Belize scraps law targeting gay men
Small Caribbean state overturns colonial law that made consensual sex between adult men in private illegal.
Jonathan Cooper OBE steps down as Chief Executive of the Human Dignity Trust
The Human Dignity Trust announced today that Jonathan Cooper OBE has decided to step down from his role as Chief Executive of the organisation. After 5 years at the HDT Jonathan has decided to pursue different avenues for his career as an international human rights lawyer. Jonathan wishes the HDT very well. Founding Trustee and […]
Sri Lanka releases report on Constitutional Reform
Anti-discrimination measures for LGBT people recommended
Seychelles decriminalises consensual same-sex sexual relations
National Assembly passes amendment to the penal code, decriminalising consensual same-sex sexual relations.
One in four countries still make it illegal to be a lesbian, with numbers on the rise
New report from the Human Dignity Trust offers the first ever global in-depth analysis of how laws against homosexuality specifically impact lesbians and bisexual women.
Criminalising Men Who Have Sex With Men Boosts AIDS
Over the past three months, 70 new cases of HIV have been reported in Sri Lanka, representing an increase from this time last year. The National STD /AIDS Control Programme says this is an upward trend for the country; and the programme’s Director, Dr. Sisira Liyanage, has called for the government to take the crucial […]
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