countries have jurisdictions which criminalise private, same-sex, consensual sexual activity. All of them criminalise men and 40 criminalise women.
jurisdictions can or do impose the death penalty for same-sex intimacy.
Commonwealth jurisdictions which criminalise private, same-sex, consensual sexual activity.
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The number of trial and appeal victories secured with our support to date.
The number of cases and appeals we have helped file in 17 countries so far.
The value of pro bono technical legal assistance accessed by the Trust in support of our work with LGBT activists since 2011.
Lesbians and bisexual women face multiple and compounded human rights violations from both governments and individuals in 40 countries. Â
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This report considers the history, extent and nature of laws criminalising consensual sexual intimacy between women, and the anti-LGBT criminal laws of all varieties that foster and perpetuate homophobia against lesbian and bisexual women as a particular group.
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