Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledges the work of the Human Dignity Trust
The government commits to work with civil society to respond to the discrimination faced by LGBT people globally.
Justice Michael Kirby questions whether the Commonwealth can survive its poor human rights record
Co-author of the Commonwealth Charter questions whether the institution can survive its poor human rights record.
Kenyan LGBT organisation wins right to register as official NGO
Kenyan court finds that the failure by a government agency to register a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights NGO was unconstitutional.
Michael Kirby to give lecture on Human Rights and the Commonwealth
The Human Dignity Trust is delighted to invite you to a lecture given by Michael Kirby AC CMG, a former senior judge in Australia and among the most eminent jurists of our time. Michael Kirby’s lecture, entitled Can the Commonwealth of Nations Survive? A Dismal Story of Human Rights, is to be given on the 89th birthday of […]
Singapore’s Court of Appeal rules in favour of keeping country’s anti-gay law
A challenge to the law that criminalises homosexuality has been dismissed by Singapore’s highest court, meaning that it’s still a crime to be gay in the country.
Palau decriminalises homosexuality
Attorney General of Palau confirms that the country's new penal code has decriminalised homosexuality.
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