ghana after being described as the “toughest anti-gay law” in the world.
The Assembly voted 59 to 28 in favour of a motion calling for a national ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.
UN special rapporteur Dr Ahmed Shaheed urged the government to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.
