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On 11 December 2013 the Supreme Court of India declared Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises same-sex activity between men, as constitutionally valid, setting aside a 2009 judgment of the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court held that Section 377 is constitutional while stating that it would be up to the Parliament to consider repealing the law.

This briefing note, prepared by the Human Dignity Trust, examines how Nigeria's Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act contravenes the Constitution of Nigeria, international obligations and acts to hinder the effectiveness of measures to contain the HIV epidemic.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled that Russia’s application of the Ryazan region anti ‘homosexual propaganda’ law against LGBT rights activist Irina Fedotova is in breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the grounds of freedom of expression and freedom from discrimination.

This is a written submission of the International Commission of Jurists and ILGA Europe before the European Court of the Human Rights in 2012 in support of the claimant Genderdoc-M in the case of Genderdoc-M v Republic of Moldova.

The European Court of Human Rights found that by prohibiting a demonstration promoting the interests of the LGBT community, the Republic of Moldova had violated its obligations under Articles 11 (freedom of assembly or association), 13 (right to an effective remedy), and 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Opinion of the Human Dignity Trust on the Draft Commonwealth Charter, concluding there is a lack of effective human rights protections pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity in the Charter.