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The Human Dignity Trust has produced a series of ground-breaking notes explaining how criminalisation interacts with various key areas of democratic values, good governance and well-being. These notes highlight how crucial decriminalisation is for states to prosper and uphold their core democratic principles. They demonstrate the variety of lenses through which criminalisation’s damaging effects can be […]

In a ground-breaking report, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, recognises that the criminalisation of homosexuality, and other discriminatory laws applying to LGBT people leads to violence and impunity. The UN Special Rapporteur’s function is to interpret the UN Convention Against Torture. This statement will provide a new tool for activists and lawyers […]

Six of the eleven ASEAN member states continue to criminalise LGBT people.

The Human Dignity trust calls on the Anglican Church to oppose the criminalisation of homosexuality all over the world.

New report from the Human Dignity Trust reveals the extent and pernicious consequences of the criminalisation of homosexuality within the Commonwealth.

The Human Dignity Trust calls on the Prime Minister to make decriminalisation a priority for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015.