Defending Dignity: A decade championing the rights of LGBT people
Since 2011 the Human Dignity Trust has been a leading player in fighting for and securing the decriminalisation of LGBT people. This report celebrates our key achievements in the 10 years since the Trust was founded.
Comments on Article 154 of the Draft Criminal Code of Uzbekistan
This briefing note sets out the clear opportunity presented by the reform to Uzbekistan's criminal code to decriminalise same-sex conduct between men in Uzbekistan, in line with international human rights standards and Uzbekistan’s own Constitution.
Toolkit – how to use HDT’s award-winning impact documentaries for screening events
How to use the Human Dignity Trust’s award-winning impact documentaries, which highlight the archaic colonial era laws that continue to blight the lives of millions of people across the Commonwealth, for screening and Q&A events.
Sexual Offences in the Commonwealth: Issues, Good Practice & Advances in Reform
This Legal Snapshot surveys the landscape of Commonwealth sexual offences legislation, examines discriminatory elements and patterns, identifies measurable indicators of good practice, and explores how effective law reform has been achieved in practice recently.
Henry & Edwards v. Jamaica – Case Digest
This Case Digest summarises the 2021 decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights finding that the criminalisation of sexual conduct between men is in violation of the American Convention on Human Rights.
Gareth Henry and Simone Carline Edwards v. Jamaica (IACHR)
Decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights which found that the criminalisation of sexual conduct between men violates the American Convention on Human Rights.